Friday, September 4, 2020

A Good Sign: Brighten Up The Neighbourhood With Paint Pens / Markers - Part One

Has the whole world wide, life altering pandemic have you locked down or at least feeling down? It is hard to believe that an unseen virus can control so much. Awesome thing is, in spite of what we have all been experiencing,  Corona is not in control, God is! And that means we can choose to give in to the temptation to let it all weigh down our hearts (I get tempted to do that) or we can embrace what we have, wherever we ave it. What's that old saying. "Bloom where you're planted."

After seeing so much disrepair, unkempt lawns and weedy gardens (not just ours), it seemed like a fun idea to start brightening things up around our home's exterior. This is just one project that I will be sharing with you, I have already posted the projects on Instagram @a_bergie_creation and at my Heartfully Creating group page if you want a sneak peek. Below is part one of my video about the project....
Watch Part One Right Down Below



Think about how much colour and happy characters or images can make you smile. In fact after all of these projects I want to make something else cheery to hang where I can see it through our window during the bleak winter days that we tend to have. (sorry, I know white is pretty but not fun for me to wander out in.)

As you will see I have been enjoying colourful acrylic paint pens (sorry, still not done all the paint pen reviews). And after my husband Craig sanded up some pieces of old wood, originally to be used in my paint pen reviews, I spontaneously started a Welcome sign for the front of our home. So, here is part one of the process creating this very fun and colourful sign, My hope is to not only show you how well affordable (Not
Posca) paint pens work on wood surfaces.

Watch Part One Right Down Below



Materials required:
A pencil
Paint Pens (I used Aroic, Toole-Art, Artistro and Ohuhu pens -mostly .07mm and a few 3mm)
Gesso or white paint or acrylic paint pens
Polyurethane or some such finish to protect from outdoor elements

I did coat the slightly sanded reclaimed wood with white acrylic paint or gesso. And then lightly penciled in some letters that I turned into characters. But I did not pre-plan it all. This took a long time because I really enjoyed tweaking the characters and layering and changing colours.

If it is going outside, apparently oil paint pens are more durable but, I didn't have any until today so I coated the surface with Polycrylic -polyurethane.


Hope you enjoy the first part, I will be editing part two very soon!

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