Canvas Typography Tutorial.

I've always loved art. I love looking at it, as well as creating it. Ever since I was a little girl I have always loved to draw, and just recently I've reconnected with that inner desire to start drawing again. So last week I came across some wooden canvas typography art done by someone I follow on instagram. (Her name is Bethann. If you don't have an instagram, get one! Then follow her because she's amazing.) If you're not sure what typography is, click here. After corresponding through a few emails with her, I was able to find out all of the materials I would need to create my own version of it. And now you can too! I chose one of my favorite verses from the Bible, Luke 1:45.

You can easily use a regular white canvas because they are very inexpensive. I chose the wooden canvas because I appreciate the rustic look, and it coincides with the decor in my living room. It's completely up to you.

These are the materials you need:

1. A wooden canvas (found at Michael's)
2. A pencil
3. A really good eraser
4. Black sharpies in different sizes
5. Acrylic paint
6. An array of different size paint brushes
7. Modge Podge (optional)

  After you decide what you want on your canvas, you can start drawing. I recommend starting on a piece of paper. I didn't, but I learned the hard way to use paper first. After many attempts, I finally got mine to look the way I wanted. 

I chose these two colors because my living room is accented in mustard yellow and a few different shades of green. 

Once you're finished with the paint, you can go over over the outlines with either a sharpie or a fine paint brush. 

Next you can brush a layer of Modge Podge sealer over the finished canvas. I didn't, but that's because it was too cold that day to go back out of the house. ;)

The finished product:

Well I hope you guys like it! Happy crafting!

-Tracy