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It's easy to make your own abstract art using simple materials
Want some modern art on the cheap? Take a canvas from a charity shop and paint over it! Build up layers with regular household paint in colours that match your decor. The hardest thing is knowing when you've done enough and it's time to stop.
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Step 1Take an old canvas, I picked this one up from a charity shop. Cover it with a layer of white emulsion (latex in the USA)
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Step 2Start painting a base layer. I had a little blue spray paint left over from another project so I used that, along with a little silver.
Don't worry if it looks a little messy at this point. -
Step 3Add more paint, I found a fairly dry brush and lots of up and down stroke gave a nice effect. The a band of grey across the middle added interest.
Just keep going adding more paint in colours you like/have. -
Step 4Let it dry every now and again and take a step back to look at your art. Then add more where you think it needs it.
In this photo you can really see the dry brush effect. You just use a little less paint on the brush. -
Step 5Here I was almost finished, the blocks of colour were just a little more vivid than I wanted so I went over the whole thing with more white.
Now all you have to do is hang you art on display.
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