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Creating 3 D Seashell Art

I am in the process of creating a gallery wall that will brighten up my very dark hallway. My budget for Creating 3 D Seashell Art is around $10.

Creating 3 D Seashell Art

Creating 3 D Seashell Art

I purchased two value packs of 5” x 7” canvases at Michael’s. Using a coupon the canvases were just $1.62 each.  ($6.48 for all four.)

I had several bottles of acrylic paint leftover from previous projects and picked out various seaside colors to paint each canvas.

Creating 3 D Seashell Art

The secret to painting, whether it be acrylic, oils or watercolors is to layer your colors.

Easy Seashell Art

For this canvas I began with a base coat of “French blue”, then added a touch of  “Robin’s Egg Blue” and lastly highlighted each canvas with a bit of “Pure White”.

Easy Seashell Art

It was fun to dig through my collection of seashells to decide which shell would be paired with each canvas.

Easy Seashell Art

This canvas was painted “Moody Blue” with a touch of “French Blue” and “Pure White”. It reminded me of the sea just before the sun dips into the sea.

Seashell on canvas

Trying to capture a stormy sea I used “Graphite” alone and mixed with “Pure White”.

Seashell on canvas

Each shell was hot glued on. Here is a small sneak peek of the gallery wall in progress.

Seashell on canvas

I think the happy starfish is my favorite.

Starfish art

Come back tomorrow for more budget themed art.

Laura

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  2. Denise says

    These are charming and perfect for summer, Laura! I love the way you made these so economically. I think my favorite color combination is the French Blue and the Robin's Egg Blue — so pretty. 🙂 Have a wonderful day!

    Hugs,

    Denise at Forest Manor

  4. Vel Criste says

    Fabulous Laura! This gives me a great idea since I have a bunch of sea shells and stars lying around!

  6. Lisa says

    Laura! What a clever idea! These are so charming. I love all the beautiful shades of blue.

  8. ~Lavender Dreamer~ says

    What a beautiful idea. I have a small painting my son did and maybe I could at least stand up some shells in front of it. You've inspired me! Hugs!

  9. Karena Albert says

    A lovely and artistic idea for some springtime art!

    xoxo
    Karena
    Studio Dan Meiners Feature

  10. Rita C. says

    Very nice. I hope you'll share what type glue you used for adhering the shells – sometimes they can get heavy. Also, how you hung them on your walls – with 3M strips, tacks, ?

  12. Mari says

    Oh how very pretty they turned out, I must say they star fish is my fav as well 😉

    Smiles~
    Mari

  17. Kelley says

    Yours is the starfish?

    I'll take them all, please. And thank you.

    *wink* 'n hugs,
    Kelley~

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