How To Easily Create An Amazing Modern Painted Canvas

4 Materials
$20
2 Hours
Easy
Did you know that you can easily create a modern painted canvas with leftover paint? Oh ya. I used the paint pour technique for this project and I was really pleased with the results. Being a furniture artist means I have a lot of leftover paint. You know the 1/4 inch in the bottom of the container paint? Don't throw that away. You can create amazing art for your walls with just a few dollars, and you can even put your own artistic twist on it. Nailed it on the first try and didn't even use a paintbrush! Now that's painting!
I found a 16X20 5 pack of canvas at Hobby Lobby for $10. SCORE! I've been wanting to do a paint pour painted canvas for a while now so I've been hoarding all my leftovers. Since this was my first attempt, I opted into trying it out on a canvas first. Just the thought of dumping  paint on furniture made me a bit nervous. I'd heard a lot of talk about adding floetrol to paint to keep make it flow, but like the majority of the time, I come up short in that department.  And like most impatient DIYers I just winged. I got water... that should work, right? I'm an eternal optimist!
The metallic top coats I had on hand were pretty thin so I didn't add water to them. The chalk mineral paint was a bit thick and I was pretty sure it wouldn't pour like I wanted it too. I added the paints to individual plastic cups and added water to the thicker chalk mineral paints to get the consistency I wanted. Not too thin because I needed the coverage on the canvas. All the paints I used were water based and I knew this would not be a problem.
It's looking pretty amazing! Right out of an art gallery!
Doing all three canvas at the same time created a fluid result.
And here is how they look on my wall. I LOVE them! Thanks for checking out my project. I just know you too can create an amazing modern painted canvas and never break the bank again buying modern art. No one will ever know it didn't come from an art gallery. icon


xo, Do
Suggested materials:
  • 16X20 Canvas   (Amazon or Hobby Lobby)
  • Metallic paint top coat   (Dixie Belle Paint)
  • Chalk Mineral Paint   (Dixie Belle Paint)
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Donna | Do Dodson Designs
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  • Thirdfrau Thirdfrau on Dec 07, 2018

    Your painting trio looks awesome! I'm going to try this for a bedroom re-do that I'm planning. Thanks so much!

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