Under the sea - Mixed media panel for Dusty Attic DT

Hello Sweeties,

Today I'm up on Dusty Attic blog with a kind of diorama. Imagine looking through the porthole of a submarine and looking at the sea world. Wouldn't that be amazing!

I primed the two parts of the porthole with black gesso. I added a piece of acrylic between the two pieces of the porthole. Next, I painted it with Silver Spoon acrylic paint. Next, I used the Rust Effect pastes set to alter the porthole. Finally, I added some Old Silver wax. 

I built a bottom which I covered with white crackle paste. When dry, I colored it with different shades of blue liquid acrylic paints.

I primed all the sea chipboards with white gesso and the resin elements with clear gesso. I used liquid acrylic paints to color them and waxes to highlight the details. I covered the Coral elements with Iced Crushed paste and Nude liquid acrylic. 

I covered the Anchor with Rust Effect pastes, added a little bit of Old Silver wax, and added jute cording. I glued a piece of toothpick behind all the elements. 

I added a piece of polystyrene at the bottom covered with Paper paste. While the paste was still wet, I added some sand to mimic the sea bed. When done, I glued all the elements in place.

To finish, I added some natural elements like a crab, shells, moss, and starfishes

Dusty Attic products:

Porthole 11" DA2578	Seaweed Mixed DA1913	Seaweed #1 DA1910	Coral Mixed DA1919
Anchors DA0558	Ocean Elements #1 DA2767	Ocean Elements #7 DA2773	Mini Jelly Fish DA2778

Other products:

• Mould - Kate Sue Design (Seahorses);
• Mould - Prima (Coral Reef);
• Waxes Art Alchemy - Finnabair (Old Silver, Graphite, White Gold, Rich Copper);
• Liquid Acrylics Art Alchemy - Finnabair (Nude, Coral, Burnt Sienna, Umber, Avocado);
• Acrylic Paint Alchemy - Finnabair (Silver Spoon);
• Art Extravagance - Finnabair Prima (White Crackle Paste, Paper Paste, Iced Crushed Paste, Rust Effect Paste set);
• Art Basics - Finnabair Prima (Clear Gesso, Heavy White Gesso, Heavy Black Gesso, 3D Matte Gel).