Cut Out Artwork

Creating artwork for my new apartment has been a fun experience. I have also discovered through my attempts that I'm not the most talented painter in the world. Given this discovery I decided to try out some alternative wall art pieces. One of the techniques I was excited to try was Cut out Art, where you actually cut away at the canvas to create awesome work

Great reasons to try cut out art

No Mess! - you don't need to clean up any paint or paint brushes.

Adaptable! - you can change up this art piece by adding different backgrounds whenever you please. This is something you cannot do with painted pieces.

Its unique - Not many people have cut out art pieces. They are a great conversation starter!

Here are the supplies that you will need for this art

Canvas - I bought black canvas, mostly because that was what was on sale. White canvas will work just as well

Exacto Knife - Preferably a new or freshly sharpened blade to cut the canvas

Pencil - to draw out pattern

1. Start by planning out what you want your design to look like. - I favored a geometric pattern for my piece. I drew the shape out in powerpoint.

2. Print and cut out your pattern - I printed out the design and cut out the places i wanted in the paper with the exacto knife

3. Trace design out on your canvas - I would recommend using a pencil so you can erase any extra lines at the end.

4. When you have completed tracing the design, remove your pattern

1. Now its time to use your exacto knife to cut out your design - be patient as you cut your design out. You can never be too careful.

NOTE: Double check to make sure you are cutting out the right thing before you make the cut. You can't magically piece canvas back together after making the wrong cut.

Optional: Add a background color

1. Add a background to you art piece - if desired, you can use cardstock to add a bold background color to your piece. If you get tired of the color don't worry you can change it.

2. Tape or glue background down - only use glue if you do not plan on changing out the background at some point

Finally it is time to hang up your art piece for all to see.

I was really happy with how my design came out. It worked out to be a great addition to my craft room wall art.