Sunflower and Sun Summer Frame
Posted by DecoArt on Apr 6th 2014
Give a favorite photo a sunny summertime home with Americana® Acrylics.
SUPPLIES
- water container
- palette or plastic plate
- tracing paper
- transfer paper
- scissors
- wood glue
- fine/small round brush
- black fine-point permanent marker
- wooden frame with 3-1/2" square window
- 2" wooden circle
- 7 woodcraft sticks
- 3 woodcraft picks
- 1/2" round brush
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTES:
Allow to dry between painting steps.
- Using the 1/2” round brush and horizontal brushstrokes, start painting the frame with Baby Blue on the top, gradually adding Snow White all the way to the bottom. Let dry.
- Paint a 2” wooden circle with two coats of Bright Yellow. Let dry.
- Trace and transfer the patterns. (See photo for placement.)
- Paint the grass Foliage Green with upward brushstrokes of varying heights from the bottom of the frame.
- Paint four sunflowers Bright Yellow using inward brushstrokes. Paint the middle of the sunflowers with circle shapes of Burnt Umber.
- Cut seven craft sticks to approximately 2” inches, slightly varying in height. Paint with two coats of Snow White.
- Paint three craft picks with two coats of Snow White.
- Glue the Bright Yellow circle to the top right of the frame window with wood glue.
- Paint the sunrays in Bright Yellow with free-flowing strokes.
- Glue the Snow White craft sticks vertically across the bottom of the frame. Glue the Snow White craft picks horizontally across the middle. (See photo for placement.)
- With a black marker, draw the sun’s eyes and mouth, the dotted lines around sun, and the tips of the sunrays.
- Paint two small Bubblegum Pink circles for the sun’s cheeks using a small round brush.