Good Morning everyone
For some reason im on a roll with halloween this year. This is a little MDF stand as a home decor item.
Approx Size: 7x5" See below for how i did the background. I then added cream acrylic for the base layer on the skeleton and arms and added touches of blue, purple, green & orange to give more interest and depth and pick up on the colours used in the background - I used matt finish paints for this which really contrast to the shimmery background. I added green & brown paint around the arms to make it look like they are pushing out of the ground.
I dry brushed cadence dora paints in silver & black onto the gravestone to give the effect of moonlight hitting it.
Tim Holtz chat stickers attached and glossy accents added to give them an enamel effect. They read 'as if a tombstone should giggle'
'the dead hour of the night'
& 'The grave digger has risen' on the bottom plinth
To finish a coat of mod podge to seal.
You can see the colours better on this one, especially on the skeleton
This is how it started, both plastic skeletons & arms are from poundland, i cut the end off the arms to make them different lengths and attached them at different angles . The MDF base came from the works.
I then added texture paste through a hessian stencil and just dabbed some on in places to help give a worn weathered effect and added it around the arms to give the effect of them coming out of the soil. I then covered it all in black gesso, once dry dabbed on some orange, green & purple acrylic paints to the background and then dry brushed over the top with more black gesso.
Id love to enter this in the following:
https://creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.com/2023/10/welcome-to-creative-artiste-challenge-98.html
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https://inspirationstationchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/inspiration-station-october-2023.html - inspired by the skeletons, orange and touch of purple
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15 comments:
Inspirational spooky project Emma,thank you for explaining how you achieved the finished colours,it's brilliant
what an awesome project its fabulous Ginny
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WOW what a brilliant transformation,love the step by step and the end result is amazing!
Carol x
Love seeing the before and after photos! What a transformation. Wow. Spooktastic make!
Spooky, creepy, and so much FUN! You're so very talented!
Fantastic project.
Lynn
Fabulous and creative spooky fun!!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Two Old Bats!
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Eek not sure I could live with this on display! Fab make though ... Steph x
Beautiful blog
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Love your Halloween decor, so creative. Thanks for joining us at Creative Inspirations Jayne DT
Sorry I meant to say Thanks so much for participating in our HALLOWEEN CRAFTS ALL YEAR ROUND challenge!!! I appreciate that you play along and I enjoy visiting your blog!! Have a happy crafty day!! Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper
Another amazing Halloween project Emma, fantastic piece and so creative. Big hugs Kirsty. Xx
OOOOH, creepy, Emma! What a great project! Thanks for sharing it with us at Two Old Bats.
Xoxo, Fran/DT
You've created a spectacularly spooky scene! Lots of fabulous textures and wonderful paint effects.
Thank you for joining in with our October challenge "Anything Mixed Media Goes" at Creative Artiste Mixed Media. Good luck x
How fantastic this creation is, superb use of mixed media and all those how to do's... Love how you used the arms so affective when completed as they burst through the grave. You put me to shame with your Halloween creations.
Fantastic work, so pleased to see you share with us @ Creative Artiste and join our October challenge.
Creative wishes Tracey (DT)
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