How I Painted my White Unicorn

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One of my readers asked me to do a short video to show how I painted the Unicorn. Eileen pointed out that it's really hard to paint an animal sculpture all one color and have it come out nice, but she liked the all-white Unicorn. So - how did I make that white coat look more interesting?

I painted the Unicorn the same way I did the mini-rabbit, using some small bottles of chalk paint that I bought at Walmart, and stencil brushes. I pounced the colors onto the sculpture, using three different coats in slightly different colors. The different colors show through because no coat completely covers the previous coat, and the variations look quite natural.

This is a fast, easy way to paint an animal sculpture, and I'll be using it a lot in the future. It will work best when you don't want brush marks to show, and when the natural coat of the animal is either all one color, like the body of the Unicorn, or very slight variations within the coat, but without actual color patterns, like you see on a wild rabbit.

I bought my chalk paint at Walmart, but I just discovered that the FolkArt company also sells chalk paint in small bottles, and you can find them online at http://amzn.to/2j0RLld

They also have the special brushes that are supposed to be used for this thick-bodied paint, which has a completely matte finish.

I ran out of varnish, so my rabbit and unicorn still need their final clear coat. Another reader recommended a varnish by Americana, which comes in Gloss, Satin, Ultra Matte and Soft Touch. I ordered the Matte version (and the Soft Touch) just to see what they're like. I'll report back to you as soon as I've had time to experiment with them. The chalk paint line has a wax finish, but I decided not to use it because the label on the one I bought from Walmart said it needed to be reapplied every year. I'll stick with the varnish.

If you'd like to make a Unicorn or Rabbit (or both) using my patterns, you can find them at http://www.UltimatePaperMache.com/patterns

My sculpting books:
Make Animal Sculptures: http://amzn.to/1nMUO3a
How to Make Masks: http://goo.gl/McFp8L
Make Tiny Paper Mache Dogs: http://amzn.to/1KXd9zg
Make Adorable Baby Animal Dolls: http://amzn.to/20GBQcg
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