Easy DIY Abstract Painting

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dKwhjAn-Qzef1J3vtGI9PFHtYpS0mvzKR0km5JL-xMWRjF5A4mmjU1Sipt82JelnXAP0nas65knPw-x_BVvfBo9vHv7fmX9Cjs7J7rHc4bC_Q4_JvwnwqnvQpMLbFI7Zl1qgP9i216pt/s1600/DITAbstractArt-Pin_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="diy, abstract, wall art, painting, easy, how to" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dKwhjAn-Qzef1J3vtGI9PFHtYpS0mvzKR0km5JL-xMWRjF5A4mmjU1Sipt82JelnXAP0nas65knPw-x_BVvfBo9vHv7fmX9Cjs7J7rHc4bC_Q4_JvwnwqnvQpMLbFI7Zl1qgP9i216pt/s1600/DITAbstractArt-Pin_edited-1.jpg" title="Easy DIY Abstract Wall Art" width="454" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> Hello Beauties!<br /> <br /> I have been putting more effort and attention towards decorating my home and I have been pinning like crazy! I decided that I would keep pinning, but also start doing. I am determined to beautify my home, wall by wall, from wall decor to furniture pieces against the wall, and in the words of Jay Z, "I'm focused man!" I helped my husband finish 1 out of 3 rooms in our basement (pics coming soon!). I have been doing a lot of DIY projects for myself as well as others. I purchased a cute little buffet cabinet a couple weeks ago and am currently working on refinishing that. I have 2 console tables that need work. Here I go rambling. Let me just get into the details of the topic.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> About a month ago, after seeing some gorgeous abstract art DIYs on Pinterest, I took matters into my own hands and put my own artistic vision onto a canvas. Okay honestly, the last half of that sentence sounded really good, didn't it? I thought I worded that like a true artist lol. The truth is, I had a specific color scheme I wanted, I didn't know what in the world I was doing.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qPwGWCGfOx6kl9McTJLGdH4LSFLeGPJXnYI4VQAZe1ozS20D34DaZItGuzE94iZLYFv2Pw1xiW1pK5LZm6P2ov8oR5VykY3_bxjpzSCrAtokHXoggP7Q-I9UHF-p9JvrfyWNdWXfyMEm/s1600/DIY-Abstract-Wall-Art-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="diy, abstract, wall art, painting, easy, how to" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qPwGWCGfOx6kl9McTJLGdH4LSFLeGPJXnYI4VQAZe1ozS20D34DaZItGuzE94iZLYFv2Pw1xiW1pK5LZm6P2ov8oR5VykY3_bxjpzSCrAtokHXoggP7Q-I9UHF-p9JvrfyWNdWXfyMEm/s1600/DIY-Abstract-Wall-Art-03.jpg" title="" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <br /> I didn't take any photos during the process because I was so nervous that it wouldn't turn out good, but I'll list the tutorials I relied on and try my best to simply explain what I did. I'm horrible at giving extra detailed instructions so I apologize in advance!<br /> <br /> <br /> <b>Supplies:</b><br /> <br /> <ul> <li>A canvas. I bought 2- 16"x20" for $8 at Hobby Lobby. They're the same price after taxes at Walmart.</li> <li>4 different sized paint brushes (all flat). The sizes depend on how wide you want your stripes and if you want them all to be even or not.</li> <li>Gold or silver metallic spray paint OR gold leaf foil.</li> <li>You can use whatever colors you want. I used navy, gold, pearl white, off-white, blue, black, and brown acrylic paint (purchased at Walmart for less than $1 each!). I actually did not have brown or ivory so I had to mix tan, burgundy, and black to make brown. I mixed tan and white to make an ivory, cream color.</li> <li>A cup of water to clean your brushes.</li> <li>Easel (optional). I created a makeshift easel.</li> </ul> <div> <br /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGxjyzJMifBq9ts4L7wxqtp5FnB8_yW_Bf7MbBR2jh0b4poevTq8mJtc-zlJOighJfPRDKrfIM7SRzfjlhEv5oY0wul5XxrL1Ihv0-SU7MHc1kga6YBRRC0fFASsXlGmbFN6H6lC7y1-T/s1600/DIY-Abstract-Wall-Art-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="diy, abstract, wall art, painting, easy, how to" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGxjyzJMifBq9ts4L7wxqtp5FnB8_yW_Bf7MbBR2jh0b4poevTq8mJtc-zlJOighJfPRDKrfIM7SRzfjlhEv5oY0wul5XxrL1Ihv0-SU7MHc1kga6YBRRC0fFASsXlGmbFN6H6lC7y1-T/s1600/DIY-Abstract-Wall-Art-02.jpg" title="" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <b>My process:</b><br /> 1. I didn't have any gold leaf foil so I used the gold spray paint and gold acrylic paint I had on hand. I spray painted my entire canvas gold.