See me paint this whole stone in the video below!
Christmas Painting: How to Paint A Nativity and Manger Scene this Christmas
Watch this Christmas painting video to learn how to paint your own nativity scene or a simple baby Jesus in the manger on canvas.
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I use a mixture of acrylic paints and latex paint from any paint store.
I rarely use craft paints in my canvas paintings but I loved using Martha Stewart’s Gold as some added glitz on these to make them festive for the holidays!
These Christmas Mini’s make the perfect gift for your friends, family or teacher! They are great for decorating your home as shelf sitters or hanging on a gallery wall.
Here’s a complete list all the art tools and supplies I used in this video.
- Canvas – my go-to for canvases
- Acrylic Paint
- My favorite for gold, craft paint
- Palette Knife
- By far, my favorite inexpensive round brush
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Melissa Lewis
I’m a wife, mom, business owner, and a creative artist. My husband and I live in Memphis, TN with our three boys: Brennan, True and Hayes. After college and a few year of the cubicle life, I ventured on my own. Read More
How to Paint a Nativity Scene with Acrylic Paint
Christmas is right around the corner so I wanted to share how to paint a nativity scene with acrylic paint!
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I wanted to make sure to have a couple nativity scene rocks for you to choose from in our Christmas rocks page of the site. Below you will find our acrylic nativity scene tutorial, but if acrylic paint and brushes isn’t your thing you can check out this paint pen nativity scene too!
Supplies to Paint a Nativity Scene
For this tutorial I am using acrylic paint. You need a black, blue, and white. A nice soft bristle paint brush with a square edge. You will also need liner brush for painting the nativity silhouette.
Below you will find step by step images on how to create this design. There is a full video tutorial after if you are looking for more details or tips!
Place the black, blue and white paint directly onto your stone. You won’t need much black. Then taking your larger brush begin blending your colors back and forth. Blending from light into the dark. You may need a second coat depending on the thickness of your paint.
Next with your smaller brush create a white cross shape. Begin adding streaks down to the bottom of your brush. Alternate between white and blue creating a beautiful mixture of blue hues. Create the ground with black on your stone. Then build your manger scene. I have kept the shapes very simple, but you can get as detailed as you like!
