Friday, October 7, 2016

How to Paint Rustic Pheasant Feather Wall Art

Harvest, Cornhusks, and Pheasant Feathers...

things that remind me of fall.




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I thought I would share a few painting tips

on the pheasant feather wall art.

First I love that it is a big long piece.

I used 2 cedar fence boards, 55.5" long.

So the piece measures 11 x 55.5".

Based in a brown wash

(watered down brown paint).

Let that dry.

Paint the next coat a white and grey mix,

lifting at the edges to get a worn edge look.



I sketched a chalk line shape of the feather.



Using a a folded piece of cardstock paper,

I dipped in tan and outlined the feather.

Then filled in pulling from the outside to the inside.




The first tan color I used ended up being too light.

I would start with a mix of Folk art camel and Raw Sienna.

I used a brown stain too.

I was trying to achieve a golden brown.



On the first go round,

I drug wide brown stain stripes with the cardstock.

You could use a dark brown paint. It will dry faster.

Then I painted a little more raw sienna and brown to make it darker.

Then I used a brush to paint a little black over the stripes.




On the lower right side of the feather, I splattered

some camel color and then some brown.

Paint finer detail black random stripes here.





On the edges I used dark brown 

and used my brush to pull in a feathered look.
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If it is not feathered enough,

use your gray and pull from the outside to the edge of the feather.

This will help make it look airy.



I think this would be a great outdoor welcome

with some pumpkins!



Hope you try it!

Deb



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