Route 66 - How to Paint a Canvas Sign

Hello DIY Friends!

I'm excited to share this project with you.

I was so inspired to paint this Route 66 sign

after visiting my son in Arizona.

I'll show you how it all started:

Traveling a very primitive and winding Route 66,

we came to a small mining town

in Oatman, Arizona.

Burros, Motorcycles and Gift Shops Galore!



We even got to watch a "shoot-out" at hign noon:

Oh, and I almost forgot,

MJ was arrested...

So all of that! "

Turned into this:

Starting with a 24" X 30" canvas,

I didn't do any base painting.

I just started with a template design

and traced around it with a pencil.

Then using a 1" flat brush

paint in the outline.

Make a template for your letters.

I penciled mine on tracing paper

(pencil lines on both sides of paper)

Then penciled over the tracing paper

which leaves a faint pattern on canvas

for you to follow.

Here are the colors I used:

Keep those worn out old chip brushes!

They are great for this dry brush technique:

So now our bathroom

has a sweet dose

of our Fun stop

on Route 66!

Have you traveled the winding Route 66?

I hope this inspires you to create a fun piece of graphic art!

Thanks for stopping by, Deb

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