How to make turtle garden art
Habitat bright ideas with Fleur Thorpe – DIY projects
Add a colourful character to your home or garden with this friendly turtle. Or use this idea to create a tortoise or other creature.
You will need
- 6 stones
- Small craft paintbrushes
- Resene Quick Dry
- Resene testpot paints in your choice of colours, Fleur used Resene Green House, Resene Forest Green, Resene Black and Resene White
- Bamboo skewer
Instructions
Step 1
Find 6 stones that will form the shape of a turtle.
Step 2
Prime the top of the stones with one coat of Resene Quick Dry.
Step 3
Once the primer is dry, paint over it with two coats of Resene Green House, allowing the first coat to dry before applying the second coat.
Step 4
Use Resene Forest Green to paint on some polygon shapes on to the largest stone for the shell. Use the blunt end of a bamboo skewer to paint on some dots on to the flippers and head.
Step 5
Use Resene Black and Resene White to paint on the eyes.
Finished project
A close-up of the finished project outside in the garden.
Top tip: Apply Resene Art Action gloss glaze to selected parts of the shell. The gloss highlights will help to accentuate those areas.
Styling and images by Fleur Thorpe. Jun 2021.