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make it •iFabricinspiredcanvasTry recreating yourfavourite fabric prints ashand painted wall art.POLYNESIAwhitePOLYNESIAgreyMaterialsCanvasSemco paint – white & coloursto match fabricPaint brushesPaint palettePrinted fabricStep 1 Find a favourite fabric with aprint you would like to enlarge. In thisinstance we used a furnishings fabricwhich we will later make into cushionsto complete the room. Prepare thecanvas with a coat of white paint.Enlarge the print using a grid andtransfer onto the canvas.Step 2 Block in the lighter coloursfirst and work your way through tothe black paint. It may require a fewcoats of each colour to get the desiredstrength/depth of colour. Add thepainted dots last so they don’t getsmudged during the painting process.Step 3 Using the end of a paintbrush add dots to the centre of flowersto add depth if desired.Get Creative Quarterly Autumn 2011 155