This Was Such a Great Find! By luck, we came across an abandoned wooden octopus! We weren’t sure what to do with him since he was so large. Black paint with gold accents sounded perfect though.
Materials Needed:
- Stencil1 Octopus Stencil
- Stencil1 Chevron Pattern Small
- Acrylic Paints: (Ivory Black, Gold Acrylics, Gel Medium)
- Paint and Stencil brushes
- Masking Tape
This is very small and simple project. Here is the process.
Step 1: Washing The Octopus. We used a hard bristle brush and soap to wash the octopus. Some of the blue paint came off but no worries, we can cover this up later.
Step 2: Let it dry out, Use Black paint or black Gesso to cover up the octopus
Step 4: Using the Octopus Stencil and some tape, I placed it down in the head of the octopus. I went in with Gold acrylic paint and felt like it wasn’t enough. I wanted to give the golden octopus a little bit of depth so I started to mix the gold with Gel Matte Medium.
Step 5: Just go ahead and layer the paint and medium with the stencil. Allow it to try between each application.
Step 6: Now Add the Chevron pattern to most of the tentacles, leaving a lot of black space to balance the composition.
Step 7: Go back and clean any rough edges with a flat shader brush in the size extra small. And You’re Done!
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~ Yuli, Stencil1 Team Member
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