<br /> <br /> 2. I followed the tutorial from the video below, however, I left the gold visible horizontally in the center of the canvas. I mixed paints to get desired colors.<br /> <br /> 3. I added the ivory, off-white and mixed it with the other colors. I lightly painted over colors. I also used water to add a light, watercolor look on certain parts. I didn't have a specific way of doing it, I just wanted to lighten it up and add different warm tones. I tweaked it to my liking.<br /> <br /> 4. I made extra random gold spots above and below the horizontal gold line with the gold acrylic paint, trying to mimic an ikat fabric pattern.<br /> <br /> 5. I traced around a few gold spots with the black paint, again, mimicking an ikat pattern. I make quick strokes up & down, very closely together, to avoid smooth lines. On a couple, I kept the outline light and I didn't go around the entire gold spot.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOaKkCUVpocq9infOsYF0Q3h4Cn2PAR2GO0K9HhupFM2I7mMPTqO0l08_nWYxkroG3OLCmjpYXTN9gPOhplpL2tmUqJsLBkJrofRE3EbX6gZhUoHPR63BylnZSeVe_YKjF81hhECVHAiQ4/s1600/DIY-Abstract-Wall-Art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="diy, abstract, wall art, painting, easy, how to, pinterest" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOaKkCUVpocq9infOsYF0Q3h4Cn2PAR2GO0K9HhupFM2I7mMPTqO0l08_nWYxkroG3OLCmjpYXTN9gPOhplpL2tmUqJsLBkJrofRE3EbX6gZhUoHPR63BylnZSeVe_YKjF81hhECVHAiQ4/s1600/DIY-Abstract-Wall-Art.jpg" title="" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <b>Inspiration:</b><br /> I was inspired by the following pins and video helped me tremendously (source below each):<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSRFC0VI6DWg71NS_-xdVYnhrppz_K9yMO7TpkkFpJeEB7pqVR-EjpPoQar5gINiPu1yRxQ-WG74AUTAGh8k1Grv0lXjNQ5hOYU2MoYMDp0vdpaVtVF0xhEEk1yOxRQOf9La9erYalPGM/s1600/DIY+GOLD+LEAF+ART+FINAL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSRFC0VI6DWg71NS_-xdVYnhrppz_K9yMO7TpkkFpJeEB7pqVR-EjpPoQar5gINiPu1yRxQ-WG74AUTAGh8k1Grv0lXjNQ5hOYU2MoYMDp0vdpaVtVF0xhEEk1yOxRQOf9La9erYalPGM/s1600/DIY+GOLD+LEAF+ART+FINAL.jpg" width="411" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.livelovediy.com/2014/04/how-to-make-diy-gold-leaf-abstract-art.html" target="_blank">LiveLoveDIY</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYo5EOPv2xVW8A0u5W_-qrgNo6_AUMpfubgIL7ombV5J4fiDMhjvwpv0aO3vg4DSMiZxC1rJkg_SVmkCwQan57eJT_gs-Br8qsZJyygrvelMWr8sI5OiTelnRbyiYQtB9s1C21EbhgtRu/s1600/479painting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYo5EOPv2xVW8A0u5W_-qrgNo6_AUMpfubgIL7ombV5J4fiDMhjvwpv0aO3vg4DSMiZxC1rJkg_SVmkCwQan57eJT_gs-Br8qsZJyygrvelMWr8sI5OiTelnRbyiYQtB9s1C21EbhgtRu/s1600/479painting.jpg" width="496" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/214956040/sold-acrylic-abstract-art-large-canvas?ref=shop_home_active_7" target="_blank">BlueberryGlitter Etsy Shop</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0b8Sf1Z-VlE" width="480"></iframe><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> For more DIY  ideas:<br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a data-pin-board-width="400" data-pin-do="embedBoard" data-pin-scale-height="200" data-pin-scale-width="80" href="https://www.pinterest.com/britneydearest/diy-home-decor/"> Follow Britney Dearest: His Wife. 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Easy DIY Abstract Painting

Hello Beauties! I have been putting more effort and attention towards decorating my home and I have been pinning like crazy! I deci...