Large Floral Canvases

Large Floral Canvases

Posted by DecoArt on Apr 1st 2014

This trio of colorful, flowered canvases is brought to life by Patio Paint Outdoor™.

SUPPLIES

    • water container
    • palette or plastic plate
    • paper towels
    • pencil
    • 1" flat brush
    • 1/2" stippler brush
    • three 24" x 30" stretched cotton gallery wrapped canvases

    INSTRUCTIONS

    1. Lightly mark each canvas in 6” squares with a pencil. (See pattern.)
    2. Sketch the flower and leaves onto each canvas with a pencil, using the grid for approximate position.
    3. After the flower is finished, erase the grid lines.
    4. Paint the flower and leaves with Patio Paint Outdoors™ colors of your choice. (See photo for color suggestions.) Let dry.
    5. Paint Cloud White in the center of each flower.
    6. Paint background with a 1” flat brush, using a crosshatch technique with the white canvas showing to create pattern. (Note: in photo, background at left is Tiger Lily Orange; middle is Blue Bahama; and at right, Marigold.)
    7. Outline the flower, stem, and leaves with a 1/2" stippler brush and Wrought Iron Black.
    8. Let dry and coat the canvases with Clear Coat.

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    Flower Pattern