If you have a gallery wall you can easily add your own DIY artwork highlighting a message or motto. Just think of a phrase or word that inspires and think of a colour, then follow our step by step guide showing you how to make an inscription with raised letters on a canvas using a glue pen and spray paint.
Materials for glue gun art :
- Blank canvas
- Adhesive Pentart Express Glue or similar.
- Pintyplus chalk paint spray
- Pencil
- Ruler
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Step by step to make an inscription with raised letters on a canvas
Before starting, we use pencil to prepare a draft of the lettering and transfer it to the canvas, you can also use downloadable templates. Do not press too hard with the pencil as dark impressions may require more paint to cover.
Once we have the drawing ready on the canvas, we will use a glue pen and we will go over the pencil mark. This adhesive is perfect because it has the thickness and speedy drying that is needed for this project, however if you don't have a glue pen, you can also use a glue gun. We let the adhesive dry completely
before painting. When it comes to choosing a colour for the canvas, take inspiration from your hoem decor and the photos already on your gallery wall. Pastel shades look good anywhere, but for this stretch of white wall, the stone color is perfect.
Spray paint the canvas with chalk paint
To give uniformity to the canvas, we finish by spraying with Pinty Plus chalk finish paint. For this canvas the stone gray color has been used which is a pale cream colour, very popular for interiors. As we always do, we shake the spray about 30 seconds after hearing the mixing balls and apply to thin and continuous layers until we cover the entire surface. In 15 minutes it will be dry and ready for you to hang it. As you will use only a small amount from a can, don’t forget to turn it upside down and press until only gas comes out so you can use it next time
Motivational Mottos
We can use this DIY to write words that inspire and motivate us. The two inscriptions of the post are made and written by a Hungarian girl who tells us to be grateful and kind. Two very nice actions that say a lot about who transmits them and even more if they are together with family portraits.
Pintyplus - Chalk Spray Paint - 400ml
CHALK PAINT in an aerosol. Gives an ultra matt finish in a choice of superb colours. Perfect on any surface!
£10.99
View product