How to Create Amazing Sports Decor for Your Walls – Part 6 Hockey

Hello fellow sports fans!

I’m back today with the 6^th and final piece in my sports wall décor series.  Are you ready for something for the hockey fans?

Let’s get started with our hockey puck!

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Step 1 – Gather the Supplies

 Here’s what you need:

• Stretched canvas in the size of your choice (get the ones that are primed with gesso)
• Acrylic paints in black and white
• Large paint brush – 2″ is good
• Small paint brush – a ¼” brush is good for the detail
• Masking tape
• Newspapers (to protect your work area)
• A pencil

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Step 2 –Preparation

• Lay some sheets of newspaper on your work area, along with your supplies

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Step 3 – Draw the lines 

• Use your pencil to draw the lines in the hockey puck shape
• I did the outside lines first, then the edge where the top and side meet
• Mask off the lines 

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Step 4 – Paint the edge of the puck black

• Shake your black paint well before starting
• Squirt some paint on the side of the puck
• Use the large brush to fill in this area
• Let dry (read the directions on the paint for dry time).
• Wash your brush (acrylic paint washes up with soap and water, but read your directions).
• Add a second coat of black paint if desired, and let dry
• Remove the masking tape (all except the piece in the upper right)

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Step 5 – Paint the top of the puck dark gray

• Shake your black paint and white well before starting
• Mix your gray paint
  • Squirt some black paint onto the newspaper
  • Squirt some white paint on top of the black
  • Use a paintbrush to mix well
  • NOTE: use more paint than you think you might need, because it is hard to match the exact gray color later
• Paint the top surface of the puck, using the small brush for the edges close to the black sides, and the large brush for the rest
• Let dry (the paint will lighten up as it dries, so don’t worry if it looks too dark when wet)
• Wash your brush.
• Remove the last piece of masking tape

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 Step 6 – Paint the edge white

• Shake your white paint well before starting
• Squirt some paint on the newspaper
• Use the edge of the narrow brush to paint the lines
  • You will get a smoother line if you keep the paintbrush loaded with paint
• Let dry.
• Wash your brush .
• Add a second coat of white paint if desired, and let dry
• Optional – using just a touch of paint, draw lines on the edge of the puck to show the curved surface

 That’s it!  Your work of art is ready to hang on the wall!

 

I can’t believe I’m at the end of this series.  Now I just need to get them hung on the wall of my office / studio, so I can show you how they all look together!

If you missed any of the first 5 parts, just click the links to see the football, baseball, basketball, soccer and volleyball that were completed over the last several months.

Until next week ,
Carrie