Feelin’ Crabby?
I usually paint crabs blue
with a hint of turquoise, and orange claws
To make these chargers go with my crab plates I reversed the colors and made the crabs orange with just touches of blue
To paint a crab start with a blue swirl, mixing just a touch of royal blue with turquoise
Then top the blue swirl with an orange stroke with 2 humps. Where the orange covers the blue a new dark is formed which will help give the crab some depth once it’s finished
Now add a swash of light yellow orange thru the center
Next add the “arms,” 2 stacked fat strokes on each side of the body, the strokes closest to the body are larger than the top shorter strokes
Now add 4 short strokes along the bottom for legs and a blue stroke at the top of the arm. Start the blue stroke at the short orange arm stroke and pull towards center, curving slightly and bringing to a point. These will be part of the main claws
Finish claws by adding a small pointy blue stroke under the larger claw stroke
Here’s what my palette looks like, turquoise, cobalt, black, orange, yellow orange, yellow and more orange
Black dots add the finishing touches
Use the tip of the brush handle and dip it in paint. Press down firmly to form dots and make larger dots for the “eyes”
Watch out, he’s ready to crawl away!
I added a row of black dots along the inner edge of the platter for a finishing touch
So next time you’re feelin’ crabby, get out your paint brush and get busy!
Thanks so much for going “crabbing” with me today!
Crabby Ideas
Paint crabs on a plastic or galvanized bucket to take to the beach like these Shrimp Buckets here
You can pack the buckets with utensils, napkins and everything needed for a picnic
CC was “feelin’ crabby” this week at school and made this awesome crab with her sweet little hands
Paint crabs on plain cotton napkins for summer dining. Use textile medium with acrylic paint to make it work on fabric
Or if you don’t feel like painting you can buy some Crabby napkins here and here
If you want to paint on glass or ceramics, be sure to use paint especially made for glass painting, like Liquitex Glossie Acrylics. After drying for 24 hours it is baked in the oven to cure so it won’t wash off. Paint only the areas not used for food, such as the rims, as the paint will scratch off and is not food safe.
You can see more of my hand painted glassware at my Gallery here
crab salad plate/Home Goods
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