Mixed media canvas with patina effect

Hello everyone.

Shweta here today with a my DT project for Expressions Craft. I have created a patina effect mixed media canvas using mainly the paints and the art gel medium. Also I have used some waste chipboard negatives in this canvas. Check this out.


I started off by covering an MDF base with Art Essential Heavy Gesso White.

After it dried, I applied Crackle Texture Paste through a beautiful stencil.

Used a bunch of embellishments- different chippies, handmade flowers, chipboard negatives and clay embellishments and covered them all with white gesso.

Then adhered them all on the base and formed a composition. You need not worry about the weird shapes of the negatives because they form a great abstract pattern when layered and add additional depth to the project.

Mixed Deco Stones with Art Gel Medium and filled in the gaps. Covered the whole thing with white gesso again.

Then started off by using the Hunter Green metallic paint first and applied it subtly around my composition and dabbed heavily on the composition.

Then used Tiffany chalk paint and dabbed it randomly on the composition.

Then mixed some Sprinkle Glitz and sand with the art gel medium and applied it on the canvas. This added some fine textures to the project.

Then used the Browney Rust metallic paint and dry brushed it on the canvas. Rubbed it with fingers wherever necessary. This gave a nice patina finish to the project.

Check this video tutorial.

Do let me know how you liked this tutorial.
Lots of love,
Shweta