We’ll show you how to achieve professional effects with Micador art materials – artist quality at a price for everyone. This project uses three stretched canvases to create a series of eye catching wall art pieces using acrylic paint.
Tips:
Squeeze some colour from the tube onto your palette. Add different colours together to get your desired hue. Use a brush to mix the paint together to get a smooth consistency.
When you need to change colour, make sure you rinse your brush completely clean. Use a rag to blot your brushes before you dip them in the paint again. This stops the paint from running down the ferrule and dripping onto your canvas.
Use a small brush to paint the outlines of your foreground pattern (the Chinese characters), before filling them in with colour. This will ensure a sharp outline, creating contrast in your work.
What you need:
- 3 x Micador Clean Slate™ Stretched Canvases 12"x12"
- Micador Acrylic Paint
- Micador Disposable palette
- Micador 777 Series Brush Pack
- Micador ColouRush® Pencils
- 3 x Micador Easy Canvas Hangers
- Jar with water
- A Micador Essential pencil
Step-by-step
Step 1: Preparation and inspiration
Experiencing other cultures when you travel can inspire you to create amazing art. Trinkets, symbols and images collected along the way can give you a starting point for your design. We’ve chosen an Asian inspired theme and are using Chinese characters, ‘You and Me’ to create our masterpiece.
Step 2: Create your design
Experiment with your chosen image using scale and cropping. We photocopied and enlarged our Chinese characters, and then cropped them to add impact. The characters then become an abstract part of our creation.
Sketch your design on paper and fill-in in the colours using Micador ColouRush® Pencils. Lightly trace the outline of your design onto your canvas using a soft pencil.
Step 3: Layering
Paint in layers. Start with the colours that form your background. Use firm strokes to spread the paint around evenly to achieve a crisp, smooth finish. Make sure your background is dry before you paint in the rest of your design so that the colours don’t run into each other.
Step 4: Your finished masterpiece
Remember to paint along the sides of your canvas for a professional finish. Once it’s completely dry (around 2 hours) hang your painting. Simply use Micador’s Easy Canvas Hangers to display your artwork and your masterpiece will be the centerpiece of your next dinner party!
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