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Apr,2018 By Sujata Leave a Comment

A Very Colorful Dog – on the Wall

Dog Wall Art

This colorful dog art was a quick makeover done on a Sunday afternoon. You know, when you want to create something, but don’t have time and/or energy, but still want to create.

I had purchased this brownish black wall art for it’s style and size. I really liked the cute little dog cut out but not the colors in it. I knew that was easily be taken care of. This piece was like a picture frame, with a cheap printed cardboard insert behind this dog cut out.Dog Wall Art

 Following are the steps I took to give this piece a new life;

  • Took out the back printed cardboard piece.
  • Cut a new 1/4 inch MDF board to the same size as the cardboard.
  • Primed and painted new MDF piece and the front piece, white in semi-gloss sheen.
  • Let the paint dry thoroughly.
  • Diluted few acrylic colors with water in small bowls to the consistency of heavy cream.
  • Then it was the most fun and satisfying part of splashing those diluted acrylic colors with some old worn out brush or sometime even with my fingers on the 1/4 inch MDF insert.
  • Let it dry for 4-6 hours. Acrylic paints dry pretty quickly, but it is a good idea to let it cure for sometime, before applying varnish.
  • Then I just used spray varnish on both the pieces in semi gloss sheen.
  • While the varnish was still wet, I sprinkled some big gold glitter flakes on the insert.
  • Now it was left to put it together when dry  and cured (Next day) 

Dog Wall Art

Can you see the gold glitter in this close up picture? 

Dog Wall Art

Dog Wall Art

I called him Splashy. Splashy’s eye and ear seem like they were painted intentionally, but that was not the case. The paint splashes did that job for me.:)

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Filed Under: Before and After, Home Decor, Makeovers, Wall art Tagged With: Colorful Dog wall art, Dog wall art

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