Today we’re going to paint some easy pilgrim people
and other Thanksgiving things
so you can make place cards, paint a platter,
a pitcher or glasses,
or whatever you can think of!
This platter features a border of pilgrims, turkeys and pumpkins
and I am going to show you how easy it is to recreate
These Thanksgiving icons are just a series of shapes
This craft paint can be used for almost any surface, including glass
It is acrylic, cleans up with water and items can be cured
{baked in a 325 degree oven for 1 hour}
so that they are top rack dishwasher safe
{Follow directions on paint bottle}
To paint the pilgrims, let’s start with the face
I create a peachy complexion
with white mixed with just a touch of orange and yellow
I paint the round faces with a small regular brush, then
I switch to a small flat square brush to paint the rest of the figures
The trick is to use short, quick deliberate strokes,
3 straight strokes for her dress,
3 strokes curving in for his upper body,
and one stroke for each of his legs
You can see the progression of steps in the collage below
I like to practice my design on a piece of tin foil,
rather than paper,
because the slick surface is similar to glass or ceramics
Below you can see the shapes painted on paper,
along with a few strokes indicating pumpkins
and the large round shape that will become a turkey
Below are the steps for painting the turkey,
beginning with the large round body,
then a sort of question mark shape for the head and neck,
a red wattle, then lots of feathers and an eye
See the steps in the collage below
Practice a few times on paper or foil
before you start painting your piece,
and the great thing about painting on glass or ceramics is
that if you mess up,
you can simply rinse it or wipe it off before it dries,
and start again!
The pumpkins got a stroke of brown for stems
and a few twisty vines and green leaves
And that’s all there is to it!
See tutorial on painting pumpkins here
See another painted turkey tutorial here
Another thing you can do is use card stock
and make place cards for your table
So…have some Thanksgiving fun!
Be Fearless!
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Juicy Details
The paint is available in craft stores and on line here and here
Shop for plain glass pitchers, white platters and glassware at
Bed Bath and Beyond, Target, Walmart
and on Amazon here, here, and here
Gobble Gobble!
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