Hi everyone Vicki-Ann here for the Helmar Creative Team today.
Recently my daughter had her birthday and every year I make her a small owl canvas instead of a card.
Items you will need to make this canvas
- Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste
- Helmar Crystal Kote Picture Varnish Matte Spray
- Helmar paint and glue spreader
- Small Canvas 12.7 x 17.8 cm or 5" x 7" inches
- DecoArt Americana Paints
- Vintage book paper
- Pens for doodling
- Prima tiny circle stamp
- Printed paper or paint splattered papers from your desk
- Paint brushes and palette knife
First I painted my background using 3 different Acrylic colours and a palette knife blending to get some variations in colours. I added clouds and the big flower adding white painted highlights.
Using the papers that I have on my desk from when I do other projects in my art journal. I cut the owl shape and added that using the Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste and the paint and glue spreader. I add the Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste to the back of the paper and to the canvas and then spread out any bubbles. Once this was dry I added painted wings adding layers of paint to try and match the papers on the body. I added circles of the vintage book paper with more of the Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste I then thought he needed a beak so cut some more paper for the beak. Once it was all dry I added eyes and painted the eyelids in a skin tone colour.
Once everything is dry I love to add tiny details and doodles. Mainly just squiggles and lines filling in with my Signo white Uniball pen. I like to leave it all overnight to dry thoroughly then I add 3 coats of the Helmar Crystal Kote Picture Varnish Matte Spray This seals it from dust and keeps it from fading. My daughter loved her small owl canvas and I gave her a small wooden easel so it could sit on the shelf.
