Smoothfoam™ Lake Life Sign
Materials:
Smoothfoam™ 1” x 6” x 12” Sheet
Smoothfoam™ Letters - L A K E
DecoArt® Americana® Acrylic - Burlap, Warm White, Plantation Pine, Foliage Green, Blue Haven, Hauser Light Green, Midnite Blue
DecoArt® Americana® Multi-Surface Satin™ - Coffee Bean, Battleship, Woodland Green,
DecoArt® Americana® Weathered Wood™ Crackle Medium
Beacon™ 3-in-1 Adhesive
Paintbrushes, emery board or fine sandpaper
Instructions:
Paint top and sides of Smoothfoam™ sheet with Burlap paint. Let dry.
Apply coat of Americana® Weathered Wood™ crackle finish. Let dry.
Begin painting the lake scene:
- Paint the sky with Blue Haven light blue paint.
- Paint the grass with Hauser Light Green light green paint.
- Paint pine trees with Plantation Pine paint.
- Mix Midnite Blue and Plantation Pine and paint the lake.
- Paint additional trees and grass with mixture of Foliage Green, Hauser Light Green and Woodland Green paints.
- Add trunk/branch details to some trees with Coffee Bean paint and a touch of sand around the lake shore with Battleship paint.
Top layers of paint will crackle to reveal the paint below, giving the finished piece an aged/ weathered effect.
Sand rough/raised area on each Smoothfoam™ letter with emery board.
Paint with Burlap paint. Let dry.
Apply coat of Americana® Weathered Wood™ crackle finish. Let dry.
Paint with Warm White paint. Top coat will crackle.
Mount letters to background painting with Beacon™ 3-in-1 Adhesive.
Paint “Life” beneath LAKE lettering with Warm White paint.
I used a Command Hook to hang my finished piece on the wall, but you could also add a ribbon hanger, etc.
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