Grape decoupage canvas

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Today we have another seasonal decoupage project, this time with something of a fall twist. I am using a printout of one of my designs to decoupage a canvas. The design is a bunch of grapes on a handwriting background. 

Why decoupage canvas? 

Decoupaging canvas creates the look of painting on canvas, but without you having to be able to paint. It also provides an opportunity for mixed media creativity. 

You will need: 

• A pre mounted canvas, approximately the size of your printout.( This design is available in A4 and US letter. Since I am in Europe, I had it printed out in A4 size. My canvas is a little larger than my print, so I will need to be creative with the sides. )

• Decoupage medium: You can use Mod Podge, but there are other, more affordable decoupage mediums you can buy. My local craft store has friendly, helpful staff, so I could ask them what they recommended. 

• The paper you want to decoupage: I am using a printout of a design from my shop. Since it is printed on thick paper, I thinned out the paper with tape. A tutorial will be provided. 

• Paints, preferably acrylic: If, like me, your canvas is a little large for your print, or if you otherwise want to add painted embellishments, you will need paints. I used acrylics. Metallic acrylics are nice if you want to add a little gilding. 

• You will also need a large paintbrush, a small paintbrush, and a container of water.

I then covered everything with a coat of the decoupage medium. As I covered the grapes and leaves, I tried to imitate painting brush strokes to give the illusion of a painting. 

Next, I let the canvas dry before going on to the next step, embellishment. 

Since my print was a littel small for my canvas, I needed to extend the image. I mixed paints to create a color that would blend in with the background of my print. It took several tries. 

I next added some flourishes in hot glue, trying to mimic the look of grape tendrils. I painted over these in the background color, then in bronze. I also added touches of bronze to the edge of the painting and to the grapes. Since I had covered some of the beautiful vintage handwriting, I tried adding in some handwriting with a fountain pen. 

After the paint dried, I added some more decoupage medium as a finishing coat. I was unable to add finishing coat over the areas where I had written in fountain pen. 

Don't want to do the decoupage, but would like something like this on your wall? 

Printed Canvas