Art Journal Fairy Door

For this months Art Journal, I decided to make a fairy door.

I wanted the door to look 3D so I cut out an arch way and door from thick card.

I marked out the bricks for the archway, and painted them with brown paint.

Then I mixed some brown acrylic paint with a texture medium, this makes the archway look like stone.

I marked the lines I wanted with a pencil and kept going over until the chipboard was marked to look like stones. I cut a little notch out on the archway where each 'stone' met the next one.

You can build up the texture as much as you like, as long as you leave each layer to dry in between.

I highlighted the stones and panels of the door using gold acrylic paint rubbed on with my finger. The background was then finished with some stamping around the edges using Lavinia stamps.

I really enjoyed making this and would love to see any fairy doors that you have made.

Debbie x

Comments

[Eleanor]

Wow what a fantastic technique, really transforms the cardboard into weathered stone. It's a must try!
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[Caz]

So pretty and a great technique too :)

[jayne]

i thought i commented to this Soz Debbie x
Love it , It's so realistic and I can see me making one and sticking it to our tree in the garden when no one is looking :)

[Jaqui]

That looks really great. Like the technique. Jaqui x