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Watercolor Spider Web Art

October 20, 2015 By Jenae 3 Comments

Watercolor Spider Web Art



 

Spiders are my nemeses.  We have had an issue with brown recluse spiders since we moved into our current house over five years ago.  I have tried nearly everything to eradicate them in our home.  We finally have the issue somewhat under control, thanks to these spider tips.

 

Despite my abhorrence of spiders, I can still have an appreciation for their intricate and beautiful webs!  Little Brother and I decided to use some of the leftover pre-gessoed canvases from our bathroom art to make some watercolor spider web art!  I absolutely love how it turned out…and can’t wait to display it in our home (it will be one of the few Halloween decorations I own).

Here’s what you’ll need:

Watercolors (we love these)

Hot glue gun

Canvases that have been pre-gessoed (regular canvases won’t absorb the watercolor)

 

Watercolor Spider Web Art

1. Preheat your glue gun.  Since a glue gun can get very hot and burn easily, only an adult should use it.

 

Watercolor Spider Web Art

2.  Make a spider web pattern using the glue gun on the pre-gessoed canvas.  I found it easiest to make the main intersecting lines first and then connect them using the small arcs.

 

Watercolor Spider Web Art

3.  Recruit a helper to start painting on the canvas!

 

Spider Web Watercolor Art Painting

How did I luck out with such a cute little helper?  🙂

 

Watercolor Spider Web Art

4.  Keep painting until the canvas is covered!

 

Watercolor Spider Web Art

I just love the way it turned out!

 

Watercolor Spider Web Art

The hot glue gun made for some beautiful texture!

 

 

Watercolor Spider Web Art

 

 

Check out more fun Halloween-inspired ideas here.  

 

 

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