Canvas line art - Arts, Crafts and DIY

76 Comments

Great fun for kids and you can add a special touch to your home or your child’s painting. And they make great gifts for family.
My daughter has a lot of fun painting these

Material

Canvas any size
Masking tape
Acrylic paint or kids paints
Scissors
String or fishing line
Staple gun
Paint brushes.

Method

Cut masking tape into strips don't have to be straight can be wavy, zigzagged
Place onto canvas any way you like. Press and smooth down and make sure you get the sides and fold the left over masking tape at the back so you can pull off later
Once you have you desired pattern your ready to paint. Any colour you would like.
Once you have finished painting let the paint dry will only take about half hour to an hour.
Once paint is dry slowly peel away the masking tape. Leaving white line all through your painting.
Turn the canvas over and cut a piece of string or fishing line to the length of your canvas and staple the string to the wood and your done ready to hang.

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- kelso
- 12 Mar 2014
  10:49 am

76 Comments

- - mom19782016 said
  - 16 Oct 2020
    4:59 pm
The best bit if peeling off the sticky tape!!

- - mom81879 said
  - 31 Oct 2019
    12:07 pm
Very effective for something so simple. Looks like something you would find in an art museum

- - kjgarner said
  - 22 Jun 2018
    9:42 pm
They would look good hanging from the wall
- kjgarner replied
  
  28 Jun 2018 , 8:49 pm
  You could even do a 3 piece canvas picture
- - mom93821 said
  - 26 Mar 2017
    5:50 am
Striking looking canvas line art works – well done.

- - mom112217 said
  - 29 Oct 2016
    4:59 pm
The canvas art look’s very impressive!

- - mom111059 said
  - 23 Aug 2016
    8:08 am
Wow! these are amazing. So beautiful. They would make lovely presents. Thanks for sharing.

- - mom109229 said
  - 28 Sep 2015
    11:40 am
This is very cute! Thanks for sharing! Will try it with my toddler!

- - mom152736 said
  - 31 Aug 2015
    11:16 pm
hmmm that was good shot.

- - EllenG89 said
  - 22 May 2015
    8:41 am
very striking and super effective! Quick and easy also!

- - mom62624 said
  - 15 Mar 2015
    8:03 am
Thanks for sharing this simple idea with enormous effects; beautiful artistry!.

- - deb_gs said
  - 15 Feb 2015
    10:26 pm
This is a simple fabulous idea. Where do I get a staple gun from?

- - mom94125 said
  - 01 Nov 2014
    1:13 am
my daughter loves to paint but i’m not very talented and therefore get stuck for new ideas but this is easy to do and is such a great idea. thanks so much for sharing this
- mom94125 replied
  
  07 Oct 2015 , 9:50 pm
  cheers again. this is fun and easy enough for the kids to do and they have a ball while they do
- - vanyadhanya said
  - 30 Oct 2014
    2:03 pm
so bohemian

- - shortaez said
  - 19 Oct 2014
    11:40 pm
I love the look of the line art

- - Threelos said
  - 31 Aug 2014
    11:27 am
These look fantastic, and should be relatively easy to do, even with younger kids. Will keep an eye out for cheap canvases at the local art supplies shop.

- - ginoula5 said
  - 10 Aug 2014
    7:26 pm
something to definitely do, they look amazing

- - mel_phillips said
  - 30 Jul 2014
    4:05 pm
What a great little idea! Thanks for sharing!

- - Happy_Dayz said
  - 17 Jul 2014
    10:37 pm
I have been meaning to try this for ages. They look great!

- - Kate Sander said
  - 11 Jul 2014
    10:40 pm
I love it, will have to try this one.

- - mom57522 said
  - 31 May 2014
    11:41 pm
Love this. We have done this at home to!