pinterest project: chevron painting

chevrons are quite trendy right now. they are all over my pinterest feed so i decided yesterday that making a chevron painting will be my next crafty adventure.

here are some of the pins that gave me inspiration:

supplies:

one. canvas 

two. acrylic paint 

three. painters tape

four. scissors

five. pencil

six. paint brush or sponge brush

 the steps i took:

make marks with a pencil once you decide on what size you want your chevrons to be.

 i would recommend finding a stencil online if you are geometrically challenged like i am...

don't forget to tape it on the sides.

i don't add a lot of paint so it basically dries in thirty minutes.

when the paint dries, pull the tape off and hang it on the wall! 

this is by no means perfect-my lines are off and it is very crooked- it looks way easier when i see someone explain the directions on their blog, but there is a lot of geometry involved in this. marking lines in the right spot is hard. try doing this and challenging yourself. i would recommend getting two canvases because this was not my first attempt...

my first attempt turned out like this:

i basically gave up because i kept messing up. my main problem was that i made my marks in pen and not in pencil and they are seen all over the painting! it is still a good painting, but my second attempt was definitely better.

from my home to yours,

jilly