Summer Pineapple 🍍

Join me for a fun and creative summer pineapple art tutorial! I'll guide you through painting a vibrant background with a paisley stencil design, adding colorful details to your pineapple, and embellishing with yellow and green glass pieces. Finish it off with a glossy resin coat and sparkling acrylic bubbles. This project is perfect for beginners and will add a tropical touch to your home decor!

For my background, I want to have something for the pineapple to sit on. Take a pencil and sketch a diagonal line across the bottom area of your canvas to create a surface for your pineapple. I'll take a 1-inch flat paintbrush and add white paint to the bottom area. Next, I'll blend in Calypso Blue. 

Then, I'll add white paint to the top portion of my canvas. Add "Xs" of Calypso Blue and Windsor Blue paint. I'll also add in a little bit of Hauser Light Green. Dry with a heat tool. 

I want to have something different on the wall in my background, so I'll use a paisley stencil to add a fun design element. Tape your stencil to your canvas, dip a stencil brush in Windsor Blue, swirl it around on your palette and then on a paper towel to offload the paint, and randomly apply the paint on your stencil in a circular motion. Do the same thing with white paint. Dry with a heat tool. 

Grab your tracer, tape it to your canvas, place graphite paper underneath, and trace the pineapple with a stylus.

Paint your pineapple with Crocus Yellow, blending in some white paint to lighten it up. I'll also add Gilded Oak and Traditional Burnt Umber for more dimension. Dry again.

Next, we'll paint the pineapple leaves. Use a round brush and paint your first leaf with Hauser Green Light. Then, add Hauser Green Medium to the left side and white paint to the right side. Repeat this for all of your pineapple leaves. Dry with a heat tool.

Use a paintbrush to create a shadow and add some Calypso Blue underneath your pineapple. Use a graphic pen and add short, quick strokes to outline your pineapple and each of the leaves. 

Let's add glass! I have yellow glass that I spray painted myself. This was Starfire glass (you can use it as is or tint it lightly with yellow spray paint.) I also have green vase glass that I nipped for the pineapple fronds. 

We're going to elevate our canvas using blocks. Mix 3 oz total of ArtResin and stir gently for three minutes. Pour the resin onto your yellow glass. Then, remove each piece of your green glass to cover it in resin and place it back. Make sure the rest of your canvas is also covered in resin. 

Sprinkle acrylic bubbles on your background. Use a heat gun to pop your bubbles. Keep your heat moving at all times!

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