Poster Board Canvas

Poster board canvases are what I like to say the "cheating" way of painted canvases. I mean it literally is just poster board printed with designs that you don't have to draw yourself. So in the end, the lines and designs look neater because you don't have to free hand them.

Photo by Bailey

Supplies needed:
A 3x5ft printed poster board, 3 blank 9x12in canvases (or however many you choose to do), modpodge, sponge brush, pencil and a measuring stick.

Step 1:
Flip the poster board over and measure out an 8.25x11.25in rectangle. Repeat this for each canvas.

Step 2:
Cut out each rectangle and make sure they fit properly on the canvases.

HINT:
You don't want the poster board right on the rounded edges of the canvas because it'll be hard for the board to say down.

Step 3:
Paint 1 coat of modpodge all over the canvas in vertical strokes, then place the poster board on and press down to hold it in place. Let dry for 20 minutes.

HINT:
It helps to run your fingers across the poster board to get the air bubbles out as well as make it stick better.

Step 4:
Paint another vertical coat of modpodge over the poster board after the first coat has dried. Let the second coat dry for 20 minutes as well.

Step 5:
Paint a third and final coat of modpodge over the canvas, but this time with horizontal strokes.

Step 6:
Let dry for 20 minutes and repeat steps 3-5 for each canvas being made.