Take this chair, for instance. I shared it a while ago.
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It needed some more interest so I painted a bird on the back.
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I DID NOT free-hand paint the bird. I traced it. I'm going to show you how I did the same thing to this shelf thingy.
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Before I could paint, though, I wanted to take full advantage of the design of this shelf. I added a dowel rod to the bottom so that it could be a a shelf and a towel or blanket rack.
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Now to paint the detail. First, choose your image and print it to the size you want. Then scribble all over the BACK of the design with pencil.
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Turn the image face up, position it the way you want on your piece and trace it, applying plenty of pressure with your pencil.
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This will transfer the graphite from the back of the paper onto your surface and give you a nice clear guide for painting.
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Then it's just a matter of filling it in or tracing over the lines with paint. Erase any showing pencil marks after it's dry and you're done!
Bear with me- I had some fun dressing up this new shelf.
It'd look great in a bathroom.

Or in a kitchen.

Or anywhere just holding your treasures.



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12 comments:
This is so cute, great job! I think I will finally give "hand" painting a try on my newest project! Thank you!
Brilliant! I saw this on Pinterest and am saving it. You should get lots of traffic from this! Great idea.
Awesome! Another great tutorial by Diddle Dumpling. :) Love your site!
You can also use transfer paper, JoAnn's or Michael's sell it, black, grey and white
I've also seen that if you put a piece of newspaper between the design and the chair and trace if transfers the design as well,, its not as dark as yours though :)
Vicky ...
Great idea! Loved the designs but wonder what kind of paint you used - acrylic, gouache?
And did you use something to seal the paint?
You've got my creative juices flowing!
Since you are already drawing with a pencil, it would be easy to switch to a sheet of clear plastic and a craft knife.Then you have a stencil, which could also be flipped if you wanted a mirror image on the other side. I've done some pretty complex stencils that I then used on paper and fabric and they were really easy.
Since you are already drawing with a pencil, it would be easy to switch to a sheet of clear plastic and a craft knife.Then you have a stencil, which could also be flipped if you wanted a mirror image on the other side. I've done some pretty complex stencils that I then used on paper and fabric and they were really easy.
What a great idea!!!!!
Thank you very much!!
Amalia from Greece!!
I used this method when I was young! had forgotten about it.. Thanks for reminding me!! Cheers from down under.. Ned
I miss Carbon Paper. It made this so simple.
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