DIY Abstract Artwork

2 Materials
$100
2 Hours
Easy
Artwork is one of those things that can totally MAKE a home. Inject a room with artwork that you love, and all of a sudden it will feel so much more personal and like you. It brings the life to a space, you know? The hump that people sometimes face is that it can be expensive. Thing is though, if you look around and get creative, there are so many budget-friendly ways to bring interesting artwork into your home (I even have a Pinterest board dedicated to collecting DIY artwork ideas). I recently needed a piece for above our mint and gold buffet, and had a very specific colour scheme and look in mind (and a zero budget). The solution? Paint my own DIY abstract art.
What you’ll need:
-A stretched canvas, whatever size you want (you can get canvases from any art/craft store like Michael’s, Joanne’s, etc). A white or black canvas works, as you are going to layer lots of paint on so it doesn’t really matter what colour you start with.
-Paint. Acrylic or even leftover latex wall/furniture paint
-Liquid gold foil
-Paint brushes
-A plate for mixing your paints
I had a white canvas left over from a previous project that I used for this DIY artwork. It was big and just the right size for above the buffet, and I had already painted the base white (it had been something else before).
As for my paints and brushes? In order to get the exact colour scheme I wanted, I had to use a few different paint types. Some were acrylic paint that I had in my stash (my fave brand is Liquitex Basics – this pink one and this white one), and the grays were actually leftover wall paint that I had used on the doors on the main floor.
I also used a few different brushes. This green rubber one I had picked up recently gives a stripe-y look, a large (crappy) brush from some past furniture painting projects, and a finer art brush for the gold.
See the rest of the steps and my finished canvas over on the blog!
Suggested materials:
  • Canvas   (Michaels)
  • Paint   (Michaels)
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