Whimsical portraits
John and I have 4 young boys, and we love capturing the imaginative years of their childhood in a variety of ways. This is a fun and quirky collage project for anyone to try on!! And even though our canvases have captured more of a masculine flair... you could easily find a theme suitable for ANY child!
To get started, we color copied lush illustrations of several historical figures (in Max's case, Napoleon... it's more about the noble steed he's perched on, really). Then we took existing photos of the boys, color copied them to size... then cut and pasted their faces over the historical ones. To complete the look, the backgrounds are layered with replicas of old treasure maps, torn edges, tea-staining, and dry brush antiquing. As a finishing touch, we decided to file the edges of the canvases to make them feel even more rustic. Tres magnifique! We have these little portraits hanging in the boys' room now... and they giggle every time they look up at them!
To get started, we color copied lush illustrations of several historical figures (in Max's case, Napoleon... it's more about the noble steed he's perched on, really). Then we took existing photos of the boys, color copied them to size... then cut and pasted their faces over the historical ones. To complete the look, the backgrounds are layered with replicas of old treasure maps, torn edges, tea-staining, and dry brush antiquing. As a finishing touch, we decided to file the edges of the canvases to make them feel even more rustic. Tres magnifique! We have these little portraits hanging in the boys' room now... and they giggle every time they look up at them!
posted by Tracy Porter Blog
4 Comments:
how cool!! I bet the boys had tons of fun!! so creative!!
Tracy,
This is a fabulous idea! Where did you find the lush illustrations, old treasure maps,etc.? I seem to have a tough time finding good stuff for the boys walls. Thank you for always sharing and providing such great inspiration. I am still anxiously awaiting to see the boys red bath!
I have lots of old books ...that I collect etc. these sorts .......the treasure maps are actually scrapbook papers that i found at a local hobby store,
you could also do a darling version for girls...castles etc! So glad you like them, the boys think they are really cool!
xo
Ooooooooo!!!! I'm so doing this!! My daughter would love seeing her little face!! Thanks for sharing! ;)
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