How to make a mural of seashells

Picking up on the shores of the sea shells is a favorite pastime of children. And at the end of the rest of these "trophies" are in some distant closet. Shells can decorate a frame for a photo or to make them panels, which will decorate the house and be reminded of happy holidays.

You will need

• - flat Board, particle Board or plywood;
• shells;
• - PVA glue;
• - sandpaper;
• jig - saw;
• - the stain.

Instruction

1. Run the sketch panel of the shell. Do not have to draw by hand, you can find a suitable digital image or scan the card. In Adobe Photoshop make the image contour. When choosing a pattern, note that small parts on it should be as small as possible, because the shells themselves are very nice material. In addition, they have a certain texture that must be taken into account when making the sketch. Print the image, pre-fit it to size.
2. Prepare the Foundation. Take a thick Board or plywood. For example, good wooden cutting Board. The hole for the stud it can be removed, there kleiv a wooden cork. Ordinary Board process by using an emery paper so that the surface was smooth. If the shells remain bright, background a little darker, for contrast. To do this, use a dark color stain. Stain if necessary, you can replace the dark solution of potassium permanganate, which gives shades of deep red-brown to light brown.
3. Put picture on the Board. To do this is to use carbon paper. The stage of sketching you can skip immediately tried to make a song on the Board.
4. If the shell needs painting, do it before gluing them on the Board. To paint the shells you can use bright acrylic paints. Choose a color depending on the nature of the image.