DIY Deer Silhouette Art

Create this easy DIY deer silhouette art for your home for the winter or even all year long. A great addition to any rustic or country style decor.

These days everywhere you look there are antlers, deer silhouette art, and decorative deer art in every home store you go.  I absolutely love it all and think it’s a great touch of rustic you can add to any room.

I’ve been living with that here today, gone tomorrow shopping regret the last few times I’ve been to stores and debated on the antlers, or even the deer heads.

My husband thinks I’m nuts, being the avid hunter that he is. He always makes comments that he can get me the “real thing”.  Thanks honey, but I’ll stick to that fake antlers and prettier versions!

Christmas is a huge time for deer decor, or anything reindeer related. So I thought I would attempt a DIY version of the deer silhouette I keep seeing to add to my Christmas décor.

You can find so many free deer silhouettes online, and the project possibilities with them are endless.

Supplies Needed for Deer Silhouette Art

• Canvas you want to use for deer silhouette art – I used a piece of scrap wood I had, but you could use anything – canvas, wood, paper that you can then frame
• Printed deer silhouette from above
• Pencil
• Stain/paint

Instructions to Make Deer Silhouette Art

1. Pick which canvas you are going to use for your deer silhouette art. I cut a piece of scrap wood to the size I wanted, and stained it with dark walnut wood stain. Then I took a hammer to the board and beat it up to give it a worn look, then sanded it to smooth it out.
2. Next I measured what size I wanted the deer silhouette, printed it out, then taped the deer silhouette onto the board where I wanted it placed.

3. Then I took a pencil and just simply traced around the deer head, pressing down hard (but not too hard or the paper will rip), just enough to leave an imprint on the wood.

4. Afterwards, I removed the paper and traced the imprint to outline my deer silhouette.

5. I then hand painted the deer head with white paint, and once dry, took a sand block across the front to create a distressed look.

This DIY deer silhouette art is a great addition to Christmas decor, but it can be used in any rustic or country style setting all year.

It would be great hung in a gallery wall, or just set on a shelf as decor. And there are so many ways to customize it to fit how you want it to look.

 I have not decorated for Christmas yet, but doing this project made me pretty excited to get started here soon. Nothing beats a cheap and easy DIY to add to your decor!

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