On Budget Artist Repurpose Things To Make Canvas Panel

Hello, How are you? As an artist with many mediums to try, buying art materials is kind of expensive. I love to repurpose materials that are just sitting around my room waiting to be used. Recycling makes me happy, and I always think I help a little by recycling my heart flutter at the result, like, "How did that happen?" LOL So, I saw the ASEAN Hive Challenge: Creative Repurposing. Oh, maybe my entry this can help on budget artists like me just a little hihi. What I am going to do is a canvas panel. I am going to repurpose the box of the graphic tablet I bought that will serve as the hard back of the canvas and make those as a canvas panel by using a canvas clothes on it. I will show you how easy it is to make one. :D

Materials I Used:

Box/Thick Paper Folder
Glue
Ruler
Bone Folder
Mixing Tool
Scissors
Cutter
Plastic Scraper
Heavy Object

Cutting Mat
Water
Talcum Powder
White Acrylic Paint
Plastic Container
Canvas Clothes
Sandpaper
Thick Paper

Let's Repurpose!

Making the Hard Backing:

This is the box I am going to repurpose. I am going to remove all the covers of the box, and this process is messy but worth it. Now I have two thick hard paper.

I poured enough glue onto the hard paper and, using the plastic scraper, I evened out the glue.

I put the paper folder on top of the hard paper, then I use a bone folder to flatten any bubbles on the surface of the paper. I cut any excess paper with a cutter to make it even.

I place the paper on the floor and put a heavy thing on top of it. I let it dry for a moment.

Now the paper is dried, and I have a handmade chipboard. Next, I am going to cut it to the size I want using a cutter and a metal ruler.

I decided to cut it 4x4". Now I have chipboard! YEHET!

Making Gesso:

In a container, I pour 30 ml of talc powder, next I pour 30 ml of glue in.

Mix them until well combined. And I added little by little of water.

Next, I added just two scoops of white acrylic paint and mixed them again.

The texture should look like this.

Making Canvas Panel:

I placed the chipboard I made onto the cutting mat, and then I applied glue evenly onto the chipboard. Then, facing the glue part, I pressed it onto the canvas fabric.

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Then, I used the bone folder to press the fabric to the chipboard.

After I glue the front, I am going to glue the back part, too.

Using the scissors, I cut the excess part of the fabric before I glued that part.

Then I poured the gesso I made onto the canvas chipboard. I just eyeball it literally LOL. Then, I used the plastic scraper to even out the gesso. Let it dry for a moment.