Fall Sign using Fall Stencils and Transfers.
This easy to follow tutorial will help you create your very own fall sign in no time!
Yield: 1 sign
Materials
- Wood Board Panels
- It's October Witches Stencil
- ReDesign by Prima Cosmic Roses Transfer
- Master's Touch Acrylic Paint Raw Umber, Titanium White, Grass Green, Ocean Green
- Paint Dabbers
- Mineral Paint Tuscan Orange
- Paint brush
- Stencil Brush
- Flat edge applicator tool
- Polyureathane Spray
- Heat Gun
- Home Sweet Home Stencil for Pumpkin
- Clear Coat, Matte
Instructions
- Grab your large 12 x 12 wooden board or scrap wood. I painted mine with a base coat of white, with a white washed look. (It actually was an old craft that I didn't love, so I painted over it to start again.) You decide what you look like best.
- Grab your “Home” fall stencil, focusing only on the pumpkin part of the stencil. With your finger dauber begin dabbing in some Raw Umber in the stem and vine of your pumpkin. Little spot with little details so dab carefully.
- Next with a thin brush, paint in your pumpkin with a first layer of Tuscan Orange. Fun technique to have brush strokes in there. Dry with a heat gun to move quickly. Add another coat to make it pop. When pleased with your look, carefully remove your stencil.
- Dry again. Use a blow dryer or heat gun to speed up the drying process. Add your “It’s October Witches” Stencil to your sign. Hold in place as you add your brown paint. Use your dabbing method to help make sure there is no bleeding in your stencil.
- Dry again. Apply a sealer to help with your transfer attaching smoothly. Use a clean flat brush to smooth it out all over your board. Remember your paint must be dry so you don’t overwork your sign.
- Add some detail to your pumpkin by painting in brown in the seams with a small brush. Add some Titanium White to add some highlights as well. Add a bit of green to the stem area. Just adds a little something, something to the sign.
- Grab your Cosmic Roses Transfer sheet and cut a section to add to your sign. Apply where desired. With a flat edge, press firmly on your transfer sheet to adhere to your sealed board.
- Be sure your transfer is completely down before you begin removing the backing. Tie in some blue colors to the pumpkin from the transfer with your Ocean Green acrylic paint. Add some fun new details to your pumpkin.
- Once completely dry, apply a sealer to your finished sign. Use a minwax polyurethane spray.