![]() ![]() Just gloop a bunch of drywall mud onto the canvas and shape it until you’re happy with how it looks. Once your painted canvas is dry, it’s time to texture! There are no rules to this process.I used matte wall paint and a paint brush – really making sure that I got the paint into the weave of the fabric. Anyhoo, just paint the whole thing and let it dry fully before starting anything else. Basically the way I understand it is that the idea is to make it so that the fabric is a little stronger base to hold your mud and so that the moisture won’t sink into it as much. I saw that pros do this with something called “gesso” (?) but I figured that house paint would probably function the same and it worked for me. Before you begin texturing your canvas, you’ll need to paint the entire canvas with any type of house paint you have on hand to essentially seal the canvas fabric.I used these two sizes: Home Depot / Amazon | Home Depot / Amazon Paint (I used BM Simply White in matte).Joint compound/drywall mud: Home Depot (I always use this dust control one).STEP 2: HOW TO MAKE DRYWALL MUD / JOINT COMPOUND ART ![]()
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