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How to paint a deer silhouette….

September 20, 2013 By Jennifer

I am so excited to be  a part of state pride tour  with 30 other amazing bloggers hosted by Infarrantly Creative!

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Welcome if you are coming over from Just a Girl!

I am totally proud of my state! The great state of Illinois is the Land of Lincoln,corn,construction and cows!

It’s also the land to the White-tailed Deer! As an homage to the  state animal that almost took me and hubby out last summer on the way back from a wedding last year(It not only took off our side mirror,but scratched our windshield with it’s hooves, and scared the pee out of both of us.);I thought an easy deer silhouette was the perfect project.  And it’s perfect for fall and winter decor!

Just like painting your own pumpkin!

how to paint a deer silhouette step by step instructionsIt’s easier than you think. I actually had a few vintage Illinois maps of rural areas from the 1870’s that I used as  background.I copied them so I didn’t have to use the original.You never know when I am going to need another copy of Western Mound, IL.

You’ll need

–a canvas or piece of wood. I just used a culled piece from another project. It measures about 11 x 13 inches

-matte decoupage medium

-a background  piece like scrapbook paper or a vintage map(I have the printable for you at the end)

-Your silhouette(printable at the end.)

-2 brushes, a thin one for lining and a fatter one for filling

-acrylic paint of color choice

-distress ink

decoupage vintage map onto woodStart by decoupaging your background onto your canvas or wood piece.Here’s a decoupage tutorial here

deer image for silhouette makingOnce your wood is decoupaged, and dried, you can transfer your deer image. I have the actual silhouette for you at the bottom so you don’t have to do all that searching.

I traced around it so the image was more clearly defined when I  transfer it.

pencil transfer methodI didn’t have any transfer paper so I used the good old rub the back of the paper with a pencil technique.

trace and transferPosition it where you want it on your background, and press firmly to transfer the pencil to the decoupaged surface.

DSC_0041Once it’s transferred, you can start painting in the outline with your acrylic paint.

paint in your silhouette with acrylic paintI used a wider brush to fill in the body.

DSC_0046Then I took the distress ink and darkened the edges of the board .

DSC_0070I had this cute, little deer in my craft room that I thought it looked perfect  next to the art piece.

I think it’s a great silhouette because I can keep it up all through the new year!

DSC_0075Here are the printables below if you want to do the project yourself.

Just right click and copy.

DSC_0029Just enlarge the deer print to the size you want.

DSC_0057Thanks so much for stopping by!

Next you can head over to Amanda’s she lives in my neighbor state of Wisconsin!!! If you missed any of the states, you can start here are Infarrantly Creative!

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Comments

  1. May says

    September 20, 2013 at 10:18 am

    Thank you for the great tutorial!
    Its in the nick of time as I prepare to use an old road map to cover the old back of a vintage metal cabinet room divider.

  2. Christy says

    September 20, 2013 at 11:22 am

    Cool idea, love this

  3. Jeanne says

    September 20, 2013 at 11:48 am

    What a cute project Jen! I think I’m going to make one of these for my son-in-law

  4. Naomi at Mrs. Fancee says

    September 20, 2013 at 1:20 pm

    I’m from Illinois too! 🙂 And I love you deer silhouette art. I agree, perfect representation of the state. I just did a silhouette art project myself, so I was extra excited to see yours 😉

  5. Amanda says

    September 20, 2013 at 2:15 pm

    Love the project Jen and especially love that vintage map! Awesome!

  6. Vel says

    September 20, 2013 at 4:22 pm

    I’m from Illinois too but don’t know much about it other than Lincoln and the roller coaster politics! Thanks for the info and the great project Jennifer!

  7. Gloria Lewis says

    September 20, 2013 at 7:48 pm

    IL!! WOOT WOOT!!! This is such a awesome project! I love it!! I may have to try it myself.. thanks so much for sharing now on to Wisconsin.. we have a love hate relationship LOL!!! Go Bears!

  8. Karen Watson says

    September 21, 2013 at 3:35 pm

    I love this Jen!!! I think I might have to make one of these! So cute!!

  9. Michelle T says

    September 22, 2013 at 3:32 am

    I love this tutorial – easy peasy! The deer image will look cute at our lake house, and gives me ideas for other silhouettes. Thanks for sharing!

  10. Kate @ Songs Kate Sang says

    September 22, 2013 at 5:15 am

    OK. Now that is just cute!!

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