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
- Lightly mark each canvas in 6” squares with a pencil. (See pattern.)
- Sketch the flower and leaves onto each canvas with a pencil, using the grid for approximate position.
- After the flower is finished, erase the grid lines.
- Paint the flower and leaves with Patio Paint Outdoors™ colors of your choice. (See photo for color suggestions.) Let dry.
- Paint Cloud White in the center of each flower.
- 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.)
- Outline the flower, stem, and leaves with a 1/2" stippler brush and Wrought Iron Black.
- Let dry and coat the canvases with Clear Coat.