hello brownlow: DIY Chevron Painting

We have lived in our new apartment for almost three months now and I'm STILL trying to find cute yet "gender neutral" pieces of art to decorate with. My husband doesn't like anything too floral, pink, or girly. Which I completely understand. So I browsed through my Pins and came across Refinery 29's version of another pinner's DIY project. I was obsessed and put it on my to-do list.

The project is super easy and I think that if you wanted to include your kids you could. It was fun to break out my craft box and do something on my day off! It now hangs proudly in my living room and everyone who has come to visit thinks it's awesome!

Supplies:

Canvas

Paint - multiple colors

Paint brushes - one big one small

Paper plate to use as your palette

Painter's Tape or masking tape

Trash bag or news paper to put your canvas(es) on while you paint

Gather your supplies! You will need several small canvases of the same size OR you can use one large canvas. Just whatever you prefer. Same with your paint choices. I chose bright colors for spring! The big white bottle is matte medium. Take it from an art major. If you are running low on paint and want to extend its coverage mix this in on your palette.

Paint streaks of colors, some large and some small until you get a pattern you are pleased with. I did a layer of big streaks and a layer of small ones with my smaller brush. Let it dry COMPLETELY.

Grab your painter's tape and start in the lower left corner and cut equal size (or close to it) pieces of tape and place them in a chevron pattern leaving space in between each strip.

Make sure that your tape is stuck down. Paint over you tape and color in white paint (or you could do black paint... that could look nifty.) This part doesn't have to dry all the way but I found it easiest to take off the tape while it was still a little wet.