Beginner Pattern by Copyright © Melinda Frewin 2000 Here is a simple and fun decoration for your picnic table, barbecue table or summer decor. These watermelon slices are quick to paint and they look great in a bowl or basket. Have fun! Melinda |
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Supplies Needed
DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paint: Titanium White, Hauser Dark Green, Hauser Medium Green, Black, Calico Red, Deep Burgundy.
Brushes - #10 or #12 flat brush, stipple brush, #4 filbert brush, #10/0 liner.
Surface: Watermelon Slices cut out your own with 2" x 6" pine and a bandsaw or scroll saw.
Satin Varnish, Wood Sealer
Instructions
Wood Cutting: trace pattern on to 2" x 6" pine. Cut out two of the large slices, and then cut one of the large slices in half. Now you should have one large slice and two small slices to paint.
Prep for Wood: Sand wood, seal with wood sealer, let dry, lightly sand again.
Painting:
White - base in watermelon area with #10 flat brush, not the rind area.
Hauser Dark Green - base in watermelon rind area with #10 flat brush.
Hauser Medium Green - Stipple stripes on watermelon rind with stipple brush.
Calico Red - leaving some white showing near the rind, LIGHTLY stipple red. Start
off very lightly and as you work higher up into the red of watermelon, get darker with
your stippling.
Deep Burgundy - stipple or float/sideload shade at
the tip of the watermelon slice on the calico red.
Black - with the #4 filbert brush, stroke in the watermelon seeds.
White - with the #10/0 liner, line in a highlight on the right side of each seed.
Finishing:
Varnish with your favorite varnish. I used a satin varnish for a nice sheen.
Place in bowl or basket and enjoy!
If you have problems printing out the line drawing below, you can get one in the mail by sending a SASE (Self Addressed Stamped Envelope - send to us, an envelope with your name and address and a stamp on it.) to Decor Delights, PO Box 526054, SLC UT 84152-6054 and let us know that you need a line drawing of this project.
