Excited to share my tutorial for creating a Wildflowers Mixed Media Canvas with StencilGirl® Stencils!
Supplies:
• Acrylic paint
• 11”x14” Canvas
• Gesso
• StencilGirl® Stencils: Wildflowers 6”x 6” and
Wildflowers and Grasses 9”x 12”
• Coffee filters
• Variety of paper: vintage book
pages, sheet music, tissue
• Gelli plate
• Rubber brayer
• Paint brushes
• Mod Podge or matte medium
• Baby wipes or paper towel for cleanup
1:
Gesso the canvas. Paint whole canvas
background color of your choice.
2:
Coat the Gelli plate with a thin layer
of paint, using the brayer to smooth.
Pull a few prints using the coffee
filters -- since these are absorbent,
it helps to have a base layer of very
thin paint before you begin printing
or stenciling. Flatten the coffee filters
and create several backgrounds using
the Gelli plate.
3:
Next, choose a contrasting color and
smooth over the Gelli plate. Center
the stencil over the plate, then pull a
print. To achieve a second print,
remove the stencil and switch papers.
You will get a variety of looks if you
experiment with vintage book pages,
tissue paper, mixed media paper, and
the coffee filters.
4:
Continue making prints. Make more
than you think you’ll need, in a
variety of colors.
6:
Tear the prints and arrange a loose
layout on the canvas. Use Mod Podge
or Matte Medium to tack everything
down in place.
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