A few weeks ago, I shared with you how I re-used old curtains in my little girl’s room. Well, part of the remodel of her room included adding some artwork to her walls. I love being able to make my own artwork. It saves quite a bit of money, and I have the pride and satisfaction of knowing I made it myself.
My daughter’s name means “Bright Light,” so of course I wanted to incorporate the lyrics of “You are My Sunshine” into the art. I love when people create artwork that is hand-painted words, but I do not possess this talent. So here is how I “cheated” to make this artwork look like it wasn’t done by a three year old.
First, I found a set of canvas panels at Hobby Lobby and I bought some acrylic paints.
I thought I wanted grey for the background, but then decided it was too dark.
That is the beauty of paint! Just cover it up with a different color.
Here is the “cheating” part. Find a font you like, type out your words, and print it reversed. Then take a soft-lead pencil and heavily trace over the print out. Lay print text side down over canvas, and rub the back of the paper with a blunt object. I used a bone folder, but a spoon would work just as well. Voila! You have just done a graphite transfer.
Then, just simply paint over the transfer. I added some daisies for fun, too!
Put them in frames (if you want) and hang them up!
Do you want to try this at some point? Pin it!
