T for "Tony" Letter

T for "Tony" Letter

Posted by DecoArt on Oct 12th 2015

Add a name to the letter with DecoArt® Personally™ Yours Stencils.

SUPPLIES

    • water container
    • palette or plastic plate
    • paper towels
    • sandpaper
    • scissors
    • pencil
    • 1" flat brush
    • #12 flat brush
    • cosmetic sponge
    • 1 piece of scrapbook paper
    • giant wooden letter

    INSTRUCTIONS

    NOTES:

    Let dry completely between painting steps.

    1. Make sure the letter is clean and dust free before painting.
    2. Instruction #1
    3. Use a pencil to trace the letter shape onto scrapbook paper of your choice.
    4. Instruction #2
    5. Use scissors to cut out the letter. Hold it next to the wooden one to make sure it will fit correctly before decoupaging.
    6. Instruction #3
    7. Use a 1" flat brush and Americana Matte Decou-Page to adhere the paper to the top of the letter. Let dry.
    8. Instruction #4
    9. Once completely dry, sand the edges to create a perfect smooth fit.
    10. Instruction #5
    11. Use a #12 flat brush and Raw Umber to shade around the edges of the letter.
    12. Instruction #6
    13. Use a 1" flat brush and Thermal Green to paint over the entire top of the letter.
    14. Position the Personally Yours Between the Lines Solid Stencil to spell out a name of choice. Make sure the name fits before stenciling.
    15. Load a cosmetic sponge with Yellow Ochre to basecoat the name.
    16. Use the patterns with the letters and load a new cosmetic sponge with Raw Umber. Pounce on patterns of choice in each letter.