Birch Bark Painted Decorative Books
Ingredients
- Americana Acrylics in Soft Black, Neutral Gray, Whispering Turquoise, White Wash
- Decoart Americana Duraclear Satin Varnish
- 5 hardcover books in varying heights and widths
- Paintbrush ¾” flat
- Paintbrush fine tip
- Painter’s Tape ¾” wide
- Utility Knife
Instructions
- Remove the paper sleeves from all the hard cover books.
- Paint the hard covers in Whispering Turquoise.
- Paint the book spines in White Wash. Paint half of the front cover of the first book in White Wash as well.
- Align the books so the spines are flush and lay the books down horizontally.
- Begin to place pieces of tape along the book spines to block out the birch branches. Position some of the pieces of tape on a diagonal while others keep straight in varying widths.
- Using a utility knife, cut the tape joining the books, taking care not to cut the hardcovers.
- Separate the books keeping note of the order of the books.
- Paint over the taped spines in Whispering Turquoise covering all white painted areas.
- Peel away the painter’s tape.
- Using a smaller flat brush, mix White Wash with a bit of Neutral Gray and apply it along the birch branches.
- Using a fine tip paint brush, apply irregular neutral gray dashes along the lengths of each branch.
- Using a fine tip paint brush, apply smaller irregular soft black dashes over top of the neutral gray marks.
- Using a large flat brush, apply Duraclear Satin Varnish over top of the painted hard covers.
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