Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Painted Burlap Pencil Case Tutorial


I purchased this burlap pencil case a while back from the craft store.  I needed a pouch to take with me when I'm out and about.


                       I used color pencils, watercolor crayons, and acrylic paint for the background.


As I started to paint I noticed that the fabric absorbs quite a bit of paint so please keep this in mind when painting on burlap.  The vibrancy of the paint will also be dulled a bit once dry so I pulled out my neon colors and stenciled away.


I wanted my focus to be abstract silhouette's so I used my charcoal pencil to loosely draw four figures.


The background was too busy so I added purple to make the silhouettes stand out.  I also added blue highlights to the figures to make them more cohesive.

The other side was treated the same way although I didn't know how it was going to turn out.


I really liked the stencil letters but it was too plain.


So I drew in one silhouette and filled the background with color and more stenciling.



I added two additional figures and blue to the background.


All done!!!


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8 comments :

  1. beautiful!! love how it turned out!!

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  2. This is soooo cool. I really like this idea.
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  3. That looks amazing - how cool the mixed media look on the burlap - and beautiful drawing... wow!
    Alison x

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  4. Ooh, yummy! You transformed this!

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  5. Miss Danielle Renee, what a great name, it has a rhythmic flow to it and to me, demands attention, like at a formal ball you see on tv, when the guy in a fancy suit announces to all of the guests who has just arrived! Heehee!

    Anyways, I absolutely LOVE your pencil case! The colours and silhouettes are wonderful. You must be so proud. Last summer, I purchased a wallet that was hand painted, and I admire it eah time I make purchases. A lot of people have commented on it, I I often think I should make some. The artist actually used canvas onThursday outside and cloth on the inside. I love the feeling of it in my hand.

    You made great colour choices and I really enjoyed seeing the process. Your design would also make a great purse!

    Thanks for visiting my blog and for sharing your art with us! Greetings from Canada!

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  6. Miss Danielle Renee, what a great name, it has a rhythmic flow to it and to me, demands attention, like at a formal ball you see on tv, when the guy in a fancy suit announces to all of the guests who has just arrived! Heehee!

    Anyways, I absolutely LOVE your pencil case! The colours and silhouettes are wonderful. You must be so proud. Last summer, I purchased a wallet that was hand painted, and I admire it eah time I make purchases. A lot of people have commented on it, I I often think I should make some. The artist actually used canvas onThursday outside and cloth on the inside. I love the feeling of it in my hand.

    You made great colour choices and I really enjoyed seeing the process. Your design would also make a great purse!

    Thanks for visiting my blog and for sharing your art with us! Greetings from Canada!

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  7. Sorry for posting my comments twice, my internet kept timing out!

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  8. What a great idea! Love the figueres in this :)

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