Terra Cotta Snail Pot Trio

Terra Cotta Snail Pot Trio

Posted by DecoArt on Jun 10th 2015

Grow a threesome of herbs or other small plants indoors or outdoors in pots decorated with a snail and leaves.

SUPPLIES

    • water container
    • palette or plastic plate
    • paper towels
    • tracing paper
    • transfer paper
    • pencil
    • 3/4" flat brush
    • #6 flat brush
    • #8 round brush
    • black permanent marker
    • terra cotta pot

    INSTRUCTIONS

    NOTES:

    Let dry completely between painting steps.

    1. Using 3/4" flat brush, paint all three pots with two coats of Blue Bahama. Using a #8 round brush, dot on Cloud White around the bottom perimeter of all three pots.
    2. Instruction #1
    3. Using a #8 round brush, dot on Cloud White around the top rim on two pots.
    4. Instruction #2
    5. Using a #6 flat brush, paint Sweet Pea squares around the top rim. Using a #8 round brush, paint lines in between the squares in Cloud White.
    6. Instruction #3
    7. Use a pencil and the tracing and transfer papers to trace the leaf pattern on two of the pots. Paint the leaf on each pot with a #8 round brush and Sweet Pea. Use the same brush and Cloud White to paint the leaf veins and stem and to outline the leaves.
    8. Instruction #4
    9. Use a pencil and the tracing and transfer papers to trace the snail pattern on the remaining pot. Use a #8 round brush to paint the snail's shell in Sweet Pea. Make a 1:2 mix of Sweet Pea and Cloud White. Use the mix and a #8 round brush to paint the snail's head and tail. Use a #8 round brush to paint the snail's cheeks in Carnation Pink. Use a black permanent marker to draw on the eyes. Let dry.
    10. With the handle end of a #8 round brush and Cloud White add dots along the bottom of the rim of the painted snail pot.

    DOWNLOADS

    Snail And Leaf Pattern