I love painting Christmas ornaments! And I'd love for you to give this one a try. There is also a video at the end of this post, if you would like to watch the process.
For this project, I used the following:
- ceramic Christmas ornament
- acrylic paints of your choice. I used Arteza paints in Burnt Sienna, Crimson Red, and Prussian Green, and a Posca paint pen in Gold
- small artist brushes
I started this design with a single line for the center of the first fern. I then added the individual leaves of the fronds. To do this, hold the brush so that the very tip is touching at first, apply more pressure as you pull away from the stem and then end with only the tip touching again. Watch the video at the end of this post if you would like to watch me make my leaves. Add a touch of red and burnt sienna (brown) to darken your green color and use that to create shadows at the ends of the leaves. I alternated between the center and the outside of the leaves, keeping them the same on each side.
Next, I added some sparkle! Using the paint pen, I started with a cross shape and then made it thicker toward the center. I also added some dashes around the outside, adding more of these sparkles around the ornament. I finished the design by adding dots in varying sizes for faraway stars.
All set and ready for the tree!
