Decorative Balls and Acorn

Wishing for those high-end designer accents for your home? Make them yourself with textured paint.

Materials:

DecoArt Products Required
Texture Terra Cotta

• TXT03 - Grand Canyon

Texture Crackle

• TXC02 - Neutral

Elegant Finish Glazes

• DGM01 - Renaissance Brown
• DGM02 - Luminous Gold
• DGM03 - Medieval Gold

Elegant Finish Metallics

• DA249 - Silver Sage

Texture Tools

• DAS175 - Texture Tools

Palette Knife

• DT02 - Palette Knife

Americana Brushes

• DBF2575-B - Flat 3/4"

Supplies

• Water container
• Palette or plastic plate
• Paper towels
• Plaster or resin acorn
• Styrofoam balls
• Seed ball

Steps:

Acorn
1. Paint acorn cap Silver Sage. Let dry.
2. Paint remaining areas Renaissance Brown.
3. Drybrush cap Renaissance Brown. Let dry.

Largest Ball
1. Use palette knife to apply Natural Texture Crackle over ball.
2. Immediately drag Texture Tool through wet surface to create design. Let dry.
3. Drybrush surface Renaissance Brown. Repeat with Medieval Gold.

Medium Ball
1. Use palette knife to apply Grand Canyon Texture Terra Cotta over surface.
2. While wet, press palette knife down, then lift to create peaked texture. Let dry.
3. Drybrush surface Renaissance Brown.

Seed Ball
1. Paint ball Medieval Gold. Let dry.
2. Drybrush Luminous Gold.