You will need to paint each strap side, one at a time – and this is how I let mine dry!
Start with one color and paint the next color right on top – getting that same blending feeling. If you choose, you can also paint the strap of the tote to match your design. Start with the outer taped areas and then remove the word… to reveal it’s beauty! Starting at the beginning of your word, lightly pull the paint across each and every letter!Īs soon as you are done silkscreening the word, carefully remove all the tape! *Before you paint – make sure that each letter is firmly pressed to your canvas!!! This is very important! You should have no gaps in the stencil at all – gaps mean paint can seep under the design area which is bad news. On your palate, add another three paint lines and paint the bottom box!Ĭlean off your squeegee and carefully add three dots of paint directly to it.
Take a paint brush and lightly paint the first and last color of the box all the way down to the tape base, making the design feel more like it’s boxed in. In my design I’m lifting the squeegee off the canvas about an inch before the tape – I want the illusion of the paint melting into the word ‘bride’. The best thing about this technique is that it’s totally free form and can look however you’d like. … and then inside your taped off area, pull the paint across your canvas! Go back to the palet, reload your squeegee and keep pulling until the entire box is complete! Using your fun paint squeegee, swipe and pick up a little of all three paints… Now the fun part! With your choice of three colors – make three lines of paint on a sheet of wax paper, a paper plate or an artist paint palet like I have below. This creates two solid boxes, above and below the word of your choice. Then add a straight tape line down each side of the tote, right next to your design. Start with a tape line across the length of both the top and bottom of the tote. Next we will outline the area where we will be painting the free form part of the design. Tape each side of your word to your tote. These silkscreen stencils are amazing… this type of detail could never be achieved with a regular stencil!Įven though the backside of these letters are tacky, I still recommend taping them down. I worked my way outwards from the ‘I’ to make sure my word was centered on the tote. I started with the letter ‘I’ because it needed to be in the very middle of my design. Start by cutting out each silkscreen letter that you will need for your design.Ĭarefully peel each adhesive silkscreen away from it’s backing and place on your tote. It is a must that you iron your canvas tote – the silkscreen design is delicate and requires a flat surface. If not, pre-washing is always a good idea. The tote that I purchased said on the package ‘ready to decorate – no pre-washing required’.
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