PAINTING

Recently I've been interested in updating some of my bathroom decorations.  So even though it's been years since I last painted I decided to try to paint a picture myself to hang in the bathroom.  I have never been an amazing artist but I figured "what would it hurt to try".  I'm pretty pleased with my results considering it's been so long since I have really tried my hand at drawing or painting. 

This is the final result.  I was considering putting some writing in the spaces but once I was done with the leaves I didn't feel there was enough extra room.

Below are my how to steps.

 I used an old piece of siding, I liked the old weathered look it had already so did nothing to it besides dust off.  You can use any piece of wood or a canvas if you prefer. 

I then used a size 5 round tip brush to make my tree trunk.  When painting a tree keep in mind that not all trees are straight so use your imagination while working.

I then made some large branches coming off my tree trunks.  Still using the same brush.

Then I did some smaller branches coming off the larger ones.  Also using the size 5 round tip brush.

Note: I tried to keep the shape of a Y in mind as I worked on each section of my trees.  You don't have to have both sides of the Y every time, and it doesn't need to be perfect but I found it helped.

You will now need a smaller brush to make even smaller twig branches coming off the existing branches.

I used a size 1 round tip.

If you like you can now be done with your painting.  I personally thought it looked really neat with the bare branches but decided that I wanted to add some color. 

I decided to add my leaves using a sponge.  I like the wispy look of it and didn't think I would be able to acomplish this with a brush.  I used Crafter's Acrylic paint, I choose to use primary colors

(Red, Blue, Yellow) and blend them to make my own color scheme. 

I then brushed a small amount onto a corner of my sponge and lightly patted it on my board.

I used mulitple colors on each tree to add a little more character. 

You can use any color you would like for you leaves.  I choose to go with a variation of color and tried to stick with pretty natrual colors that you will see during the fall.

Once done all that is left is to find a disired spot and hang.  I am just going to hang with some nails through the wood, instead of adding hanging brackets. 

I hope you find this project helpful in your future DIY Home Decorating projects.