Hi Arty folks,
Its my turn at the blog hop organized by Guada (she creates the most amazing mandalas) today. Our theme was Totem Animals. I have always had butterflies in my paintings and to me they meant presence of a spirit guide and of course transformation.
For this blog hop I created a butterfly in a batik effect which is usually seen on cloth. Its an ancient technique and it has been recreated on wood for you. Here is a step by step with pics. I hope you will enjoy making one too.
First I painted the background with white acrylic on a piece of wood (aka shade of wax) and once dry, I lightly sketched out a design of a butterfly in pencil. I thought of stain glass kind of designs to make it easy and abstract.
Its my turn at the blog hop organized by Guada (she creates the most amazing mandalas) today. Our theme was Totem Animals. I have always had butterflies in my paintings and to me they meant presence of a spirit guide and of course transformation.
For this blog hop I created a butterfly in a batik effect which is usually seen on cloth. Its an ancient technique and it has been recreated on wood for you. Here is a step by step with pics. I hope you will enjoy making one too.
First I painted the background with white acrylic on a piece of wood (aka shade of wax) and once dry, I lightly sketched out a design of a butterfly in pencil. I thought of stain glass kind of designs to make it easy and abstract.
I then poured some crackle medium on the piece and smoothened it out on the full surface. It looks nice and shiny.
I gave it five minutes to react. (You might want to check the instructions on the bottle though) I then proceeded to paint the outlines in black acrylic color (I used the flowey kind by Hobby Ideas a local brand and not the ones in tubes as they are oil based) The lines can be uneven and I worked quickly.
I then started to fill in the colors (slightly diluted with water) in the body, the border and the background. I used a flat brush and started filling in colors. Tip - Don't over lap the colors or they will cover the cracks.I had some 20 minutes to finish this before the crackling effect would stop. The piece has started showing crack marks as I was working as the it was quite warm and windy.
Once dry I used a watery white and some black to enhance the outline of the butterfly.
This is how it looks finally...... 6"x6" on wood.
I hope you enjoyed the process. Do try to make your own. I have not tried this on paper as yet but I am hoping it would work.
To win just leave a comment and I will choose a winner on the 24th of this month. Here is what you get if you win.... yay. Its a hand painted bird with a silver finish chain. I will ship it to you at no cost anywhere in the world. Best of luck to all.
Don't forget to drop by on all other participants blog posts and leave a comment.
- Tuesday 17: Guada from http://guadasartplace.
blogspot.com/ - Wednesday 18: Cary Cutler Scholes http://www.mamaneeds2create.
blogspot.com/ - Thursday 19: Sigga Dis http://siggadisart.blogspot.
com/ - Friday 20: Lisa Scott http://floppinflower.com/blog/
- Saturday 21: Michelle Reynols http://shellsinthebush.
blogspot.com/ - Sunday 22: Prerna Poojara http://artoholicslair.
blogspot.in/>>>>> You are here - Monday 23: Gracielu Howes http://www.redbarn-studios.
com/myblog/
Much love and light being sent your way.
Prerna Poojara
Catalyst for Creative Compassion