Painting on canvas with stencil print

Base colour and stencils Paint a canvas with a sponge and a diluted, good acrylic paint. Allow to dry. Draw and cut templates/stencils in cardboard for the background and foreground of the painting. Motifs could be e.g. animals, circles and instruments.

Stencil print for background Apply tape where the cardboard has been cut to make each stencil intact. Background motifs: Attach a stencil to the canvas with two pieces of masking tape and dab on the paint with a holey sponge. Repeat and allow to dry. Choose the second motif and a new colour and add more stencil prints to the background. Allow to dry.

Observational drawing and template Draw a large cat following the previous sketch/template. Cut out the cat into a stencil and draw it onto the painting with a pencil. Fill it with white paint and allow to dry.

Observational painting Now paint the cat on the white, calm background with the help of the original picture and drawing, but take into account the shape, shadow, light, colours, etc. in relation to the template.

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