{"id":1891,"date":"2023-10-22T03:26:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T03:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/?p=1891"},"modified":"2023-11-25T06:01:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T06:01:26","slug":"awesome-diy-canvas-art-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/awesome-diy-canvas-art-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"24 Awesome DIY Canvas Art Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone is born creative and children are living proof of this. Many of us lose our creative nature as we get older, but there\u2019s no reason why you can\u2019t get back into the creative spirit. And luckily, you don\u2019t need to be Pablo Picasso or Rembrandt to create simple yet effective DIY canvas art ideas. These canvas art pieces can complement your interests, your family or the d\u00e9cor of your home.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll also find some more challenging DIY canvas art ideas in here too, if you\u2019re up to being a little more advanced. This is of course a great read for those who are artists as well \u2013 either as a hobby or a profession. Even the most artistic people can find themselves struggling for inspiration.<\/p>\n

This list of awesome DIY canvas art ideas will hopefully inspire you to pick up some paint, a keyword, some glue or even a potato\u2026 ready to create!<\/p>\n

1. Drip Painting<\/h2>\n

On her blog Take the Side Street,<\/a> Anna lets some paint drip down the canvas to create stripes. Sounds too easy, but art doesn’t need to be complex to be awesome!<\/p>\n

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2. Simple Painting Transformation<\/h2>\n

On her crafty blog Katrina’s Baguettes,<\/a> Katrina shows us how to transform an old painting into something completely new.<\/p>\n

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3. Fabric Art Wall Hanging<\/h2>\n

For one of the more unique DIY canvas art ideas, glue fabric to canvas to match the d\u00e9cor of your house. All People Quilt<\/a> show you how it’s done.<\/p>\n

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4. Photo Collage<\/h2>\n

We love showing off our canvas app,  which is a super-easy way to create gorgeous photo collages. This butterfly is from our Silhouette Collection. <\/a>It’s perfect for family photos, baby photos or even photos of flowers from your own garden.<\/p>\n

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5. DIY Canvas Art Textured<\/h2>\n

Jessica from Happy Together<\/a> has mixed some paints and modeling paste to create an interesting textured painting – and shows you how you can too!<\/p>\n

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6. Art Hearts<\/h2>\n

Blogger Jen from IHeart Organizing<\/a> has cut out a bunch of different coloured heart shapes and created a series of artworks with colour charts. She makes this DIY ‘how to’ look way too easy!<\/p>\n

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7. Calendar Art<\/h2>\n

Tamara of Etcetorize<\/a> loves shoes! So she\u2019s cut some out of calendars and placed them on canvas. Recycling for the win! Also, what a wonderful idea for a fashion workshop or store. Eat your heart out Andy Warhol.<\/p>\n

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8. Gold Chevron Paintings<\/h2>\n

Jess from Jess Lively<\/a> used tape to create an interesting artwork featuring jagged line stencils to paint over in bronze. It makes for a stunning, high-impact result.<\/p>\n

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9. Family Portrait<\/h2>\n

Laura from Corner House<\/a> combines a big heart with big talent to create this piece – a tree branch and birds representing members of her family. She will keep adding more birds to the painting with every new addition to the family. 1,2,3 … Awwww. An idea like this would complement one of our canvas family portraits very well – a great way to mix up your decor.<\/p>\n

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10. Sectioned Canvas Wall Art<\/h2>\n

Thao\u2019s a photographer who\u2019s printed one of her photos of flowers and divided it into nine small canvas prints. Not as crafty as this Adorkable Duo<\/a>? Create your own 3×3 split canvas photo print<\/a> online instead, with our easy-to-use template .<\/p>\n

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11. Canvas Art with Concentric Circles<\/h2>\n

Kacey’s colourful circles are a delight! She was inspired by a similar painting by a Russian abstract artist Wassily Kandinsky to create this piece for her kitchen. Check out how she did it on her blog Stay At Home Artist<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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12. Stripes, Stripes, Stripes<\/h2>\n

Michelle from 4 Men 1 Lady <\/a>has applied tape and paint to create stripes to match the d\u00e9cor and colouring of her home perfectly. What a statement!<\/p>\n

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13. Paper Pieced Flower Canvas Art<\/h2>\n

Sarah from Craft Warehouse<\/a> has used scrapbook pages to cut out flower petal shapes for this piece. You could also use spare wrapping paper from Christmas or birthdays to create a similar look.<\/p>\n

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14. Herringbone Wall Art<\/h2>\n

More scrapbook art (or Christmas\/Birthday wrapping paper art) has been placed by Linda in a neat pattern to create this eye catching collage featured on Burlap & Blue<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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15. Paper Scrap Wall Art<\/h2>\n

Patricia from A Little Hut<\/a> has created some 3D wall art out of paper shapes with folds at the bottom so the shapes literally stick out of the canvas! You’ll need a lot of patience to finish off this one, but it would totally be worth the effort!<\/p>\n

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16. Honeycomb Nursery Wall Canvas<\/h2>\n

Amy\u2019s clever alphabet honeycomb piece with a bee replacing the letter B is perfect for any nursery, or even a childcare centre! Get a step by step guide at Positively Splendid<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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17. DIY Canvas Art<\/h2>\n

At first glance, this looks like giant black circles trying to get in through the window! But we can all relax because it\u2019s only Christy\u2019s clever piece depicted on four canvases. She was keen to create a focal point in her living area to distract from the walls needing a new coat of paint. Missioned accomplished! Check it out at Beach Brights<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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18. Cheap & Easy Canvas Art<\/h2>\n

Mindy of Finding Silver Linings<\/a> has created something new out of something old and dusty. Simple and quick too!<\/p>\n

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19. Pyramid Painting<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re a fan of triangles like I am, you won’t mind spending half a day painting triangles on potatos and stamping them onto canvas like Lola has done<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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20. Circle Labels<\/h2>\n

It’s time to visit your favourite stationery goods store! Cortney from Just Kali Rae<\/a> has used circle shaped labels to create this golden delight.<\/p>\n

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21. Abstract Groucho Marx<\/h2>\n

Kristin of Kristen F David Designs<\/a> has swirled a paint brush around skilfully on canvas to decorate her home with this abstract artwork she has called Groucho Marx. We have a feeling this is harder than it looks!<\/p>\n

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22. Children’s Handprint Art<\/h2>\n

We’re all familiar with handprint and footprint art, but check out this creative piece from Fab Art DIY<\/a>. Once created, you could even scan it and use it as part of a canvas photo collage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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23. DIY Canvas Art Brush<\/h2>\n

It’s surprising how a quick dab of a brush can cretate some amazing patterns, as demonstrated by Emily<\/a>. Her choice to use silver\/grey paint has created a classy piece of art.<\/p>\n

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24. Pet Art Print<\/h2>\n

Cheryl of Everyday Dishes & DIY<\/a> has cleverly made some stencils by cutting out the shape of a dog from a photo and creating a variety of patterned dog images. Love it, but think it’s too hard? Then you’ll love our DIY paw print. Create it online now<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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For more inspiration and to live life in colour, check out our canvas art blogs.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

Don’t feel like creating your own artwork? Then browse through our enormous range of wall art designs <\/a>to get inspired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Everyone is born creative and children are living proof of this. Many of us lose our creative nature as we get older, but there\u2019s no reason why you can\u2019t get back into the creative spirit. And luckily, you don\u2019t need to be Pablo Picasso or Rembrandt to create simple yet effective DIY canvas art ideas. These canvas art pieces can complement your interests, your family or the d\u00e9cor of your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":3534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[29],"tags":[94,93],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n