Diy: A Hand Painted Photograph
$30
Medium
So Mothers day is upon us and as I was flipping through magazines, clicking through Pinterest, and printing out pictures I took of my girls I decided that I was going to treat myself to a handmade gift. Yes, that's right handmade and by the none other than the mother herself! Lol! I thought it would be cool to take my printed photograph a step
further and paint over it. I know right? It was actually kind of fun and I can paint scenic landscapes, flowers, and animals but I've never in my life painted actual people. I can draw them but paint? Well instead of the fuss of drawing it all out I decided to just paint over the picture with bright colored acrylics. I wanted a Fancy Nancy look to it. I don't know if any of you know the series of books for kids called Fancy Nancy and I think we own every single one. I just love the bright colored art work done on the characters. I went and picked up a few extra acrylic paints that I was out of and a white frame. I spent less that $30 on this little project. Check it out...
further and paint over it. I know right? It was actually kind of fun and I can paint scenic landscapes, flowers, and animals but I've never in my life painted actual people. I can draw them but paint? Well instead of the fuss of drawing it all out I decided to just paint over the picture with bright colored acrylics. I wanted a Fancy Nancy look to it. I don't know if any of you know the series of books for kids called Fancy Nancy and I think we own every single one. I just love the bright colored art work done on the characters. I went and picked up a few extra acrylic paints that I was out of and a white frame. I spent less that $30 on this little project. Check it out...
I can paint many things but I've never tried painting people. I can draw them but painting them to me is an entirely form of art on it's own. I decided to create a cartoon/abstract feel for these.
I simply just printed out my photo I took and painted over it to add color and depth.
This is perfect for a mothers day gift and just takes some paint and brush strokes.
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I'm a great crafter; however, when it comes to actual "art", I can barely draw a straight line with a ruler! Lol! So if you're like me, try one of the cool new apps that turn your photo into art...watercolor, oil, Modernist, etc. It's easy and fun! I personally like to use Prisma, but there are plenty of others.
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This is a great idea. I paint in oils, scenery, table scapes, etc. I however, have tried faces. Perhaps I should not have. I think it's great to use as many techniques and media as you want to create something uniquely 'you'. Well done.
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