This
primitive lamb was originally painted on an old milk bottle by artist,
Cindy Trombley. We had an overabundance of 8x10 picture frames and
decided to create this great country print to hang on the wall.
What you need
-
8x10 picture frame with glass
- black
graphite paper
- pencil
- stylus
- masking
tape
- acrylic
paints in antique white, light buttermilk, coffee bean, barnyard
red, and soft black
- toothbrush
- 2"
foam brush or paintbrush
- acrylic
spray sealer, matte
- white
vinegar or rubbing alcohol
- lamb
pattern
What
you do
Begin by removing the glass from the frame, set frame aside. Clean
the glass and let dry. Wipe down the glass with vinegar or alcohol,
this will help the paint adhere to the glass. Place glass on your
protected work surface.
Using the 2" foam brush or paint brush, basecoat the glass with
the antique white paint. Let dry completely. Apply a second coat
and let dry. Using a pencil and graphite paper, transfer the lamb
pattern onto the glass.
Basecoat the lamb's body with light buttermilk. Use soft black to
paint the swirls onto the body. Shade around lamb's body with soft
black. Nose, ear, tail, and legs are all basecoated with soft black.
The heart is basecoated in with barnyard red. Add a little soft
black to the barnyard red to darken it up, use this to shade around
the edges of the heart.
Place a nickel sized amount of light buttermilk and soft black paint
onto a paper plate, thin each color with a couple of drops of water.
Dip the bristle tips of a toothbrush into the light buttermilk paint.
Test your splattering ability on a piece of scrap paper before doing
this on your glass. Hold toothbrush horizontally and drag your finger
across the bristles, causing the paint to splatter spots wherever
you aim it. When you are comfortable with this method, go ahead
and splatter light buttermilk paint all over the glass and lamb,
repeat this method with the soft black paint. Float (shade) coffee
bean all around outside of the lamb for dimension.
Finish with 2 coats of clear acrylic spray sealer, matte finish.
Allow 15-20 minutes between coats. Allow glass to dry completely,
at least 2 hours, before putting back into the frame. Hang!
Amanda
Formaro is the entrepreneurial, homeschooling mother of four children.
She
and her husband live in southeastern Wisconsin. She is also the
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