Big/Little Canvas

I'm finally going to continue posting about some of my big/little crafts! 

One of my favorite things to do is paint and I'm always searching for inspiration and new things to spice up my paintings. 

While browsing on Pinterest, I found this quote and I loved the current layout of it. 

Image via: Pinterest.com

The only problem with trying to recreate this particular quote was that I had no idea how to paint a background that resembled a galaxy print. 

However, as Pinterest usually does, I was able to find a tutorial!! The pin led me to this YouTube video: 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1RMqVdYMgBw

Here was how the process worked for me: 

Materials: 

Red paint

Blue paint

White paint 

Gold paint 

Black paint 

Paintbrushes 

Cup of water

Canvas 

 I started by painting my canvas black and letting it dry. Then I used the colors above to create the galaxy. My paint was at a limited supply by the time I got around to this canvas but the colors ended up working out fine. 

I followed the instructions on the video and placed both blue and red paint on the canvas. I applied the paint with a dry, flat, thick brush. 

For the next steps I forgot to take pictures but it was super simple! Once I achieved the above look, I dipped a new brush in water and then dipped it into the white paint. I then tapped the paintbrush above the canvas to spray flecks of white everywhere. 

I painted the quote in gold and I REALLY liked how the canvas turned out. I definitely think I had a lot more white "stars" on my canvas than the video did but it worked out because the quote covered a lot of it. 

I have one final Big/Lil post after this one, so be on the lookout for that!