Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Learning To Make Paintings With Paint Pens


I arrived at a half-finished, abandoned canvas inside of a drawer the other day. Poor thing. I felt sorry correctly, i really turned it in to a DIY tutorial. Should you have some surfaces to fill, this is the method to use transfer paper and paint pens to produce your decorative art.

Paint some abstract stripes for your canvas with acrylic paint. No reason to be too careful. Be free!


Choose a photo you wish to reproduce, and size it on your canvas which has a photocopier or printer. Tape sheets of paper together when asked. This Victorian ornament originates from among Dover's electronic clip art books. You may want to search this vintage clip art library, or draw your own personal if you are good prefer that.

Cut a form of graphic transfer paper on the dimensions of your image. These things are bought at art stores. Be cautious when handling it or your fingers will turn gray. Position the paper graphite side on the canvas. Put your image ahead, face up. Work with a few components of tape to mend the stack set up.

Then trace over your image which has a pencil, being careful to not ever rest a hand heavily to the paper or you'll end up with unwanted graphite smudges. Take out the papers.


Trace in the transferred lines using a permanent paint marker. I enjoy DecoColor markers, that can in numerous tip widths and numerous colors. They're sold at most art stores. I've used Sharpies before, but they are likely to dull and dry out quickly, as well as it challenging to get even coverage. As you're tracing, keep a blank notepad between your hand plus the canvas to prevent smearing the graphite lines. The paint marker will dry right away.

In the event the paint marker lines look too shiny to you if you find yourself finished, give your painting a coat of clear acrylic gel medium to balance out the shine in between the matte acrylic paint along with the shiny marker.

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