Friday, August 7, 2015

Sparkly Ombré! - Dorm Wall Decor!

Staying on the canvas art category, today I'm going to show you guys how to make a sparkly ombré piece that's perfect for any room theme


Here's what you'll need:
1. Canvas
2. Paint(any color + White)
3. Paint brush
4. Mod Podge(Not pictured & optional)
5. Glitter(optional)

How to:
Put some of your darkest color paint on a cardboard, paper, anything to hold your paint. Simply dip your paint brush into the paint and make one continuous stroke on the canvas starting from the top to the bottom. Do not redip your paintbrush let the color naturally fade out. For the next stroke add a drop or 2 of white paint and mix the color. This will give you a lighter shade. Do the same stroke technique. Apply one or two more drops of white and repeat the process and so on and so forth. Once you've completed the strokes you will end up with something like this 
If you're content with it just like this then you're finished! However if you think it looks a little plain like I did you can spice it up. This is where the glitter and mod podge come in. Once your paint has completely dried, dip your paint brush into the mod podge and make the same stroke you made with the paint. Start from the top and finish at the bottom letting your mod podge fade out. Dip your paint brush into the glitter and go over the mod podge using the same stroke technique. If you want a more dramatic effect you can do 2 or 3 more strokes of glitter on top of each one you do. This will make an ombré effect with the glitter. 
Here's the finished product! Left is with flash, right is without.

I hope everyone enjoyed reading!

P.S. Don't be afraid to ask for clarification on any of the steps!

Until next time, xoxo

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