Summer Watermelon 🍉
I found this hanging wooden watermelon at Hobby Lobby (for 5 bucks!) and we're going to paint this and add some glass! Such a fun piece to dress up and create some summery fun artwork. You can hang this anywhere (This will be on the door of my studio!) We're going to use some acrylic paint, green glass, and black seed beads to achieve this look.
I'm going to start with Hauser Medium Green and Fresh Cut Grass paint for my rind - I'll also paint the edges too. I'll use some Buttercream Yellow that I'll add in between the green and red.
Next, we'll use Primary Red as well as some Hot Pink to paint the entire watermelon. I'll start with a base coat of red and then add the pink and a little bit of white for highlighting and definition. Let dry.
Next, paint your seeds with black paint. I'm also going to take some white paint and add a small line around the outer edge of each seed. Let dry.
I'm going to take my graphic pen and add some details! I'm adding some short stroke lines along my rind and some short strokes on the actual rind. I'm also going to outline around my seeds.
Now it's time to add glass! I'm going to use some tacky glue on my rind to keep my glass in place. Add green glass to your rind. I'm also adding clear Starfire glass to the white section of my rind.
Mix 2 ounces of resin and stir gently for three minutes. Then, drizzle over your glass. Pour the remainder of resin onto your watermelon and spread it using your gloved fingers or brush.
Use a heat gun to pop your bubbles. Keep your heat moving at all times!
I decided to add some black seed beads to my seeds as well. Use a toothpick to move them around and get them into place. Use a heat gun one more time.
I love this! It is so stinking cute!
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