If you’re looking to make a statement in a small room but don’t have a large budget, designer Antonio Bellusci has the project for you! Here are his instructions for DIY artwork inspired by the beauty of agate stones.
Materials:
- Pencil
- Watercolour paper (300 lb paper)
- Watercolour paints
- Water
- Sponge
- Tape
- Paint brushes
- Sea salt
- Glitter glue
- Frame
Instructions:
- Lightly sketch design or shape on paper.
- Wet the paper.
- Lay wet paper on a flat surface and using a sponge, soak up/wipe excess water still leaving paper wet.
- Tape paper to flat surface on all four sides.
- Using watercolour paint, brush on colour in agate shape – fill in design.
- While the initial colour is still wet, add a ring of a contrasting colour (dab the paint brush rather than brushing for a more loose and irregular appearance – notice how the second colour diffuses into original colour.)
- Continue applying rings of colour using contrasting colours.
- Sprinkle sea salt over your design to create a coral/crystal effect (sea salt will absorb paint.)
- Once dried, shake paper to remove excess sea salt.
- Using a fine edge paint brush, add thin rings of colour to add definition.
- Add glitter glue around the outer edge and sparsely in the center.
- Frame and hang.