Miniature Painted Screen "Row Houses"

This miniature screen row houses scene was painted with intricate details.

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Project by Jenny Campbell from Baltimore, Md.

Jenny Campbell was born and raised in Baltimore, Md., and when she moved out of the area into a more rural part of the state, she wanted everyone to know of her civic pride for her hometown. With a great deal of artistic talent and a broad knowledge of the Baltimore-born medium of screen painting, the plain window and door screens of her home were soon replaced with a captivating homage to the city of Baltimore. She now spends much of her free time putting a contemporary spin on the old folk art by creating funky painted screen clothing and as we’ll see, miniature, photo-realistic framed screens.

Materials:

pre-made wood frame
fiberglass window screen
photograph, sized to desired dimensions (computer print-out or photocopy)
thick white glue
pushpins
needle nosed pliers
acrylic paint
artist paintbrushes
masking tape
spray paint
spray sealant
tag board
silver gel pen
5" x 7" wood picture frame
paper towels
cardboard box

Figure A

Figure B

Steps:

1. Select or take a photograph and size it to the desired dimensions, either on the computer or by taking it to a copy center (figure A). Have two black and white copies made.

2. Remove the pre-made frame's backing, glass and mounting pins. Remove the mounting pins with needle nose pliers (figure B).

3. Cut the fiberglass window screening the inner dimensions of the frame.

Figure C

Figure D

4. Run a line of thick white glue on the inside of the frame along the longest edge. Place the screen on the glue and line up the lines of the screen to the lines of the frame (figure C). Press pushpins through the screen along the glue line to hold the screen in place while the glue dries (figure D).

5. Apply glue to the remaining three sides of the inside of the frame. Align the screen grid with the frame edge. Stretch the opposite end previously glued side and secure it with pushpins for drying. Make sure the screen is aligned, as straight and taut as possible. Let the glue dry.

Figure E

Figure F

6. Cover the front of the frame with masking tape (figure E). Place the frame tape side up on a piece of cardboard from a box. Spray paint the desired color of the background of the screen. For blue sky, use two colors of blue in gradation. Start with the lighter color then add the darker blue from the top down (figure F). Let dry.

7. Remove the masking tape.

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That's Clever! : Episode HCLVR-249
•	Mosaic Stained Glass Portrait
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