Magical Mystical Mermaid

Inspiration: I found a mermaid wall hanging at a garage sale and an old project canvas that I put together to upscale them both into an undersea scene. I was very excited at how it turned out. I hope this inspires you to create something fun! 

Description: I coated the canvas with wood pieces and painted it with shades of blue and purple. For the background, I used real large sea stars, large seashells, chipboard gears and resin shaped all layered to give it depth. I added Finnabair Firebird Art Alchemy Metallique Wax to the deep blue background to give it a vibrant look. The metal mermaid was painted in lighter blue-green sea colors. I decorated the mermaid’s hair with beaded necklaces and mini pearls. I decorated the body with chipboard gears, small seashells, small resin shapes, pearls, and mechanicals. I added Finnabair Unicorn Effect Paste to give the mermaid an iridescent glittery look and finished the piece with splatter paint. The final piece measures 23.5” x 11” x 1.5”.

Products:

  •      10” x 20” Canvas
  •      Wood shims
  •      Mermaid metal wall hanging
  •      Large sea stars
  •      Large, medium, and small seashells
  •      Mini sand dollars
  •      Miniature Gears Embellishments from Amazon
  •      Finnabair Art Basics Heavy White Gesso
  •      Acrylic paint: shades of blue, shades of blue green/teal, black, and off white
  •      Finnabair Art Basics Heavy Body Gel
  •      Prima Re-design Décor Mounds – Coral Reef resin moulds
  •      Prima Memory Hardware – Pearls II and Pearls III “Fantasy”
  •      Tim Holtz Idea-ology Machinery Heads
  •      Finnabair Unicorn Effect Paste
  •      Finnabair Art Alchemy Metallique Wax – Firebird and Old White

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