Glitter Turkey Silhouette Tutorial

If your Thanksgiving decorations are lacking a little bling,

This morning I am here to help with this stunning glittery silhouette project.

Here is what you will need for this project:
1) Canvas, of any size.
2) A silhouette portrait of anything you want.
3) Paint-1 color
4) Mod Podge
5) 1 can glitter in a contrasting color
6) small paint brushes

In my case, I had to mix some paint colors to get the dark brown I was looking for.

I used a small roller, because I really wanted a smooth finish.

I found an image on the internet that I liked and printed it out, but I was unable to get it big enough to fill the canvas.  (This will depend on the canvas size you choose. Mine is 18 x 24”. )

I did not want to go to the trouble of trying to get a larger version printed and I did not trust myself to sketch it out easily onto the canvas, since it is nearly impossible to erase pencil marks on canvas. So, I made a grid on the printed out version…

   Then, making a larger grid on a sheet of newsprint, which had been cut to size, I was able to easily enlarge the image. I remember using this grid method in those big activity books my mom would buy for us to use on long car trips. I never dreamed how handy this would be in the future!

Once I was happy with the sketch, I cut it out.

Then, I placed my template on top of the canvas to position it.

Here, again, you have the choice to use a pencil to trace the turkey directly on to the canvas,

but since I had custom-mixed my paint, I had no way to cover a mistake, so I opted for chalk instead.

I traced the outline of the template using a light, outward sweep of the chalk to minimize how much chalk would get under the paper.

  Then I removed the template.

I filled in the inside of the turkey with Mod Podge glue.

I found that the result was a lot smoother if I worked fast and covered the whole turkey at once,

rather than doing a little bit at a time.

Then I use my glitter shaker to cover the Mod Podge with glitter.

(I used a ton of glitter and I didn’t come close to using one can.)

I let this sit for a couple hours to make sure it was completely dry before I touched it again.

Then I tapped the extra glitter into a bag to save it for another project (I can’t bring myself to throw out good glitter!) and used a small, fluffy brush to release any extra that was clinging to the canvas.

I dipped a small, cheap brush into water to help remove the chalk. A damp paper towel will help wipe off any remaining chalk dust or glitter.

That’s it!  This was very easy to do and the results are spectacular!