Seerosen-Teich auf Keilrahmen
Instructions No. 1391Modelling felt and Polystyrene balls join forces on this Stretched Canvas to the elegant blossom together. With Leaf metal you can achieve shimmering light reflections - almost like on a water lily pond in the sunshine.
Flowers from modelling felt
Download the design template and use it to cut four flowers from modelling felt. Wet the felt blossoms thoroughly and model them into shape, then let them dry completely. Tip: Place the wet felt flowers on a wire netting so that they stay in shape when drying and do not stick to the surface.Use a sharp knife to cut the Polystyrene-ball in half. Prime it with Acrylic paint in primary yellow, set cadmium yellow accents. These will later produce the pistils .
Stretched Canvas Primer
Prime both Stretched Canvas with a Paint sponge and a mixture of permanent green and white. Apply a second coat of paint into the still slightly damp paint. In this way you will get a washed-out look.Paint water lilies
Use the motif template as Stencil. Sketch two overlapping flowers on each Stretched Canvas. using this Stencil . Paint the flowers white. When dry, apply a light shade of white and Black to the individual leaves.The water lily pond is indicated by painted Acrylic paint in Prussian Blue . For this purpose, the colour is painted on, starting from the edges of the white blossoms outwards with more and more white.
Accents through Leaf metal
Apply Gold leaf priming milk to areas of the stretcher frame and the painted Polystyrene ballson your choice. After it has dried slightly for 20 minutes, apply Leaf metal . Any excess is simply rubbed off with a Bristle brushes After drying, the gold leaf is fixed with varnish.Extra tip: Surplus Leaf metal can be collected with Handicraft mat and used again later.