$1 Comic Book Art. Lately we have been working on the "Man Cave" and I decided to surprise my geeky comic book loving guys with some artwork.
For this one, I turned my son into a comic book character! This effect can be used to blow up any image though so you can use this for any style of artwork. Supplies: foam board from dollar tree (in the school supplies section) graphite transfer paper - we picked this up awhile back at JoAnn's for $2 with a coupon (reg $4) - you can usually find it over by the drawing and painting supplies fat markers ball point pen I found a picture of him that I thought would work well. After measuring out about a 2 1/4" border I laid down my graphite paper within that border and taped the picture down on top of it. After carefully peeling away the graphite paper, I was left with an outline of the picture and just colored it all in with markers. For the facial dots I laid down a sheet of graph paper and used an ultra fine point orange sharpie to make dots where the lines intersect. How to fake a landscape painting. I love art that looks old, a little rare, antique…….like maybe it was acquired from an estate sale or maybe even an auction at Sotheby’s.
But I don’t like to spend large amounts of money on art…..so I have to improvise. Here is a quick and easy painting tutorial….I promise anyone can do it as long as you can follow some directions. Here is the color palette I used. I also used some white gesso and a small crackle finish kit. Step 1: I was out of 8×10 canvas so I used a thin piece of hardboard. Step 2: Start blocking in some of your colors: some sky, some hay fields or marsh land (who can even tell the difference), and some green tree lines. AND….this is the MOST important part: you have to give up painting with your dominant hand. Step 3: After your first coat of paint dries a little start filling in some of your larger sections by applying paint with a palette knife. Use the point of the palette knife to draw in some texture….as if you were drawing in some plants.
How to Make a Three-Dimensional Wall Hanging. Ready to craft?
This project is so easy, anyone can do it. Before you start making excuses, let me tell you, I’d never painted before. Never used acrylics or done art on canvas. I can hardly even draw a straight line. Now that your excuses are gone, pick your colors and your theme and let’s get started! Need some ideas? Use different kinds of sticks. Maybe leave off the bird and use butterflies. This project should take two days. Day 1, Step 1 in creating your own three-dimensional wall art: Paint your canvases with some acrylic paint.
Step 2: Leave the canvases to dry and start preparing your foliage. Step 3: If you plan to use an additional color on your canvases (I mixed some white and light grey to make the moon) you can go ahead and add that. See the final assembly tips on day two after the paint dries on Page Two! About Erica Mueller Erica Mueller has written 22 posts in this blog. Erica Mueller is a stay-at-home mom to two lively little boys. Light&Spoon - StumbleUpon. EDIT 11/5/2012: We are no longer selling custom crayon pieces in our Etsy shop.
We are now focusing on a new jewelry project, so please check that out and we hope you enjoy the tutorial below! Edit: We are now selling custom crayon pieces in our Etsy shop! If you have questions about commissioning your own artwork, please see the shop or email us at lightandspoon@gmail.com. Here’s our contribution to the melted crayon craze on Pinterest. My original inspiration was this one, though original source is apparently unknown, because I found it on Pinterest. Anyway! He filled in in with marker, and then we taped some saran wrap around a piece of cardstock to make a run-off barrier for the top of the umbrella. We pulled out all the blues and greys from three boxes we got on sale for $2.50 each at A.C. Then it was just a matter of putting the crayons through the gun–the pretty-but-stupid impulse-buy glue gun that barely works, so I didn’t ruin my good one.
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