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DIY ABSTRACT ART ( FLUID PAINTING )

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What You'll Need

Two 36″ Wooden Dowels 36″ by 46″ Piece of white Linen Fabric White acrylic paint   Black craft paint Brush Staple Gun Hair Dryer or mini fan 91% Rubbing alcohol String Mixing Container

Step 1

 Give your fabric a good coat of white paint. Avoid leaving brush strokes. If you’re seeing to much brush strokes use a paper towel to wipe down excess paint. Let it dry for a few hours. I hung mine outside on my clothesline and it was dry in under an hour.

Step 2

 Optional: Iron out all your wrinkles on low heat once your canvas is dry. ( BEWARE: I do not know what paint you’ll be using and if it is flammable. Please be cautious when doing this. Iron at your own risk. )

Step 3

In your mixing container mix 1 part black paint to 2 parts alcohol. It’s supposed to be pretty runny. Like water but black.

Step 4

 Then take your paint mixture and start brushing it onto your canvas. Working in 12″ sections not allowing your paint to dry start adding your rubbing alcohol.

Step 5

 Use your finger to rub the alcohol and paint together a little just to get the mixtures a little blended.

Step 6

 Then use a fan or blow dryer and blow on it to create the splash effect. ( COOL AIR NO HEAT )

Step 7

 Once your art piece is done turn it upside down and staple the fabric to your wooden dowels.

Step 8

 Staple your string to one of the dowels and it’s ready for display.

You can make your abstract art any size and use a mixture of different colors. This is very simple and took me under a day to make it. 

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