...this world is but a canvas to our imagination...
- Henry David Thoreau -
...hello everyone, today I'm sharing with you a chunky canvas, that was a lot of fun and very easy to create and so much cheaper than buying one from a designer store...
...most of the products used to create this piece are from DecoArt you can see the products below...
...the canvas given a rough coating Burnt Umber, once dry I went over with Titanium White...I had a piece of plastic ribbon in my stash (stuff they use in flower shops) full of tiny holes, I placed it randomly and smoothed over with Stucco and was left with tiny pimples...
...next up I took some mini mister bottles and added 1-1 with paint and water...the colours used are Aquamarine & Blue Green Light from the Traditions range, the 1-1 gives a nice light colour wash which I sprayed on the canvas randomly and evened out with a brush...
...I added a few fleur-de-lys around the edge, again with Stucco (I love this stuff it's amazingly versatile)...
...once dry I went over with a watered down crackle glaze and left over night...
...I used the gorgeous classic stencil designed by Tracy Moreau named 'Flutterbies' below...
...the stencil was the perfect size for the canvas and I roughly applied the Stucco, which I left a good couple of hours to dry...I painted all the butterflies in Antique White and while still wet brushed over with Burnt Umber and a tiny touch of Transparent Red Iron Oxide (this has an amazing colour and texture!) once dry a added a very thick layer of One Step Crackle...
...the bodies were rubbed and buffed up with Metallic Lustre in Black Shimmer, which gives a soft charcole shimmer...the same was done to the fleur-de-lys and then to finish off i went over randomly with Champagne Ice Metallic Lustre, again this gives a gorgeous soft white gold finish (be perfect for any Christmas pieces)...
...I hope you like this piece as much as I do...
...thank you for stopping by today...
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