In the next stage of the project, Golden uses a painting technique called trompe l'oeil to add silhouettes and over-the-top characters to the walls.
Expert tip: Old dress patterns are great to use for silhouettes.
- Use a transparency projector to project the silhouettes (figure A) onto the wall or freehand the silhouettes with grid paper. Golden chooses to freehand both silhouettes.
- Divide the silhouette into segments (figure B). The silhouettes used in this instance are 12" high, or 4" per segment.
- Determine the size of the silhouette on the wall. Golden chooses to make her silhouettes 6' tall, or 2' per segment. The segments give a smaller area to work with.
- Measure 1' from the ceiling and make a tick mark on the wall (figure C). Repeat this step and make several tick marks on the wall.
- Connect the tick marks with a level.
- Drop down 2' and make another tick mark on the wall. Repeat this step and make several tick marks on the wall.
- Connect the tick marks with a level.
- Drop down another 2' and make another tick mark on the wall. Repeat this step and make several tick marks on the wall.
- Connect the tick marks with a level.
- Draw the silhouette with chalk (figure D). Chalk is more forgiving if you make a mistake.
- Fill in silhouette with black acrylic paint using a foam brush (figure E). Don't worry about the pattern with the foam brush. It should be arbitrary according to your taste. Allow to dry.
- Erase chalk lines with a cloth rag (figure F).
The finished silhouettes (figure G), based on drawings of models, add a fun element to the room. Large-scale designs make a room seem larger, and specific design details such as the leopard band (figure H) and the purse clasp (figure I) on one of the silhouettes gives the silhouettes even greater character.
RESOURCES :
Silhouettes: Rediscovering the Lost Art
ISBN: 0970115105
Author: Kathryn K. Flocken
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