GSL Cuts: Mixed Media: 31 Wall Art Halloween Decor

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Mixed Media: 31 Wall Art Halloween Decor

Welcome all! Barbara here today with a hauntingly spooky canvas wall hanging for Halloween. I love mixed media and I seem to always be learning new ways to combine it. When I saw this 31 Wall Art chipboard piece from Gina's Designs Lasercuts, I knew it would make a fabulous home decor item for Halloween.

Paint the 31 Wall Art piece with black acrylic paint.

Add a layer of coarse texture gel to the numbers only. Add a few details to the cat.

Add a wash of Interference Gold fluid acrylic over the numbers. Glue a piece of shiny gold card stock behind the cat's eye's and nose openings for a spooky effect.

Use your finger to add a Patina Green antiquing cream, then hit the high spots with a black antiquing cream.

And here is a close-up picture of that ghoulish texture.

Now to prepare the canvas background. Paint an 8x10 canvas with black chalk paint.

Tear a piece of spiderweb scrapbook paper slightly smaller than the canvas and adhere with white glue.

Paint randomly, as shown, with black acrylic paint.

Combine 80% Crackle Paste with 20% Cadmium Red Hue acrylic paint and spread over painted areas with spatula, let air dry so cracks will form properly.

Brush a light coat of the Cadmium Red Hue over the cracked areas.

Still not quite orange enough, so I sponged over with Primary Yellow.

Sponge over the cracks with Quinachridone Violet, than apply a light coat of Acrylic Burnt Umber for depth and dimension. I also added it to the paper.

Cut the hanging spider and witch's hat from the Border: Halloween set and paint black. Also paint the largest spider web from the Spiderweb Shape Set.

I used my finger to dab a mix of Phthalo Green-Yellow with Primary Yellow, then applied Stickles Lime Green glitter glue, as shown. I also added a red dot to the body of the hanging spider and adhered each to the canvas, as shown.