Angels on High

Angels on High

 

I saw this for sale (made in wood)  on a website.  Since I don't have woodworking tools, I decided to make it with foam board.  It is light and easier to work with, and to store.  It is about 6 feet tall.  It is done in layers.  I cut the a full body as the first layer.  I cut the pieces, allowing for gaps between pieces.  Here is a picture of most of the layering done, and before painting:

Layering the Feathers

After all the layers were complete, I painted the front and the back with Bin Primer/Sealer.  I am putting it outside, under a covered porch, so I wanted to seal it.  The next step was painting it a dark brown.

At this point, I started layering on color.  As you can see, I did not do a solid coat, more like dry brushing.  I also high-lighted areas with different colors.  Then again after the antiquing process.

 
This is the completed painting phase.  If you like this, you could stop here.

I sprayed this with a Sealer/Primer.  Then, I used a antiquing wax all over the angel, as in the first photo.  The 'Peace' sign was three layers and I used the same process as above.

I am posting two pictures of the patterns.  If you enlarge them by 550 percent.