Unleash Your Inner Artist

Supplies needed:

rectangle canvas

a flat paint brush

a small pointy paint brush

blue acrylic paint

pink acrylic paint

black acrylic paint

water

paper towel

We’re going for an abstract, textured sunset here. Feel free to use other colors, just make sure they create a nice color when blended together! (You can test this by mixing a small amount on your plate to see how the colors combine.) It’s best to use heavy body acrylics to achieve the textured look.

Set up

Put a bit of each color onto a plate to create your palette. Set out a cup of water and a paper towel next to your canvas in case you need to wash your brush at any point.

Background

tip The key to creating a textured background is to consistently make small, overlapping strokes using a generous amount of paint.

1 Using your wide brush, paint the top inch of your canvas black.