Faber-Castell Canvas: Creativity Takes Courage!
May Flaum here, and today I’m excited to share with you this fun little canvas full of Faber Castell products and fun!
First up, I prepped a burlap panel with whipped spackle and gesso. I needed a white solid surface to build upon. Then I used texture gems in pearl to draw my main flower.
That down, I added white buttons and my sticker element. Any buttons not white? Just add gesso coating! This is a great way to use ugly or weird colored buttons. Once this is dry, you’re ready to get colorful!
Apply gelatos directly, then use a waterbrush to blend the colors.
Want more opaque coverage? Mix a bit of gelato with gesso!
Once this layer is dry, let’s add contrast and more texture! First with the gold texture gems – love this so much!
Then Use a bold black pen for highlighting contrast and then with the clear (ice gel) gems add accents to the petals.
Need more? The big bold white pen is awesome for finishing touches!
This project is super quick and easy – the longest part? Waiting for all the lovely layers of color to dry. I hope you’ve enjoyed this project how-to, and that I’ve inspired you to use some of the wonderful color mediums that Faber-Castell offers.
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Gorgeous project. I have some burlap pieces sitting on my table and will need to get started creating with them.
Amazing project! Love the yummy textured created with paint & burlap! Thanks for sharing :)
Love burlap texture!
Great piece! Love the sentiment, so true!
Very pretty!
Great piece love the burlap panel!!!
A lot of texture!
Pretty little piece of art…I love the colors!!
what a great free-hand drawn piece!
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
Beautiful canvas. The hand drawn flower is amazing and the coloring so lovely and inspired. Michelle t
Wonderful artwork with wonderful colors & arrangement.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Beautiful canvas! Looks like it was a TON of fun to create ♥
So beautiful! I have never tried this but it looks like fun. Hugs, Robin
Love this!!
I love it! The flower is beautiful and the buttons are fantastic!
This looks like fun and is so pretty and creative. I’ve been wanting to try a canvas and this could be the inspiration to get me started. Thanks.
Aack, not listening, hands over my ears, not listening! Gorgeous work and details. I want to play now!
So pretty. Always looking for ideas withbuttons. Hugz
Love the colored buttons and burlap texture. So pretty!
Lovely canvas!!
Beautiful canvass – love the gold and the textures you used!
This looks like so much fun.
Love the bright colors and how you outlined the flower.
Delightful canvas, May! Love it!
This is beautiful, I love it!
Cute and colorful canvas!
Lovely! Thank you for sharing your talent and inspiring me!
this is very pretty. It’s not over-the-top. Just enough embellishing to be wonderful
Something I would like to display in my house.
thanks
WOW….Textures and Colors Galore! TFS your description and photos!
Great project!! Thanks for sharing:)
Fabulous colors and texture.
SO beautiful! the texture gem seems like a really product
Great project and techniques! ;-)
Very nice. And it doesn’t look like it took too much time to do. I’ll have to dig through my button stash and see what I can come up with. Thanks for sharing.
lovely texture with the texture gels, love that pearl and thanx for the tip with Gesso and buttons :)
Such a wonderful piece of artwork, love all the texture!!!
Gorgeous canvas–love all the textures. Thanks for the great tutorial.
What great texture in this piece!
Way cool. Can’t wait to give this a try!
That is such a great sentiment. You are one creative lady!
Fabulous texture….love the colors!
What a great project! Love the textures!
What a great walk through of your creative process. Great project.
I want to try the texture gems. Looks like fun.
Great use of the gelatos.
I love Faber-Castel products. I heard of Texture Luxe only a few days ago. I sure want to try it. Texture Gem. Thanks for the inspiration to do something more.
Live this project. The burlap canvas is so neat. I love the texture it gives with the gelatos.
The shimmer on this canvas piece is so pretty!
this is so pretty :)
Wow what a beautiful work of art!