I shared last week about the fun I had w/ my husband and son showing them how to do
acrylic paint pouring. The canvases I did were always intended for Halloween projects so I'm excited to share what I did with them and am really happy with how they turned out!
These were the two canvases I did last week. As I mentioned in that post, I was not happy with how the white paint mixed, especially on the bottom canvas, so I decided to do what Makers do and play with it until I was happy with it so here's what I did:
Step 1:
Using masking tape, section off where you want to make stripes on your canvas:
Step 2:
I painted white stripes in the exposed spaces. I ended up using 3 coats to get an opaque white
Once the stripes were dry, I went over the edges with a black paint pen. I didn't care that either the stripes or the edges were clean given the swirled nature of the canvas and I like a "messy" look anyway.
Step 3:
I found this silicone mold at Dollar Tree last year and used it to create the skull out of hot glue.
Step 4:
I debated about doing the whole skeleton but decided to just go w/ the head. Once that was set, I painted white, then dry brushed it with silver.
Step 5:
I pulled some stuff out of my stash, little poison bottles and a small frame that I'd picked up a pack of 2 for $1.47 at Michaels on clearance. I dry brushed some silver on the frame and then added rhinestone eyes to the skull.
It already had some gold so it matched the colors on my canvas perfectly.
Step 6:
I added the poison bottles on either side, added some Tim Holz chipboard Halloween themed words and finished with a few silk flowers.
For the other canvas, I decided to go w/ a Frida Kahlo inspired Quilled Sugar Skull as the focal.
Step 1
I recently ordered some quilling strips from
Quilling.com and the colors worked with this project so I gathered my quilling supplies and then cut out my base image on my Cricut Explore Air 2.
Step 2
As I've been doing with my quilling projects, I cut two images and layered them together with foam tape. I like the depth and sturdiness of doing it this way. I lined the eyes and nose with black.
Then went around the edges:
And then started filling in with different swirls and coils:
In my "Quilling Quest" I've figured out that if you have some spots that aren't perfect you can always stick another coil in to resolve it, so I don't worry about getting the base image perfectly clean.
Step 3:
Once I decided I was done gluing my coils in , then I finished by making some coiled roses from crepe paper I had in my stash. "I had in my stash" appears a lot on my blog and should tell you all you need to know about "my stash"!
And now, despite not being happy when I did my paint pouring, I am thrilled with how these both turned out!
Stay tuned...more Gothic Halloween fun to come!
Supplies Skull Canvas
- Painted Canvas ( I used one I'd already paint poured)
- Coordinating Paint
- Paint Pens
- Masking Tape
- Silicone Mold , Hot Glue and Glue Gun or Melting Pot
- Embellishments ( I used Poison Bottles, Frame, Silk Roses and Halloween Words from my stash)
Supplies Frida Sugar Skull Canvas
- Painted Canvas ( I used one I'd already paint poured)
- Sugar Skull Base ( I cut mine on my Explore Air 2 or you could use a pre-cut diecut)
- Quilling Papers ( Quilling.com, Astrobrights Black)
- Glue (Aleene's Turbo Tacky and Elmer's)
- Crepe Paper for Flowers ( Lia Griffith Aubergine and Gold)
