I'm not an artist, and definitely not a painter. I was thrilled at how easy these were to do and make it seem like I could paint something! This is a great project for anyone who feels intimidated by painting.
Want to make some for yourself? Here's the step by step.
What you need:
- Canvas - I used 12x12x1 that came in a two pack
- Acrylic paint - Two colors worked nicely to give it some character without too much flare. I used black and silver.
- Paint brush - I used a course 1" brush. You could buy this from a craft store or from your local hardware store! The brush doesn't need to be fancy for this.
- Something to put the paint on for mixing (I used a plastic plate)
- Sticker letters - purchased from a craft store, these letters are what you stick onto the fabric and pull off after painting.
- Paper towel - for putting the painted letters on after you've pulled them off.
- Toothpick & Tweezers (don't worry - they clean off easily) - for pulling off the letters.
How to do it:
- Peel off your letter stickers to make the words you want, and stick them to the canvas. I used a ruler across the canvas for when I wanted them to be straight - if your canvas is straight sometimes the grain is good enough for this too.
- Once you have all your words on the canvas, use the dry brush to blot/brush the letters to make sure they are flat and really stuck to your canvas so the paint doesn't get under them.
- Create a course mix (just swirl a couple of times) if you want a combined color, and have a separate pile of the individual paint colors you are using. Brush over the canvas in whatever method suits your mood. I tried to leave some globs of acrylic and some streaks of color on mine to give it some texture and character.
- Lay out a piece of paper towel. Use the toothpick to get under an edge of the letter you are going to peel. Once you get it bumped up a little, use the tweezers to grab it and gently pull it off the canvas. Rinse and repeat for all the letters on the canvas.
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