Designer and author Phillip Myer creates a busy bee pattern on frames using metallic gold paints with stenciling techniques.
Materials:
unfinished frames
white primer
fine-grit sandpaper
tack rag
Durable Colors (Oxblood Red #53310 - discontinued)(Black #53328)
FolkArt Artists' Pigments (Gold #676, Pure Gold #660, Metallic Silver #873)
FolkArt Artists' Vamish (Gloss Finish)
stencil brushes (#34068 and #34048)
Uncut Stencil blank sheets (#26667)
stencil burner or craft knife
fine line black marker
small piece of glass
chalk line tool
ruler
pencil
3" Base Coat Brush series 9095S
Steps:
- Paint the frames with white primer. Let dry then smooth with fine-grit sandpaper. Remove dust with tack rag. Base coat frame in desired color (Oxblood Red is ideal for gold bees and black for silver ones).
- Locate a bee design to create stencils. Draw outline of bee on stencil blank with fine line marker. Cut out with stencil burner or craft knife by placing stencil blank over a sheet of glass.
- Measure and mark the center point of the frame in both directions. Based on the size of the bee, spread the spacing of the pattern. For example, place 1" bees in a 1" grid.
- Mark 1" increments in both directions, and then use a chalk line tool or piece of chalk to create a grid across the frame. The bees will be placed at every other intersection.
- Load a stencil brush with Pure Gold and stencil the bee's body base. Alternate the direction of the bee in every other row. Stencil all bees' bodies. Let dry.
- Place the stencil for the wings and body details over the body. Load a smaller stencil brush with Inca Gold and stencil on these details. Let dry.
- Apply gloss varnish to bring out the metallic tones in the bees.
Resources stencils - Plaid
Plaid Enterprises Inc.
Website:
www.plaidonline.com
paints and mediums--FolkArt
Plaid Enterprises Inc.
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www.plaidonline.com
Painting and Decorating Frames
by Phillip C. Myer
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