Hi
there, I think my post today should actually be called the tale of how the
lotus flower became a waterlily as that’s the stencil I used for my mixed media
pond life scene.
Ingredients:
That’s Crafty! Bits and Pieces Greyboard Sheets – Small Butterflies and Dragonflies
That’s Crafty! Dinky Stencils – Lotus Flower, Dragonfly Flight
That’s Crafty! Shimmer Paints – Green, Dark Blue
Ranger Black Palette Knife Set or similar
Recipe:
I
first spread a layer of modelling paste all over the MDF panel, it doesn’t need
to be too thick, just enough to give a good texture to the surface. When the
paste was dry, I painted on a coat of white gesso, following this up with a mix
of blues and white for the sky element and a mix of greens for the pond
surface. When it was dry, I added a little green shimmer paint to the water for
some subtle highlights.
I
then used the Lotus stencil to add my waterlilies with modelling paste. This took
2 goes as I had to stencil on 2 quite a distance apart and let them dry before
adding the rest to avoid smudging the flowers. Once they were dry, I painted
them with shades of pink, white and a touch of yellow. I used grey to add a
shadow round them to make them pop.
I
drew the lily pads on mixed media paper and cut them out. As I wanted to fit
some round the flowers I placed the stencil over the flower, put the lily pad
on top, lifted it up and flipped it over so that I could draw a pencil line in
the sections that needed cutting out. I painted them with a mix of greens,
adding copper highlights for some shimmer. I glued the leaves on with
dimensional tape for a 3D look.
I
painted some dragonflies with Green and Turquoise, adding Grey to the bodies
and a touch of Copper. I added a pattern to the wings by inking up the
dragonfly wings stamp with Copper paint and pressing the painted dragonflies
onto the stamp. I added these to the panel with dimensional tape.
I
stencilled on a few tiny dragonflies with the Dark Blue Shimmer paint to add
interest to the sky to finish off.
Have
a great weekend and see you next week.
Fliss x
