Wall Character

Material
  • Treated pine board
  • Paint
  • Wall plugs (I use nylon mushroom head nail anchor fittings)
Procedure
  1. Painting: I commissioned the painting, but I've used projection of a digital image and tracing before which worked well.
  2. Jig-sawed around the character to remove the unpainted board and to mainly just keep the outline of the character.  
  3. Blackened the cut edges to help make the character stand out. 
  4. Drill holes into the board.
  5. Mark the drill hole positions on the brick through the board holes using a thin pencil. (Be careful to mark drill holes onto brick not mortar as the mortar will not hold an anchor well.)
  6. Use a masonry drill bit, that matches the recommended size specified on the wall anchor packet, to drill the holes into the bricks.
  7. Insert the wall anchor plugs and hammer in the nails. (I placed them in the centre of the headlights, front wheel, and flower on the door.)
Hand over of the art work
More Project Ideas
Painted treated pine board used in the Stop Sign and PC Play Table and Fascinator Wall projects.