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Written by munkey_b0y
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Thursday, 17 August 2006 |
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Ok these days I can feel myself growing up, and as such i look at the houses my friends have bought or are renting, with their IKEA furniture and mass produced (but pretty) artwork and thought to myself, "isn't that swell, maybe when I have a house then I should get some".
Being not only a g33k but also poor and stingy as hell, I figured I could make something to hang on my walls that would look good, be original, and cost me a little a possible.
Brief:
- Requires very little artistic skill
- Looks good enough to be store bought
- Stylish and contemporary
- Cheap as chips
- Easily replicated incase I want to make more to match
Lets give it a go......
Materials Needed:
- Iron
- Ironing Board (or other heat resistant flat surface)
- Canvasses (I used box canvasses)
- Palette & Brushes
- Paint (I recommend water-based acrylic)
- Inkjet 'T-shirt' transfer paper
- Inkjet Printer
Step 1:
- Print image you don't need to worry too much about the quality settings of the printer as we will be painting over it
- Cut out image
*TIP* I later found that you get better results if you cut around the image a little more carefully than I have in the picture.
Step 2:
Step 3:
- Iron transfer onto canvas - follow instructions for your type of paper
*TIP* use some cardboard from a box and an old book to support the underside of the canvas to stop it from stretching
Finished Transfer
Step 4:
- Paint around lines of the transfer and fill in background
- Let it Dry
- Check for missed bits and paint over them
Step 5:
- Carefully paint the inside of the shape a contrasting colour.
Step 6:
- Repeat with more to complete the pretentious multi-canvas effect that is so popular in all trendy loft apartments
hope you enjoyed the article, I certainly enjoyed cheating my way to pretentious art for my wall........
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Last Updated ( Monday, 09 April 2007 )
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