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How to Make Textured Canvas With Tissue Paper

A textured canvas adds an extra sense of depth and visual excitement to a creative project. Tissue paper is generally inexpensive and can be purchased in bulk at retail stores that sell wrapping paper and gift supplies. Tissue paper is convenient to work with since it has a coarse texture that wrinkles easily, making it ideal for quickly creating texture on the flat surface of a canvas. As an added bonus, creating texture with tissue paper involves few materials.

Things You'll Need

  • Newspaper
  • White acrylic gesso
  • Large paintbrush
  • Vinyl gloves
  • Hair dryer
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Instructions

    • 1

      Layer three sheets of newspaper on a flat surface to protect your workspace. Place your canvas on top of the newspaper sheets.

    • 2

      Tear the white tissue paper into triangular pieces of various sizes while maintaining jagged, torn edges. This will help to create a seamless texture on your canvas.

    • 3

      Apply a coat of white acrylic gesso to the entire surface of the canvas using a paintbrush. The gesso coating should be thick and pasty when applied to extend its drying time.

    • 4

      Put on the vinyl gloves. Apply the torn tissue paper pieces to the wet acrylic gesso, gently scrunching the pieces once they are in place to give them texture. Continue to apply the torn pieces until the entire canvas is covered.

    • 5

      Apply a second coating of acrylic gesso once the previous coating is dry and the tissue paper pieces are in place. This will seal your texture and allow for a more consistent paint application.

    • 6

      Use a hair dryer to quickly dry the second coating of acrylic gesso.

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