Paintings with a Book-end

A rather innovative theme used for book ends, hats of different kinds made with various mediums like jute, leather pieces and felt fabric. A very good handmade article to gift to a book lover. A girly frame with varied looks and styles. The four frames have been co odinated very well bringing out the feminity and every girl's style quotient. Gift this to a close girl friend of yours, giving it a personalised touch with her certain specific nuances and colours on the canvas. It is sure to be appreciated.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1

Take the wooden book ends.

Step 2

Take the jute fabric of both colours, red coloured felt fabric and a piece of leather. Mark the jute fabric, red coloured felt fabric and the piece of leather in the size of the book ends. Cut the material appropriately and stick it on the book ends aesthetically using Fabric Glue. Refer to the image. Leave it to dry. Paint the outer sides of the book ends by giving stripes using Acrylic Colours - Orange 17 and White 27. Leave it to dry.

Step 3

Take Mouldit - resin base and hardener, mix it thoroughly to make an even dough. Take the dough and make 2 hats out of it by using the pinching technique. Also make one hat with the jute yarn by sticking the yarn with Fabric Glue.

Step 4

Paint the clay hats with Acrylic Colours - Crimson 04 and Prussian Blue 19. Your hats will look like this.

Step 5

Stick the hats on the book ends artistically using Fabric Glue. Leave it to dry.

Step 6

Paintings:Take 4 12” x 12” stretched canvases to make the paintings of 4 girls in a mixed media technique.

Step 7

Draw 4 faces of girls with big eyes on the canvas by leaving the empty space for their respective hats. Refer to the image.

Step 8

Paint the background of one canvas using Acrylic Colours - Crimson 04, second canvas with a shade of blue made by mixing Cerulean Blue 32 and White 27, third canvas with a light shade of orange made by mixing Orange 17 and White 27, the fourth canvas with the stripes of light orange and white using Orange 17 and White 27. Leave it to dry. Make sure that while painting the background you leave space for the hats for patch work to be done.

Step 9

Paint the faces and the facial expressions with Acrylic Colours - Burnt Sienna 01, Black 02, Crimson 04, White 27, Flesh Tint 30 and Cerulean Blue 32. Leave it to dry. Paint the background of the striped canvas by blowing the shades of Acrylic Colours - Burnt Sienna 01, Chrome Yellow 03 And Crimson 04, the red canvas by sticking gold punched flowers with half cut pearls in the centre, light orange canvas by sticking colourful buttons, the blue canvas by sticking clay leaves made by mixing Mouldit - resin base and hardener evenly. Leave it to dry.

Step 10

Take light and dark beige jute fabric, denim fabric, red, brown, dark and light yellow felt fabric. Draw different types of hats on it. Cut along the outlines of each hat. Stick the hats appropriately with combinations of dark and light fabrics using Fabric Glue. Make sure when you are making the hats, take the red felt for the outer side of the hat and the brown colour for the inner side of the hat, to create the impression of depth to the painting.

Step 11

Take the black velvet fabric, piece of leather, red coloured polka dot fabric, jute fabric, woollen lace and white lace. Draw and cut the fabric pieces, for the girls of red, blue and striped canvases. Stick the black velvet fabric dress with the jute collar, leather dress and red polka dot dress with the white lace using Fabric Glue. Paint the dress of the girl on light orange canvas using Acrylic Colour - Dark Green 06. Leave it to dry. Stick the woollen lace near her neck to depict a scarf using Fabric Glue. Paint the leaves on the blue canvas using Acrylic Colours - Chrome Yellow 03 and White 27. Enhance the hats by sticking punched flowers, readymade paper flowers, red, white satin ribbon and gold ribbon using Fabric Glue. Make the hair for the girls by sticking the plait made from the jute yarn and the coils of jute yarn, wooden shavings, fringed gold ribbon using Fabric Glue. Leave it to dry.

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