Mixed media images with acrylic and embroidery

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Create these beautiful pictures with both acrylic paint and embroidery. The canvases are freehand painted and embroidered after drying. There are no rules, only an opportunity to experiment and immerse yourself in the process.

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How to do it

Remove the frame from the canvas.

Prepare everything you will need. Two glasses of water to clean the brush, paper towel to dry the brush, paint, canvas and brush.

Dip the brush into the colour you want to use and start painting. In the example shown here, abstract flower stems are painted.

Clean the brush before switching colours, first in the one glass of water.

Then clean it completely in the second glass of water.

Now dry it.

Now paint with a different colour.

Repeat the process until your picture is exactly how you want it and allow to dry.

We're now going to embroider. Start by threading the needle. Insert the loop of the needle threader through the eye of the needle.

Thread the yarn through the loop on the needle threader.

Thread the yarn through the eye of the needle by pulling the needle threader.

Remove the needle threader from the yarn and your needle is now ready for use.

Tie a knot at the end of the yarn.

Tighten.

Insert the needle from the inside of the canvas where you want to embroider.

Pull the yarn through. The knot will keep the thread in place.

Thread the yarn through from the back to the front.

Now insert the needle from the front to the back.

Tighten and you’ve made a stitch. Repeat the process until you have the desired design.

Fasten the thread by pulling the needle through the last stitch on the back as shown in the picture. Tip: you can also let the thread hang freely on the front instead of fastening off the end.