Painting three ways - projects from Woman's Day magazine
Keep the family busy this season with these fun ideas from Emily Somerville-Ryan.
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With a pencil, draw simple animal faces and separate ears onto brown card and cut out with scissors. Paint details onto the faces using Resene paints. I have used, Resene Glorious for the fox, Resene Scandal and Resene Fountain Blue for the deer, Resene Energy Yellow for the bear, Resene Hippie Blue for the owl and Resene Glamour Puss for the racoon. When dry, paint on the white and black features using Resene Sea Fog and Resene Bastille. Glue the ears into place on the back of the heads using craft glue. Fix two twigs onto the back of the deer for its horns and two small twigs onto the front of the owl’s ears with a glue gun. Finally, fix a piece of 4.5mm dowel, 30cm in length to the back of each mask with a glue gun for the handles. Secure all glued parts with masking tape for extra strength. Have fun entertaining all the family with a woodland adventure play.
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Drop blobs of paint across your canvas in your favourite Resene colours. I have used Resene I Do, Resene Cosmos, Resene Energy Yellow, Resene Glamour Puss, Resene Scandal and Resene Fountain Blue. With a clean squeegee, drag the paint down the canvas from the top to 2cm from the bottom so there is even space around your art. Leave to dry thoroughly. Repeat these steps further down the canvas with fewer colours if you would like to create a more layered look.
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Gather together different shaped pasta noodles. Choose your favourite Resene colours. I have chosen Resene I Do, Resene Cosmos, Resene Energy Yellow, Resene Glorious, Resene Scandal, Resene Sea Fog and Resene Bastille. Paint two coats of Resene paint on each piece of pasta, drying thoroughly between coats. Paint patterns over the top as desired. Thread the noodles through a skewer and set aside to dry. Thread your painted noodles through some leather thonging and knot at each end. Gift to your friends, family or teacher as a lovely homemade present.
Words and pictures by Emily Somerville-Ryan. August 2022.
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