Adventure in canvas

[techquest89]

Saw a few posts here and there about printing on canvas. I got a small pack of 1/8th canvas from a local 5 below (aka upscale doller store) and decided to print something out for my wife to paint/color

I probably got this about as good as I possibly can, she loved it and is trying to decide how she wants to color it.

Edit1: I couldn’t help myself… I had to make one for me as well. There’s a horror game series we both love called Bendy and the Ink machine, well there is a song called “can’t be erased” and this image goes PERFECT with the intro monologue!

Lyrics:
Ha ha ha ha! The wonders of imagination!
Welcome home, dear friend
Oh, how long we’ve all been waitin’
Let’s create a masterpiece, breathe life into your dreams
All you gotta do is start up the machine

Song: https://youtu.be/VNdIvPb196s

[reynoso]

Small peace offerings to the wife emanating from the always help.
I do that all the time.

[Jules]

You guys are smart!

[reynoso]

It came out really great, I hope you post a picture of the finished version please.

[rvogt]

That turned out great!

[techquest89]

I absolutely will once she gets it done, not sure how long it will take though since it’s a 9x11

[brokendrum]

@techquest89

decide how she wants to color it.

Nice picture. Complex to paint but doable.

Not sure how acrylic paint would work on that canvas, but the paints below have become my go-to medium for things that need intricate color that spraying from a can will not resolve. Nice color selection and tiny + large tips.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Z6KLLWT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[techquest89]

Yeah paint pens have been a life saver the last year! We have a thick set and a finer pointed set, plus she loves painting and such so it’s right up her ally.

[RyanD]

That is awesome and i agree about sharing a colored pic. Even partially finished would still look amazing im guessing.

[trually]

Just throwing out one thing I recently determined by experimenting:
When you need a really fine tip, Posca is the way to go. (Amazon has a couple of sets of the extra fine tip pens.)

[techquest89]

Yep those are the ones we love!

[ovm.steve]

Great job there. Have you tried the multi-layered spray paint method? … many different colored layers of your favorite spray paint, then use the GF to remove the paint with varying degrees of power? I think you would like it as well.

[techquest89]

I have not but that is definitely something to give a try to!

[ovm.steve]

Check these out. @shogun did the first two and inspired me to try the following two. The process takes a bit of time and you never know exactly what you’re going to end up with but they are a lot of fun and some come out even better that you expected.

Sunrise Samurai (Experiment in Canvas)

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Playing with Canvas again

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Elk on canvas

Following the directions in a post by @shogun, I wanted to also do an Alaska inspired canvas. Like the Norton tile I posted earlier, this was made from a online stock photo. I painted the canvas in multiple colors [IMG_6398] followed by two coats of clear, after drying it was then painted semigloss black. This is just my first test, so I’ll play with the power a bit. [IMG_6404] The colors are much clearer in real life, the photos don’t show them well.

Lasered Borealis

As many of you know, I have been working on an Alaska themed series inspired by my recent trip. This is my latest piece. It measures 9"x17". It is a variation of the painted canvas idea that @shogun shared a few months back. As I was unhappy with the texture of the canvas, I painted up some dry erase board for this one. [IMG_6649] I am really happy with this one and I hope you enjoy it.