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PAINTED VASE TUTORIAL
I took an all day Workshop Class, to learn how to paint these vases with ACRYLIC paint.
Here I will show you the basic steps to painting these vases.
First you start with a plain clear vase, any type you like. You can get them at Wal-Mart really cheap or if you've have someone that sends you flowers, you may have a few clear vases on hand *smile*
I've seen several vases finished and I like this style the best, with the little scallop edge on the top.
It gives it a little flare~
Wash it and dry it...let it air a couple hours, to make sure it's completely dry.
This vase is upside down, because it was drying, when I took the picture.I painted it with cheap Acrylic paint in a COPPER color...
This picture shows the FIRST COAT of paint.
You have to judge for yourself, how many coats of paint to use, depending on the coverage, but I used 3 coats total, before painting the flowers.
HOWEVER, after the first or second coat of paint, you have to BAKE the acrylic on your vase. Set your vase on a cookie sheet and BAKE in a SLOW OVEN about 200 degrees for a couple hours. This is very important, other wise your paint will chip off the vase... later.
Paint your vase with acrylics you can get in a small bottle at any craft store or Wal-Mart.
You don't need the expensive acrylics for this!
I painted mine with the COPPER, it gives the vase a nice
*RICH* look and it's autumn,
so I'm making a few for presents too! You can use any color you like.
First decide on the floral graphic you are going to paint and then you can pick your vase color easier. I picked a hibiscus to paint on my vase.
After you've painted your flower and you are happy with the finished results.
Add 2 coats of CLEAR ACRYLIC varnish. Apply it when the finished floral painting is painted on your vase and it's dry. See how pretty it shines. You have to do the CLEAR coat for the vase to be finished. Otherwise your painting looks dull and it will chip.
You can purchase the clear finish in the same place you get the acrylic paints.
What a wonderful present for someone, or for yourself. Have Fun and Enjoy!
Color Lovin Girlie
My new Facebook Icon (profile picture)
Poolside in my funny hats and sunglasses
and a favorite quote
More Color Lovin Lessons with Joanne Sharpe
Here are some of my lessons I've done
in the workshop I took with Joanne
in Color Lovin 101
This is a bonus lesson where we added sparkle paint.
Lesson Nine... Spray Inks, Gesso and Inktense Watercolor Pencils
A color chart I made with Peerless Watercolors
Lesson 10 with our Peerless Watercolors
Doodles in Lesson 11
Fun Class!
Artful Alphabets
Taking Joanne Sharpe's Artful Alphabets Class
This lettering is called Serifs
Lesson 7
Lesson 7
Little Chicks
little chicks....I'm still not comfortable adding black pen to watercolors, coming from an oil painting background. I guess I'm not loose enough with doodling yet, like Christy and Junelle. I need more practice with that. Loving the workshop ~ Art of Wild Abandonment.
Journal Pages
A couple journal pages I've been working on recently....Practicing lettering and just having some fun!
Letter Loved Journal
I'm taking Joanne Sharpe's Letter Love Class, click on left side icon, to visit her website.
This is lesson 24, where we make a journal, sprayed with inks and color and bind it
together with fun colored tapes. Here are a few pages.
self portrait
This is a self portrait image .... I used oil pastels, which was interesting, because I have never used oil pastels before. Painted on Stonehenge Paper
This picture is my reference photo.... of myself, that I used for the painting.
Family Portrait
This is a watercolor painting I did for a class.
All family members were to be animals and what that person like to do for a hobby....
it was to be centered around a table, that would mean something to the family.
Water For Elephants
While watching the movie *Water For Elephants* from Netflix.....
I painted and doodled this in my art journal.
Enjoyed the movie :o)
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