DIY Canvas Backdrop

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  • čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
  • A short hyperlapse of me painting a Canvas Backdrop for photography.
    Ca 2.2x2.7meters
    Used acrylic paint diluted with lots of water for easy application and blending.
    Painted on cotton canvas on roll from Caravaggio.
    Cheers!
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Komentáře • 79

  • @THUKR
    @THUKR Před 2 lety +6

    The best results so far I have seen. I'm glad that I found your video. I'm also working on a grey textured backdrop, looking for very similar texture like yours. None of the youtube had achieve the kind of look i was aiming for, except yours. I also looked into some painting tutorials on mixing and layering. To me, it seems the key here is the kind of paint you use - Acrylic. Most of other used wall paint and then, just two layers of different colours. But great texture and shades/tones are basically developed by lots of slow layering and mixing and controlled brush strokes. To do that ones needs the right kind of paint. Your idea of Acrylic with more water seems to work for it well. Thanks for sharing! I will try this.

    • @NoahStephens
      @NoahStephens Před rokem +4

      But he didn’t explain how he achieved this look.

  • @JasonVinson183
    @JasonVinson183 Před 5 lety +27

    Been watching a bunch of these videos and this is the best one so far.

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 5 lety

      Thank you!! =)

    • @JuliusBlitzy
      @JuliusBlitzy Před 3 lety +1

      @@Letheus I agree with her, what type of paint did you use?

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 3 lety +2

      @@JuliusBlitzy regular acrylic artist paint

    • @wolfitgood
      @wolfitgood Před 2 lety

      Thank you for answering our questions too!!

    • @THUKR
      @THUKR Před 2 lety

      I agree. The best in terms of results, Really a great job! But no where in the top in terms of sharing the process and details. However, I think the important point here is he used Acrylic paint, probably with normal wall paint it might be hard to achieve the kind of texture, specially due to difficulties in mixing and layering.

  • @tuzelkisilik
    @tuzelkisilik Před 4 lety +7

    you did achieve a very nice texture in the end,but i want to ask what prime you used intially and then with which colours you followed?what's the mixture ratio did you apply?maybe you should slow down the process

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 4 lety +17

      Hi!! Thank you!
      It was primed canvas on a roll, so I did not have to prime it.
      Just used the normal acrylic paints you can find in any paint-shop. Do not remember the exact specific shades or brands.
      I diluted the paint with a looooot of water, like full on! It was extremely thin. Did not mix after any ratios, just winged all of it.

  • @iSpike
    @iSpike Před 2 lety

    H E L L Y E A H 🤘🏻 Great job mate. New sub here. Cheers from Western Australia 🇦🇺 👍🏻

  • @allanmenard1651
    @allanmenard1651 Před 2 lety

    Painting to Satriani! Very cool

  • @HappyPayne
    @HappyPayne Před 4 lety +2

    Great video tutorial and best painting soundtrack! :)

  • @Theninjaxolotl
    @Theninjaxolotl Před 3 lety +2

    do you have to wait until the layer dries before applying the next one? Thank you.

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 3 lety +2

      Hi!
      I usually do not wait for them to dry in between, no. =)

  • @dinanm7
    @dinanm7 Před 5 lety +2

    Nice technique! Was your canvas primed? Doesn't look like it is wrinkling, I'm guessing keeping everything not too wet, not too heavy painted and layering while still semi-wet is key?
    Love that sting at the beginning, used it for a montage intro. Little distortion tho, clipping!

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 5 lety

      Hi!! Thank you! =)
      Yes, ut was primed cotton canvas on a roll from Caravaggio.
      Correct, correct, correct! =D

  • @axellereboux
    @axellereboux Před 3 lety +2

    I really like the rendering. Personally I can’t get this almost "marbled" texture. Maybe it comes from the roll? or turn over water before

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 3 lety +3

      Thank you! Probably a mix of the roll, the way you roll it, how diluted the paint is and how much paint you get on the roller.

    • @THUKR
      @THUKR Před 2 lety

      What paint did you use? Wall paint or Acrylic ?

    • @axellereboux
      @axellereboux Před 2 lety

      @@THUKR wall paint

    • @THUKR
      @THUKR Před 2 lety

      @@axellereboux Thanks for the reply. I'm also planning and doing the research to make a custom hand painted backdrop these days. As I also commented on this video, I don't believe one could achieve this artistic very deep tones and texture using wall paint. But I haven't done it myself. But prior to trying out the backdrop, I also watched lots of painting tutorials on painting backgrounds for art. The kind of deep tones and texture is mainly achieved by mixing several tones of colors, adding several layers and really mixing them. I don't believe this is possible with wall paint. In most you videos of painting photography backdrops, people just paint 2-3 layers and achieve the so called texture. But it doesn't have that deep marble like look as you say. For that, I think you need to go in layers, use different techniques, for ex. did you notice he also did use a spray bottle ? I think it was sprayed and you can get creative in several ways. But, my conclusion is it the better the authentic deep texture you want you really have to consider about your paint type. Also, i think as he did in the video to dilute Acrylic with water, otherwise you will have to break the bank :D and then develop the texture slowly. Lots of manual work gives you the best result here. Good luck! But this is only my conclusions from watching and putting together what others have done and looking at oil/acrylic painters work. Try at your own risk or search for that.

