Well, I finally did it. After spending countless hours on all of those overly addictive how-to websites (which shall remain nameless), I decided to get up the courage and paint my very own chevron paintings. I say "paintings" because that is what I intended on doing. As you can see, there is only one chevron painting in the end product. This is because of the tedious work and the time I spent working into the wee hours of the morning on the first one. It just so happened that the NBA finals were on, so I was free to do as I pleased without interuption for the night. :) This was a very easy project, but do not undertake the chevron pattern unless you plan to spend at least three to four hours on one painting. However, it was fun and I ended up with exactly what I wanted.
So here is how I did it.
First I gathered all of my supplies:
* ruler
* two 16 x 12 canvases
* acrylic paints, sublime lime, jack-o-lantern, fuscia, real navy (Apple Barrel Paints)
* angled brush
Begin by measuring out a 1 x 1 inch pattern grid on your canvas. I chose to use a 16 x 12 inch canvas because they were large enough to make an impact, but not too big for a bathroom. Also, they were very inexpensive at Wal-Mart. I can't remember what I paid, but I think it was around $6 or $7 for a two pack.
Okay, back to business. After measuring out your grid, draw diagonal lines forming little triangles onto the entire canvas. Do not skip the ruler. The straight lines will ensure that your chevrons turn out symmetrical, which does mean much to some, but is EVERYTHING in my book.
It's starting to resemble something great, huh? The trick here was using an angles brush. This made the lines much easier to fill in without having to rotate my surface every time I painted a different angle. This process took a long time. As you can see, the paint does not look that great. In order to get the solid non-patchy look, I had to paint four coats. The pink color is fuchsia by Apple Barrel Paints. To be honest, I could have done one more, but I was exhausted by this point and ready to hit the hay.
After painting my first color. I chose my second color to fill in the white areas. I chose sublime lime by Apple Barrel paints. I found all of the colors at Wal-Mart for 97 cents a piece. Yay! Something cheap for once! For the lime color I only painted one coat. I say it's because I was going for the shabby-chic beach look, but really I was just tired.
Okay, here's what is looked like before adding the green. As you can tell, it's coming along nicely.
And here is the final product. I will mention that I used "real navy" by Apple Barrel Paints. It took three coats to achieve the dark look of the silhouettes. I also finished off the sides in the same color.
I hope you enjoyed reading and decide to paint your own! I know my kids are going to love them in their bathroom for a long time! :) Happy crafting!
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