Curbly Video Podcast: Graffiti Leaves
By DIY Maven
This is a really quick, easy and inexpensive way to create images pretty enough for framing.
The props:
- Acrylic craft paint (I used a luscious turquoise)
- White acrylic spray paint
- A paint brush
- Something to serve as a canvas like a piece of plywood or MDF
- Several leaves from an indoor or outdoor plant (for the picture above, I used silk leaves purchased at my local craft store
The procedure:
- Paint your ‘canvas’ with a coat or two of the craft paint.
- After it’s completely dry, arrange your leaves on top of the painted side.
- Holding the spray can parallel with the ‘canvas’, spray over the entire surface. If the leaves move slightly, that’s fine. It’s this movement that creates the soft, watery image. If a leaf or two should move significantly, simply stop spraying, readjust the leaf and then start painting again.
- Let the spray paint dry for a few minutes and then carefully lift off the leaves.
- What until the coat of spray paint is completely dry before framing, of course!
Did you like this article?
DIY Maven's blog (2084 posts)
Featured Writer
Subscribe to this blog
Member since: 11/07/06
About:
Self-proclaimed Maven of DIY, I'm up for anything from gonzo rehab to dressing a room. Check...
walawala1
No problem. This was a really great idea. I'm surprised to see no one else has posted their results. Please keep spitting out these awesome ideas. It helps my jobless summer that much more exciting:)
Will, 15
DIY Maven
Very cool! So glad you posted the results!!
walawala1
This is how mine turned out. It looks really nice on my brown walls. Thanks for the great idea!!
Add a Comment!