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For this project you will need:
- Pine wood 18 mm thick for the large sign
- plywood 8 mm thick for the bunnies and the
small sign
- acrylic paints in white, light brown, dark brown
and black
- standard scrollsawing supplies
- sandpaper
- drill with 2.5 mm bit
- wire
- wood glue
- paintbrushes
- old toothbrush
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Instructions:
1. Print out the patterns. The large sign should be printed out to fit the size of a sheet of typing paper. Print the bunnies to a size you desire. The small sign can be made according to your needs. It should fit the bottom of the large sign.
2. Base paint the large sign first white. Let it dry. Thin the light brown paint with water and paint all of the pieces with it.
3. Once dry, drybrush all of the edges with dark brown paint. Dot eyes onto the rabbits with black paint.
4. Use a toothbrush dipped into dark paint and sprinkle dark brown paint over all of the pieces. This is done by brushing your index finger or thumb over the toothbrush bristles over the wood pieces. This causes the paint to spatter. Let the pieces thoroughly dry.
5. Cut your wire to a length of about 45 cm or 18 inches. Drill 2 holes in the top of the large and insert the 2 wire ends through those holes and twist them together in the front of the sign. Coil the ends to make them look more decorative.
6. Glue the bunnies onto the sign where you would like to place them.
7. Paint your text onto the small sign with dark brown paint and let it dry.
8. Glue the small sign onto the large one and let the glue dry.
Free Patterns: Hopping Bunny Pattern Sign Pattern
How to make patterns tutorial
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How to Saw Wood Out Using a Scroll Saw
This tutorial demonstrates cutting along the outside edge of a piece. This example of a leaf hows how to handle sharp angles. Otherwise sawing with a scroll saw is easy and fun. Most pieces you will be cutting have smoother and gradual curves and longer lines to cut. Please work in a well ventilated room when using a scroll saw and avoid inhalating fine dust particles if possible. Wear a paper mask if you can.It is highly recommended to wear safety glasses or goggles to prevent eye injury from flying wood pieces or breaking saw blades. When sawing, avoid putting your fingers too close to the blade. If you have the necessity to remove excess cut away pieces that have fallen off, turn the machine off before doing so. Always use both hands when cutting the wood. Work with larger pieces and when cutting out a small piece, see that you have enough material to get a good grip on. Rather waste a bit more material.
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How to Dry Brush Wood
Drybrushing is one of many painting techniques and is easy to learn. It is very effective in shading or highlighting your painted items. Thus giving them a more realistic look. Color plays an important role in dry brushing. You may choose a light contrast for a dark color or a dark contrast for a light color. After practicing on a few pieces, you will discover which colors work best with each other. Consider the item you are painting and what color it is. Important is to dry brush the item with a contrast color and yet the contrast color should also enhance the color of the item you are painting. For example, let us choose the color white. An obvious contrast would be a darker shade. Depending on what you are painting, a shade such as light brown, grey, blue look well on white. On the other hand the color black can only be shaded with a lighter color. You may choose grey or white. When painting with other colors, you may choose lighter or darker shades. For example the color green can be shaded with a darker hue or a lighter hue depending on the effect you would like to create. Important is to experiment. The more you practice, the more secure you will feel about shading and highlighting. Not only can you dry brush wood but also plaster of Paris castings, pappmaché boxes, and other painted items.
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