How to create dog art

Habitat bright ideas with Fleur Thorpe – DIY projects

Create an artwork featuring your favourite doggy friend or get inspired by online dog art to create your own art perfectly coloured to suit your home. Dog art also makes a thoughtful gift to a dog lover.

How to create dog art
Wall colour in final photo – Resene Dark Knight

You will need

Large canvas, 60cm x 60xm
Resene testpot paints in your choice of colour, Fleur used:
- Resene Half Stack
- Resene Spanish Green
Paintbrush
Template/print out of a dog silhouette
Pencil

Instructions

Step 1 Step 1
Start by painting your canvas with two coats of Resene Half Stack, allowing for the first coat to dry before applying the second coat.

Step 2 Step 2
Either draw an outline of a dog on your canvas with a pencil, or you can find a silhouette of a dog online, print this out and draw around it on to your canvas.

Step 3 Step 3
Paint the dog with two coats of Resene Spanish Green.

Top tip: Use Resene FX Paint Effects to create a two tone brushes effect on the silhouette area.

Resene Half Stack

Resene Spanish Green

Resene Dark Knight

Styling and images by Fleur Thorpe. Dec 2022.

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