Creations, Painting Bunnies
Time to paint some bunnies! What says spring more than a cute bunny hopping through green grass?
This “hopping bunny” is one of my original glassware designs and was inspired by this papier maché bunny
I have had him forever, no clue where he came from, and I have painted him over and over on lots of things~
It’s just 4 simple shapes
1. Using a fat round brush, like a #8 round, paint a shallow arch with one stroke
2. Add a round head
3. Start at the head and pull your brush up at an angle, letting the brush tip form the ear point
4. Keep the brush fairly dry for the cotton tail, this will add the fluffy texture. Use the tip of the brush and make a few small vertical dabs, straight down for the cotton tail
When white is dry, add a pink nose by dipping the handle end of a small brush into paint and then dabbing it on in a single firm downward motion. Use the bristle end of a small brush to add a swash of pink on the ear
Don’t forget to practice first to get the feel of your brush and the strokes. For best results you want to apply the paint in one stroke, you don’t want to overwork it
It’s also easy to paint a “bunny backside”
This bunny is also composed of 4 simple steps
1.Use a round fat brush, like a #8, paint a large brown circle
2. Add a half circle shaped head [like he’s hopping away from you with his head down]
3. Next add the ears, one up, one flopping over
4. Add his paws with 2 rounded rectangular shapes on each side of the bottom circle
When the paint is dry, add pink to the bottom of his paws, a little pink on the inside of his one flopped ear, and a bushy cotton tail using a few quick dabs with a fat brush
Add grass by loading a small thin brush with yellow and green and make quick uneven strokes wherever you want your grass to “grow”
Paint your bunny on a piece of decorative paper and frame him
I’ve also stitched this bunny
Whichever direction you’re going
It’s time to start hopping!
Juicy Details
Use paint specifically for glassware if you are painting on glass or ceramics. I use Liquetex Glossies. The bottle was painted with chalk paint, Annie Sloan French Linen, and the bunny was added with acrylic paint. You could also use paint pens or chalk ink pens
More painting tutorials can be found here, or click on CREATIONS & TUTORIALS in my header
You can see more about the bunny pillow on Handpainting Needlepoint Canvas here
Visit my gallery here to see more original hand painted glassware
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Thanks for the steps. Great tutorials and beautiful work!!
Love your bunny. Thanks for the tutorial.
You’re welcome Audrey, have fun!
So cute! I love these tutorials. It makes me think, “Why didn’t I see that?” But now you have shown me how you deconstruct something visually to paint it, and I catch myself looking at objects in new ways. Your work is beautiful — Love the pillow, too.
Thank you Ellen, that means a lot coming from you!
Very cute, I love the tail:@)
So adorable Jenna! Thanks for the tutorial, I’m looking forward to using my bunny glasses ♥. I’m behind and need to get hoppin’ with my stack of green leftover from St. Paddy’s Day 🙂
I found you on the Scoop. Thanks for the tutorial. It looks so simple now but beautiful! Pinned.
Thank you!
I love how you made these so simple and cute! Thanks for sharing with the Thursday Blog Hop!
Thank you!
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What a great tutorial ….and your bunnies are just adorable…Thank you for sharing at Share it One More Time.
oh my gosh, these are just too stinkin’ adorable!!! love your painted buns!
Thanks Debra!
Hi – I’ve featured your post in this week’s Share Your Style Party!!! Thanks so much for linking up!! xo
Thanks so much!
What a sweet bunny. I think even I just might be able to paint one. Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome, happy painting!
I see you’ve got your creative hat on. Even with your tutorial, I’d fail as. I don’t seem to have any talent at all for drawing. Sad but true!
Gee, I can’t decide which bunnies to paint! Cloth napkins sure would be fun, wouldn’t they! 🙂
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