One lovely evening I was window shopping on Union St. and came across this painting that I absolutely had to have. Come to find out it was $400. Since that is WAY out of my budget, I decided I could make one myself, AND customize it to all the places that I love in the city.
The original appeared to be painted on a wood board and had a very rustic/vintage vibe. I decided I could best duplicate this by using a canvas and acrylic paint.
I started by painting the entire canvas a light grey color. It will end up being the color of the words in the painting. After letting that dry completely, I painted on a coat of acrylic crackle (which can be purchased at any art store).
Once the crackle was completely dry, I went to town positioning the words. This was really the hardest part of the whole process! I have a cricket cutting machine and I used half sheet sticky mailing labels to cut the letters out. I ended up testing the whole thing with plain paper to get the sizing right before cutting out the stickers. I used a font that felt contemporary, but if you change the font you can make a masterpiece for any design aesthetic.
Once the stickers were placed, I painted the dark grey color over then entire piece and watched the crackle work it's magic as the painting dried. Once the whole thing was dry, I peeled off the stickers. Because the stickers I used were paper based, they were a total pain to get off! I would recommend using stickers with plastic or another material that won't absorb water from the paint.
Once completed, I have a piece of art that is personal to me, and all for only $50!
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