Springtime Watering Can and Polka Dot Pots
Posted by DecoArt on Oct 28th 2020
Bring spring into indoor gardening with this watering can and pots with color from Crafter's Acrylic® Multi-Surface.
SUPPLIES
- water container
- palette or plastic plate
- paper towels
- stylus or pencil
- tracing paper
- transfer paper
- rubbing alcohol
- 1/4" flat brush
- 1" pouncer
- #2 round glass paint brush
- 5/0 liner glass paint brush
- 1/2 round foam pouncer
- orange metal watering can
- red and blue plastic pots
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTES:
Clean the can and pot surfaces with rubbing alcohol and dry well before painting.
- Watering can: Trace and transfer the provided pattern.
- Use #2 round brush and 1/4" flat brushes to paint the flowers Red, Basic Blue, Sweet Pink, and Bright Purple; the leaves and stems, Irsh Green; the snail, Sweet Pink and Bright Purple; the bee, Vibrant Yellow, Black, and White; and the ladybug, Red and Black.
- Use the same brushes to paint the Red flower's center, Vibrant Yellow; the Basic Blue flower's center, Bright Purple; and the Sweet Pink flower's center, Brown. Use a liner brush to outline and add details with Black.
- Use a liner brush and Vibrant Yellow to add leaf veins. Use a #2 round brush to add White vertical stripes to the tulip. Use the handle end of a brush to dot the Red flower with Sweet Pink; the Basic Blue flower with White; and the tulip leaves with Vibrant Yellow.
- The Pots: Use a larger pouncer and Sweet Pink to press dots on the red pot and Red dots on the blue pot.
- Use a smaller pouncer and Basic Blue to press dots inside the centers of the Sweet Pink dots and Vibrant Yellow dots inside of the Red dots.