I found some baseballs in my "stash-of-stuff-to-paint" pile and decided to paint them up for Christmas. I only painted three balls, but there are 4 "sides" to each ball making a total of 12 different painted images...
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Baseballs are pretty easy to paint. First, I basepainted everything white. I painted half of each ball red, and then did a rich chocolate brown wash over the entire ball to give it an aged look. Next I created some original art and used some patterns I had to come up with twelve different Christmas paintings.
Here are closeups of each "side"...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJDGPWyno_ZD_Bdh9w5_z8SzVcXHi1k53lNUNF-rwUT-qjTA3c6l8C5bCdcMe0SHzf31Hq2OqsDmjN8qBvlsJXMVyxvWWl7Ag0EFUE-u_dQcGlK41SMNO1nwDXKtYeF78IoAYdRdjOA/s400/side1watermark.jpg)
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These look great nestled in greenery on a decorated mantle, or on candlesticks or cakeplates, in bowls, or just any little nook or cranny that needs splash of Christmas cheer!
Thanks for looking! Have a great day!
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Baseballs are pretty easy to paint. First, I basepainted everything white. I painted half of each ball red, and then did a rich chocolate brown wash over the entire ball to give it an aged look. Next I created some original art and used some patterns I had to come up with twelve different Christmas paintings.
Here are closeups of each "side"...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJDGPWyno_ZD_Bdh9w5_z8SzVcXHi1k53lNUNF-rwUT-qjTA3c6l8C5bCdcMe0SHzf31Hq2OqsDmjN8qBvlsJXMVyxvWWl7Ag0EFUE-u_dQcGlK41SMNO1nwDXKtYeF78IoAYdRdjOA/s400/side1watermark.jpg)
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These look great nestled in greenery on a decorated mantle, or on candlesticks or cakeplates, in bowls, or just any little nook or cranny that needs splash of Christmas cheer!
Thanks for looking! Have a great day!
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