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My “Masterpiece Coloring Book 2” includes ten pages in simple line form for coloring with room to add personal touches. Also included is a new feature. Each is scaled to fit on an 8" x 10" canvas, if desired. This post includes detailed instructions for mounting. Click HERE to preview all ten pages.Top row, left to right: Chinese painting by an unknown artist, “The Birthday” by Chagall, “The Wave” by Hokusai. Middle: “Portrait of Jeanne Hebuterne” by Modigliani, “Color Studies” by Kandinsky, “Sunflowers” by Van Gogh and “Little Dancer” by Degas. Bottom: “The Creation of Adam” detail by Michelangelo, “The Birth of Venus” detail by Botticelli and “Tahitian Women" by Gauguin.
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How to Apply a Drawing to Stretched Canvas
SUPPLY LISTDry Wax Paper: 10"x10" or larger, from restaurant supply store or Amazon.com
A drawing to trace, or make your own in a 7.5" x 9.5" paper
One 8" x 10" stretched canvas
Permanent Markers: Sharpie and/or BIC. No waterbased.
White glue (not pictured), Elmer’s or other brand are fine.
Scissors and paint brush (not pictured)
STEP ONEI centered and taped my dry wax paper over my Van Gogh Sunflower drawing that is part of my Book Two collection. Referring to a photo that I found on the internet, I traced the lines and filled them in to match the original as best I could. When the coloring was complete, I removed the template back and trimmed out the wax drawing near the edges.
STEP TWOTo apply your drawing so that it really “hugs” your canvas, follow these application steps carefully. I’ve learned that the best way to prevent bubbles is to first apply your glue mixture (50/50 glue and water) to the canvas front. Be generous so there are no visible dry spots.
STEP THREEApply the glue mixture to the back of the wax drawing. Again, be generous so that there are no visible dry spots. I’ve supervised this step with young students as they tend to miss spots.
STEP FOURCenter the wet drawing on the canvas, right side up. Smooth, and apply more glue mixture on the front.
STEP FIVESmooth out any air bubbles that you see with your brush and or your fingers, if necessary. You may still see some wrinkles remaining as shown above. Not to worry, these will go away as the paper dries and shrinks.
This is how the canvas looks when the paper is completely dry. Smooth city! This is a great way to make drawings look like they were created directly on canvas, which given the texture, is difficult to do. Also, students can make sure they have art they like before permanently mounting it. If anyone has results they would like to share, please email me your pictures. Enjoy! 
8 comments:
This is wonderful! Do you think you could use Mod Podge instead of the 50/50 glue?
I have considered Mod Podge, but I think it would need to still be watered down. It seems to work best when the surfaces are all wet cling to each other really closely, and straight Mod Podge might be too thick. Let me know if you try it out. :)
Great idea!
I was wondering, do you think acrylic paint on paper would hold up like the permanent markers?
I'm pretty sure that the acrylic paint would get to be too thick. The reason this works is because the thin paper really grips the canvas. At least I think so, let me know if you find out otherwise. :)
Do you have another suggestion for the dry wax paper? The cost on Amazon is over 80 dollars!
We are a small group of homeschoolers which would like to do this project. Let me know if you have any other suggestions.
Thanks.
Angie
Hello Kathy,
Again- love your entire website. Do you prefer cotton or linen stretched canvas considering we are using Sharpies on the 50/50 water/glue and dry wax paper.
Thanks!
Elizabeth
Hi Elizabeth, I have only tried the cotton canvas. I would think that both would work fine though.
I just did a tester of this. My test dried completely flat. i thought it was going to have more of a wrinkled oil painting texture. Did I do something wrong?
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