How to Paint Letters on Canvas Without Stencils
Hello friends! Today I have a new tutorial for you- A holiday themed wooden sign! Come and see how to paint letters on wood without a stencil!
I had so much fun last year with my DIY hand lettered wood sign last year, that I wanted to try another sign this year too. I'm totally digging the pink christmas trend and went with a simple modern look for this tree here. In the video I'll show you how to paint letters on wood without a stencil, and you don't have to be a hand letter expert at all to learn this technique!
SUPPLIES YOU WILL NEED:
- WOODEN PLANK OR SIGN: Any piece of wood (shaped or rectangle) which can be cut at home or bought at a craft store. Here are a few great choices.
- ACRYLIC or CHALK PAINT: I used this pink one
- DIMENSIONAL PAINT: for lettering like this one or use any black acrylic paint with a paintbrush or nozzle.
- PAINT BRUSHES– an angled one and a smaller one.
- TRANSFER PAPER:The one I use in the video is a graphite-based one, so any wrong marks are easily erasable!
- MULTI-PURPOSE SEALER: I use a water-based sealer, this one is great to use on a variety of surfaces- wood, metal, glass, glazed ceramics, terra cotta, and plaster too
Learn how to paint letters on wood without a stencil in the video below:
I have a in-depth tutorial showing how to paint letters on wood without a stencil on my YouTube channel. Click HERE to watch it or click the video box below.
HOW TO MAKE IT:
Prepare your wood sign with stain, chalk paint or acrylic paint.
STEP 1: Create a pencil sketch of your lettering first. Or use a print out of what you want to write (like I did in a previous tutorial of mine HERE). You can of course freehand your design, but with black paint, on pink, I chose to have a pencil guideline first.
STEP 2: To get my design onto the wood plank, I use a transfer paper. This is also known as carbon paper or graphite paper and is super inexpensive. It can leave marks on the wood though, but that is easily fixable later.
STEP 3: Once the pencil guidelines are in place, we just need to paint them in carefully. You can use a paint pen, paint it in with any black paint + paint brush, or use a dimensional paint like I am here. I like using this dimensional paint – it flows nicely and once you get the right pressure you can easily get even lines.
STEP 4: Once the lettering dried completely, I went back and using a small paintbrush touched up any of the pencil lines showing through. I find this the easiest way to make those pencil marks disappear.
STEP 5: Finally, I added some doodles of holly leaves, and swirls around to fill in all the empty spaces around the letters. This is actually something that scared me because I am not good at free handing. But I think it turned out alright.
STEP 6: Apply a sealer if you are planning to have this sign outdoors.
Once it all dried, I totally loved how it turned out! I love anything with hand lettering and the black words simply pop off of the pink! Also, I am totally digging the pink color for the holidays.
BLOG HOP
Today friends I'm part of a great blog hop! Be sure to check out all the Creative Christmas tutorials below.
Nutcracker Christmas Tree Decorating | Remodelaholic
Copper Christmas Ornaments | From House to Home
DIY Rustic Carved Wood Ornaments | Ugly Duckling House
Snowman Globe Ornaments | Kailyn Williamson
Dollar Store Snow Globe Ornaments | Our Crafty Mom
Handlettered Ornaments 3 Ways | Lemon Thistle
Wood Slice Snowman Ornament | Creative Ramblings
Mini Wreath Ornaments | Love Create Celebrate
Easy DIY Geometric Ornaments | Practical and Pretty
7 Cheap and Easy Christmas Ornaments | Toolbox Divas
Macrame Ornaments | Frazzled JOY
Grapevine Christmas Wreaths | Grace in My Space
DIY Apple Candle Village | Life on Summerhill
Festive DIY Christmas Card Holder | Red Cottage Chronicles
Lettered Tree Sign | Smiling Colors
Modern Christmas Wreath | Sister's What!
Reversible Holiday Easel | Queen Bee of Honey Dos
Pretty Decorative Clothespins | Sustain My Craft Habit
DIY Wooden Triangle Christmas Tree | Adventures of a DIY Mom
How to Paint Letters on Canvas Without Stencils
Source: https://www.smilingcolors.com/2018/11/how-to-paint-letters-on-wood-without-a-stencil/
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