DIY 3D SKELETON WALL ART
Updated: 14 hours ago
I knew I wanted to use a skeleton for my second piece of 3D Halloween wall art, but I didn’t want it to feel too simple. I added some bat wings to give it a spooky gargoyle look, then finished it off with a couple of little bats I made. This DIY came together pretty quickly, and I love how much the wings changed the look of the whole piece.
what you’ll need
Paint
Paint Brushes
Frame or Backing (i used my existing frame and a 1/8" MDF backing to insert into frame)
Plastic Skeleton
Black Felt
Hot Glue Gun
Glue Stick
Scissors
a few tips before you start
✦ Make the wings proportionate to both your skeleton and your backing so they don’t overwhelm the piece.
✦ Don’t be afraid to take the skeleton apart at the joints. It gave me more freedom to pose the arms and legs exactly how I wanted.
WATCH HOW I DID IT ↓
THE PROCESS ↓
STEP 1: PAINTING THE BACKING
Choose a backing or frame and paint it your desired background colour. I went with purple for this one. Let dry and paint a second coat.
STEP 2: MAKE BAT WINGS
I folded a piece of black felt in half, drew a bat wing shape that would fit my skeleton and backing, then cut it out so I had two matching wings. I placed them on the backing where I thought they would work, but didn’t glue them down yet.
STEP 3: POSITION THE SKELETON
I started by removing my skeleton’s forearms and lower legs so I could arrange the pieces separately. I placed the body over the wings, then positioned the arm and leg pieces until I got the crouched gargoyle pose I wanted.
STEP 4: ATTACH THE WINGS AND SKELETON
Once I was happy with the layout, I used hot glue to attach everything to the MDF backing. I started by adding folds to the wings to give them more dimension, then glued them down. After that, I glued down the skeleton’s body and finished by attaching the separate limb pieces.
STEP 5: PUT IN FRAME
I placed the finished MDF backing with the skeleton into my frame.
STEP 6: ADD MINI BATS
I didn’t show this part in the video, but after I finished putting the skeleton together, I felt like the purple backing needed something else. A few little bats seemed like the perfect way to fill in the space, so I cut some out with my Cricut and hot glued them onto the backing.
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