Weekend DIY: 4 Easy Steps to Your Own Geometric Artwork
Here's how to create an easy abstract artwork to tie in with your soft furnishings
Your new red ottoman is just not tying in with your overall decorating scheme. You don’t want to replace it, and there’s a little empty spot on your wall. DIY an artwork in matching colours to bring unity to the room, creating a little vignette of cohesion. Armed with just a few simple tools, this is some fun you can have over a couple of hours. So go on, roll up your sleeves and begin…
For a decorative artwork that fills a void or that ties your furnishings together, pick out the predominant colours in the room. Pick out two or three and these will be the ones you will use in your artwork.
You will need…
- Scissors
- Masking tape
- A canvas
- A ruler
- Chosen paint colours – artist’s paint or use leftover interior paint to truly tie in with the scheme.
- A few small sponges
STEP 1: Cut and lay down strips of masking tape in geometric patterns onto the canvas. Use a few verticals and horizontals. There are no rules, just place them randomly at different widths apart. Only, ensure you place them straight, running parallel with each edge of the canvas. You can use the ruler to help you with this.
STEP 2: Begin to lay down the paint. Using the sponge, paint over the entire canvas. (The masking tape strips once lifted will become the pattern.) Let dry.
STEP 3: Once your first colour is dry, lay down further strips of masking tape, adding more vertical and horizontal lines. Then sponge over certain areas between the newly added tape with your second colour. Remember to leave some first colour areas. Let dry.
STEP 4: Once your second colour is dry, slowly peel away the tape strips to reveal a geometric grid of vertical and horizontal lines in white. Voila! you have your very own artwork. Don’t forget to sign it!
OPTION 1: If you want to add further depth to the artwork, you can gently sponge with soft hazy edges in the flat colour areas.
OPTION 2: Use a fine paintbrush and paint a few loose little vertical and horizontal lines in the opposite colours.
OPTION 3: You can also add patches of colour over the opposite colour so that the lines aren’t as obvious.
Line up three canvases of the same size to maximise visual interest.
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