Acrylic Painting with the Ladies at 10 Wilmington Place

On Tuesday, Diane Zubrick taught acrylic painting to a group of ladies at 10 Wilmington Place. They placed blue painter's tape in a design on mat board.

 

 They painted the areas that were left with different colors of acrylic paint.
 

 The tape is then removed and the white lines are left. 
 

 Sallie is painting the white lines black for a stained glass effect.

 

 The ladies were so proud of their work when they were done!

 

 You can easily create this project at home! You will need:

 

• Canvas or Mat board (use the white side, the color side will tear when the tape is removed)
• Blue painter's tape (The one used was labeled for all materials - at Walmart)
• Acrylic paint - tube or the craft paint in a bottle
• Brush

1. Lay down the tape in any pattern. You can use thinner strips by cutting the tape in half lengthwise. Overlap, press down and wrap the tape around the back if needed.

2. Fill in the white areas with acrylic paint. You can use more than one color in an area and leave the strokes or blend into a gradation of color. Also, patterns can be painted over the background such as stripes and dots. Don't worry if you paint over the tape!

3. Let the paint dry for less messy removal of the tape- or if you want, it can be removed right after painting. BIG TIP: Sometimes the mat board may start tearing if the tape is removed from the edge of the board. If this happens - go the middle of the painting, tear or cut the tape, then slowly remove the tape from the center of the painting to the edge.

4. You can paint several and hang as a grouping. Smaller canvases are great for this. You can buy RIBBA shelves at IKEA and place the paintings on it in a row.