Modern DIY Art on a Budget

Su Casa: A Friday Afternoon Art Project

February 8, 2011

Here's a post from community member LAKR from the Su Casa group.

We need a big piece of art on one of our walls in the living room. I know it'll be awhile before I can afford something really good . . . so, this afternoon I got out the brushes and paint and canvas and made a smaller piece for my bedroom . . . see if you like it! Voila! I think it represents how we're intertwined....

Have you finished any new projects in your own home? Be sure to share photos and tales in our Su Casa group!

11 Comments

Neural 1 year 44 weeks

Love it! Thanks for sharing!

cdelaney 2 years 14 weeks

Love it!

LAKR 2 years 14 weeks

The red was just acrylic paint at Michael's....nothing special

carolynz 2 years 14 weeks

cool idea!

Marni7 2 years 14 weeks

This is awesome and so weird because I did this a couple of days ago too! Well not the exact design but bought a canvas and paint and splattered it everywhere lol Good Job! I love it

2 years 14 weeks

this is so neat! what type of paint did you use?

vabeachbum 2 years 14 weeks

The artist tape will work even better if you run a coat of clear medium around the outside of the tape to seal it up really well. I used to use the tape when I wanted super straight lines in a painting but the paint always bled around the edges. Someone told me to coat the edges in medium first and it works like a charm! You can get medium in any craft store. It will be in the paint section.

lauren 2 years 14 weeks

Looks great! I want to give it a try too!

retroinAL 2 years 14 weeks

Wow! I have been looking for a similar idea for my foyer area-thanks for the post!

LAKR 2 years 14 weeks

Artists tape. Go to a arts supply store or a craft store. It's masking tape, but comes really super narrow (like I used) to wider. The narrow stuff can be curved (as I did) if you're careful, Go over it with your fingers (fingernail) to make sure it contacts well, especially where it crosses other tape. The edges are not knife-edge perfect up close, but it still looks cool. I've read that you should remove the tape before the paint dries so it doesn't lift sections of paint.

limelindsey 2 years 14 weeks

Very cool! What kind of tape did you use?

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