CREATE ART CANVAS tutorial by Tanja

Hi there,

it's Tanja here for you and I would like to show you the creation of this canvas step by step:

• cover a canvas with gesso and create a background with Distress Paints (Broken China, Evergreen Bough, Bundled Sage, Iced Spruce)

• apply a generous amount of Dylusions Spray (White Linen) to the upper part of the canvas and let it drip down

• stamp some circles with white gesso using a cap and the bottom of a blending tool

• create your own heart stencil and use it to draw a heart onto the canvas with the help of a pencil
• fill in the shape with gesso

• paint the heart with Distress Paints (Squeezed Lemonade, Abandoned Coral, Festive Berries)
• add shadows with a Derwent Charcoal Pencil (light) and highlights with a white gel pen
• draw some sketchy lines around the finished heart using a black PITT Artist Pen
• add splatters with Distress Paint (Hickory Smoke)

• apply Prima Marketing Modeling Paste through the ARTplorations Leaf Bliss Large stencil on all four corners of the canvas and let it dry thoroughly

• use the DIY stencil as a mask and stamp through it using the script stamp from the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Elements stamp set and Memento Luxe (Tuxedo Black)

•  mix Distress Paint (Chipped Sapphire) with Golden Glazing Liquid and apply it over the stenciled leaves - let the mixture dry for a little moment and wipe it away; make sure that enough paint stays on your substrate to accentuate the leaves
• add some more paint splatters and some vertical and horizontal lines with a craft scraper using the some dark blue paint 
• apply gesso with a stippling brush through the ARTplorations Fearless Large stencil and also add sketchy lines around the letters with a black PITT Artist Pen
• ink up the edges with Distress Ink (Black Soot) for a finished look

Until next time.

Yours,