String Paint

Doing a String style painting can be done a few different ways.

You need:

String

Paint

Glue

Water

Canvas

First you need to paint your canvas with your choice of background color. The purpose of painting the background first is so the paint stays where you want it to stay, and moves when you want it to move.

Then dip your string in your choice of color paint. When doing this, I do it the same way that I do a paint pour. I mix 2 parts acrylic paint, 1 part glue, and a little bit of water for liquid effect. Once your string has been put in the paint, you can then lay out your string in a wavy manner across the canvas. You may use more than one string, more than one color, and go any direction you want.

After your string covered in paint has been laid out just so, you take the end closest to you and you pull it off the canvas, slowly. You can move the string to make your painting do whatever you want it to.

Once all strings have been pulled, let your master piece air dry and walla you have just accomplished your first string paint technique.

You can also enclose the strings and make a double-sided picture, or place a piece of paper on the top of the canvas and pull down allowing the paper to spread out the paint further.

Happy Painting!