Painting my own canvas!!

elainee

Hey iv decided my walls need some artwork. so i saw this technique somewhere that you just flick ur paint from your brush on to canvas now i started but im just using poster paints and im thinking maybe i should use acrillic paint?? im getting loads of dots but want to get some sqiggly lines and find the paint is to thick an when i use water its to watery!!
any help or links to websites would be great!!!
Thanks!!

TreasureBin

Normally acrylic paint is thicker than poster paint. Try using different sized brushes for different effects. Are you flicking your fingers across the brush? I think that will give fine dots, whereas waving the whole brush should give lines/squiggles.

(If flicking fingers, pull fingers towards you so brush flicks paint away from you. If you do it the other way round, you'll get a face full of paint.)

mickta2u

treasurebin is correct,,another great affect is to apply scrunched up clingfilm to the paint,,gives a marbling effect,just remember to peel it off again before the paint dries

Onthehill

Why not try house paint? You can buy testers in different colours, and the quality (percentage of pigment) will depend on what you are willing to spend. It will give you the right consistency for dripping etc. Cheap acrylic is a good option too. Some acrylic brands come in containers that you can squeeze the paint out like ketchup and are relatively cheap. Acrylic is also fast drying and waterproof and have a less powdery look than poster paints.