Easy Mixed Media canvas tutorial with Ken Oliver Crafts Color Bursts

Hello Friends!

This is Jaya here.

Hope you all are keeping an eye on the new products in the Crafters corner store. If not, then do not forget to check them out. I got the Ken Oliver Crafts color bursts in my DT package and believe me they are awesome! 

Very economical and there are various possibilities with them..I am so excited to share my experience with you all. 

I have had a few queries as to how I do my canvases.. So I thought I will put up for you all a very basic, very easy to follow canvas tutorial using the Ken Oliver Crafts color bursts. 

When I began with making canvases I started with something like this so... to all those people who want to start with mixed media .. Here you go. Give this a try and you wont regret :)

This is what I made

TUTORIAL-

 Step 1- 
Take a stretched canvas/ canvas board or a hardcover which you would like to alter.

 Apply some Prima heavy white gesso on it.

Step 2-

 Use any stencil of choice and spray through it. I mixed some Ken Oliver Crafts color bursts- Utramarine blue with water in a misting bottle and sprayed through the Heidi swapp stencil- Lattice

Step 3-

 I stamped the centre of the canvas using the Prima texture stamp and Versamark watermark ink

Step 4- 

Heat embossed it using the most favourite tool -Rangers heat it tool

Step 5- 

Use another stencil and give some texture using Prima modelling paste. I have used the Prima Bubble stencil here.

Step 6- 

Now using some more of the Prima heavy white gesso merge all these textures a little. I love using the Prima gesso for their consistency. Creamy and easy to apply .

Step 7- 

This is optional. You may add more texture using the Art ingredient glass beads. I used the Crystal ones here. Apply it directly on the wet gesso and texture paste and let it dry before the next step. You may speed up the process with a  Rangers heat it tool

Step 8-

Now comes the fun part. The Ken Oliver Crafts Color Bursts. These inks are meant for porous surfaces and since I applied gesso to my background here and there these inks will spread differently in these areas. I used the Ken Oliver Color burst- Ultramarine blue and Pthalo Green here.

Step 9-

Once my background is dry i assemble my embellishments and the beautiful chipboard. 

Step 10-

I adhere some Prima Art ingredient- Mica flakes granite to a few areas.

Step 11-

Splatter with Prima heavy white gesso and Prima heavy black gesso and the canvas is done!

Final look!

How did you find the tutorial? Isn't this really quick and easy .

 Try it out yourself and me know. 

In the next post I will be sharing more about Ken Oliver Crafts color bursts ..various techniques you can try with them.

Supplies used-

Ken Oliver Crafts color bursts- Utramarine blue

Ken Oliver Crafts color bursts- Pthalo Green

Prima heavy white gesso

Prima heavy black gesso

Heidi swapp stencil- Lattice

Rangers heat it tool

Versamark watermark ink

Prima texture stamp

Prima Art ingredient- Mica flakes granite

Prima art ingredient- Glass beads

Prima bubble stencil

2Crafty Chipboard- beautiful

Prima modelling paste

Rangers embossing powder- Seafoam white

Embellishments- Flowers

Canvas board 

Have a great day!

Hugs

Jaya