On my previous post about painting the back boards on the bookcase/shelf,
you may have noticed the decorated gourd...
Many have asked me how this was done...
Here's a quick tutorial:
Paint the whole gourd (Cutting into a bowl comes later!)a base colour.
Here I have used cream.
Then stamp (I used a large shell stamp from the 'Stampin Up' range)
using permanent black ink,
spacing the shell stamps around the gourd as you go.
I guestimate everything...no rulers used!
Wait for it to dry.
Use a very sharp cutter to cut around the top of the shells,
thus creating the bowl.
Paint the inside of the bowl.
Then using a sponge swipe contrasting colours of paint randomly around the gourd.
I used a bright yellow, brown and a gold.
Do your detailing.
I painted a border of brown.
Touched the shell stamp design up with some bright yellow,
and painted bright yellow around the cut edge of the gourd.
Join the shells and accentuate the top border using a permanent black marker pen.
When completely dry coat with clear varnish.
And there you have it.
Have a go if you can source a gourd.
They are so much fun to paint and decorate.
#gourdart #gourds
