All That Glitters
I have been planning this project for 6 months after watching my favorite design show, “Home By the Novogratz”. In one of the episodes artists Camomile Hixon designed some amazing glitter art pieces that made me drool! I instantly knew her word art was something i had to recreate- the hardest part was committing to a word! I wanted a playful word that would make me smile when I looked at it. I decided on the word “WILD!” because a) life is always better when its a little wild and b) Wild One by Those Darlin’s was one of Lindsay and my favorite songs in college.
Materials
- Canvas, I used Artists Loft 24×48 inches
- Glitter paint, I used 3 bottles of Martha Stuart glitter paint in antique silver
- Background paint, I used 1 bottle of Martha Stuart pearl paint in mother of pearl
- 2 Paint Brushes
- Paper
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Scissors
Directions
First paint the canvas any color of your choice. Next, create stencils for your word, my letteres were 10 inches in height and the font I used was Arial Black in size 500, after printing the letters I doubled their size– I guess that makes it size 1,000. Trace stencil with a dull pencil on the painted canvas. Fill outline in with glitter paint- this may take several layers depending on how much glitter you are looking for.
Paint Background, I used 1 bottle of Martha Stuart pearl paint in mother of pearl and a small brush for a horizontal stripe effect.
Print out letters and create a large word stencil. I used Arial Black in size 500, after printing the letters I doubled their size– I guess that makes it size 1,000, they ended up being 10 inches in height.
Lay stencils on the dry canvas, use a ruler to make sure you have everything centered. There was 7 inches above and below and about 3 inches on the sides.
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