Dining Room Textural Artwork – Painting The Clay Circles

I had a tough begin with these as a result of it took me a couple of tries to lastly land on a glance that I preferred. In the long run, I went with a marbled look utilizing acrylic paint. These aren’t fully completed, however right here’s how the marbled half turned out…

Earlier than I may get to the enjoyable half the place I may play with paint, I needed to prep these clay items first. It took about three days for the air-dry clay to dry fully. After about 24 hours of drying, I tore the highest edges to present each a torn look. After which I sanded each, back and front, utilizing 220-grit sandpaper.

Then I wiped the entire mud off of them with paper towels, and so they have been prepared for paint.

Because the clay is so porous, I primed them first. I took them exterior and used Rust-Oleum spray primer on either side.

As soon as the primer was fully dry (about an hour for either side), they have been prepared for paint. On most of them, I solely used one shade plus white. On a couple of of them, I used two colours plus white. For every shade, I blended about half acrylic paint and half Floetrol. After which I added just a bit little bit of water to every one. I didn’t measure something, however I used to be going for a texture that was workable and would movement with out being too skinny and watery.

I painted the entire thing with the white first. The paint will movement a lot simpler if the entire thing is already coated with moist paint.

After which I poured a bit little bit of the colour within the center.

After which on high of that, I poured a bit little bit of the white, adopted by a bit extra of the colour.

After which I used a straw to swirl the paints collectively with out mixing them an excessive amount of.

I finished swirling them collectively once they appeared one thing like this.

After which I tipped the clay disc to let the paint run to the perimeters.

I simply stored turning and tipping till the entire thing was lined with paint. As you’ll be able to see, it was a fairly messy course of.

And right here’s what they appeared like as soon as the paint lined the entire thing.

Like I mentioned, on most of them, I simply used one shade plus white. However on a couple of of them, I used two colours plus white.

I’m nonetheless undecided about these torn, tough edges. I’m undecided if I’m going to maintain them as they’re. I’m tempted to see what they’ll appear to be if I add gold gilding simply to the perimeters.

The backs are a multitude, and I would like the backs to be all white. I solely need the colour and marbled impact to be on the fronts.

It’ll most likely take one other day for the paint to fully dry, so as soon as they’re all dry, I’ll return and paint the again of every one in a strong white.

I didn’t even depend what number of of those I made, and it’s nearly not possible to find out precisely what number of I’ll have to cowl one 24″ x 36″ canvas since a few of them shall be overlapping. It’s very attainable that I’ll have to make a complete lot extra for the second canvas since I would like two canvases.

And proper now, they’re all grouped collectively by shade. I’m anxious to see what they’ll appear to be as soon as they’re all organized randomly.

However to this point, I’m actually enthusiastic about how they’re turning out! It’s going to be a enjoyable, daring, colourful piece of paintings, which is strictly what I used to be going for.

Clearly, it’s not going to look precisely just like the inspiration paintings, however I didn’t actually count on it to or need it to. The inspiration truly appears like bowls with flat bottoms, and I don’t actually like that look. I simply wished to make use of this as inspiration and give you my very own twist on the thought.

Anyway, after I paint the backs white, I’m going to strive the gold on the sting of a few them and see what that appears like. In my thoughts, it appears fairly. In actuality, it would look nice, or it would look horrible. Experimenting is the enjoyable half.

I’ll give them one other day to dry fully whereas I work on one thing else, after which I’ll come again and attempt to end it up later this week. Within the meantime, I’ve loads of different tasks I can do.

However then was a enjoyable break from the opposite tasks. Any day I can spend taking part in with paint and being artistic is an effective day!