Evergreen Mountain Ornament
"Hand painted evergreen tree. I used silver ornaments as a base. Cleaning softly the ornament I used acrylic paint for the trees. Using a flat brush I began to build the trees. Once the shapes were formed, varying the height and fullness of the trees, I let them dry. Once dry I went in with a black acrylic paint and thin brush to add some depth to the trees. When all the trees were dry, I took snow paint to cover the bottom of the ornament to look like a snowy mountain. Then I added snow paint to the limbs."
Estimated Cost$11-$20
Time to CompleteIn an evening
MaterialsPaint
Primary TechniquePainting
HolidayChristmas
Project TypeMake a Project
Materials List
- Any brand forest green acrylic paint
- Silver glass ornaments
- Any brand black acrylic paint
- Flat artist brush
- Fine tip brush
- Stiff brush for snow.
Instructions
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Clean ornaments
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Paint varying sizes for the evergreen tree's base and limbs using a thin brush.
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Paint the evergreen trees using short staccato motions for the branches tapering down at the end of the branches.
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Flair out the trunk at the bottoms of the trees.
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Hang the ornament to dry.
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Using a thin tipped brush, add some lines in black acrylic paint to give the limbs some depth and definition.