Easy Chevron Painting

Chevron design has become one hot pattern these days....wherever you see, there will be quite some Art pieces, canvas frames, gift packing papers and even Cushion covers with Chevron design in every Craft or Home store. Creating one such pattern for DIY pieces is actually tough. But the skilled professionals have their own short cut methods from every trial of theirs. Here's how we can create a chevron pattern in simple steps.

We need:

An empty canvas
A long card board piece
Measuring scale
Pair of scissors
Painter's tape
A pencil, eraser
Desired colors ( oil or acrylic)
Paint brushes and painting supplies etc

Using a measuring scale and pencil, make a chevron pattern on the cardboard and cut it along the shape. Place this stencil on the empty canvas and mark the pattern with pencil. Once the pattern is marked, stick the painters tape on the area you dont want to

paint.

After the tape is applied to alternate lines, color the open lines with your desired color ( Oil or Acrylic) using brushes. Let the canvas dry completely. Oil paint takes longer ( days) to dry. Peel the tape off. You can paint the remaining lines with a different color or leave them white. Your famous Chevron painting is ready for showoff !!

- pratyusha