This was so fun to make, I started this project with my daughter. priming the boards with a protective layer and then a base colour that I scratched out the shape of the beetles. This way of sketching made a skeletal framework to layer up the shells and led to a texture to work up from. I wanted them to keep their child like feeling simple and fun. The blades of grass were a joy to paint and I couldn’t leave them alone I kept wanting to come back and play.
I hope this comes across in the final pieces and they bring a sense of joy and wonder to your home if you choose them. As they have to mine in the making!
This was so fun to make, I started this project with my daughter. priming the boards with a protective layer and then a base colour that I scratched out the shape of the beetles. This way of sketching made a skeletal framework to layer up the shells and led to a texture to work up from. I wanted them to keep their child like feeling simple and fun. The blades of grass were a joy to paint and I couldn’t leave them alone I kept wanting to come back and play.
I hope this comes across in the final pieces and they bring a sense of joy and wonder to your home if you choose them. As they have to mine in the making!