Handpainted Baby Chest

Figure A Figure B Figure C

Decorative painter Jenny Bowman shows now to add a trompe l'oeil effect to a baby chest (see photo at right).

Materials:

clothing items to use as guides
scissors
pencil
craft paper
craft paint
buttons, hooks and stitches

Steps:

1. Trace a clothing item onto craft paper, then cut it out. Overalls are used on the show.
   
   
2. Place a pattern over the top edge of the drawer and trace around it with a pencil, or drape the clothing item over the drawer and trace around it.
   
   
3. Fill in clothing designs with craft paint (figure A). Darken shadowed areas with a darker shade to give a realistic effect (figure B).
   
   
4. Add details, such as buttons (figure C), buckles and stitches.

Guests
Jenny Bowman
Mural and Freehand Border Painting Expert
445 Beaver Creek Circle
Dyersburg, TN 38024
Email: jennyjbowman@hotmail.com
Also in this Episode

Our Place : Episode OPL-254
•	Handpainted Baby Chest
•	Recycled Sculpture
•	Memory Boxes
•	Trade Secrets