  • @peterwright650
    @peterwright650 Před rokem

    Amazing back drops! Did you use a standard medium pile roller or a foam roller? Keep up the great work :)

  • @SandrigoZoilo
    @SandrigoZoilo Před 5 lety +2

    Awesome, what colors to use and what fabric? How much did all cost together? greetings

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 5 lety +4

      Thanks! Normal acrylic colours from an artstore =) don't really know the how much colour I used but the piece of canvas was around 50$-ish, but that's because I bought a 10m roll =)

    • @alidavideo
      @alidavideo Před 5 lety

      @@Letheus Never would have thought to use acrylic! Lovely result!

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 5 lety +4

      @@alidavideo thank you!! =) acrylic diluted with lots of water for easy application and blend =D

  • @omid443
    @omid443 Před rokem

    Hi, do you have any photos you used for the backdrops for the photoshoot?

  • @modsupremo
    @modsupremo Před 5 lety +1

    Beautiful!

  • @natebonney7013
    @natebonney7013 Před 4 lety +1

    I see you are using acrylic art paint, Ive seen people do it with interior acrylic latex wall paint. with that way you can get what ever color you want mixed. But with the acrylic its a mixing project that is left up to you right?

    • @natebonney7013
      @natebonney7013 Před 4 lety +1

      I've been trying to find ut which paint Sarah elephant uses and I can't find anything anywhere

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 4 lety +1

      Ahh, yes normal acrylic art paint!
      Hmm for me mixing is definitely part of the process. I see no reason to have the exact shade of a certain grey for example when doing mine.

    • @daw560
      @daw560 Před 4 lety

      @@Letheus Did you use a textured roller?

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 4 lety

      @@daw560 Hi!
      No, actually just a normal coarse wall-paint-roller =)

    • @daw560
      @daw560 Před 4 lety

      @@Letheus Nice! Thanks!

  • @HappyPayne
    @HappyPayne Před 4 lety

    Did you just use a regular paint roller or was it some kind of faux roller?

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 4 lety +2

      It was a regular coarse wall-paint roller =)

    • @HappyPayne
      @HappyPayne Před 4 lety

      @@Letheus Thanks!

  • @Angusalive
    @Angusalive Před 4 lety +1

    Wow Great! Can it crack if you roll it?

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 4 lety

      Thanks mate!
      No i store them all rolled =)

  • @tbadoo
    @tbadoo Před 4 lety +1

    Did you use primer before you started painting it?

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 3 lety

      It was already primed =)

  • @jagadhishraghuraman6292
    @jagadhishraghuraman6292 Před 5 lety +3

    Bro I love your works ... It's awesome but I need to know which type of canvas sheet and what paint material you used

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 5 lety +2

      Thanks mate!!
      It's real cotton painters canvas on a roll from the brand caravaggio. Paint was normal acrylic paint diluted with a lot of water.

  • @ArkadyPapaja
    @ArkadyPapaja Před 4 lety +1

    Fantastic job!
    Do you remember How much Paint did you use on this Backdrop?

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 3 lety

      Not much at all =) it was very diluted.

  • @KoaitoGrant
    @KoaitoGrant Před 2 lety +1

    Is the canvas pre primed?

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 2 lety

      Hi! Yes the canvas I used was primed 👌☺️

  • @colinbaldwin2405
    @colinbaldwin2405 Před 2 lety

    Muy bueno

  • @hectoro5144
    @hectoro5144 Před 3 lety +1

    DUde!!! what's the name of the song playing at minutes 1:13 ??

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 3 lety +1

      Hey! I have absolutely no clue, it’s from CZcamss own sound library

    • @hectoro5144
      @hectoro5144 Před 3 lety

      @@Letheus haha ok, no problem great song anyway and great video as well!

  • @Cheese-bn5lg
    @Cheese-bn5lg Před 4 lety +1

    👍👍👍👍

  • @missmary2121
    @missmary2121 Před 3 lety

    I just gave this a shot last night and can't seem to get the texture right. If my canvas wrinkled a little in the middle is it game over? The canvas doesn't look as flat as yours after drying. Can i try to repaint the same canvas or should I start over?
    I thought I had diluted the paint quit a bit, but maybe not enough?
    Any tips would be appreciated.

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 3 lety +2

      Hi!! Hit me up on Instagram or Facebook @photobylinus and send some pictures of it and I can have a look ☺

    • @missmary2121
      @missmary2121 Před 3 lety

      @@Letheus thank you! Just sent you a IG message! :)

  • @laurennickle3622
    @laurennickle3622 Před 5 lety

    Did you use water to put on the all over base color? Was this canvas primed or gessoed?

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 5 lety +2

      Hi! I diluted all the acrylic paint with quite a lot of water =) it was primed.

  • @personainprona2229
    @personainprona2229 Před 4 lety +1

    what type of fabric you are using

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 4 lety

      Hi it says what it is in the description ;)
      It's a cotton canvas on roll from a brand called Caravaggio.

    • @personainprona2229
      @personainprona2229 Před 4 lety

      ​@@Letheus I ever made it but the result is very stiff and cracked

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 4 lety

      Ok hmm, did you use acrylic paint? And dilute it with a lot of water?

    • @personainprona2229
      @personainprona2229 Před 4 lety

      @@Letheus i used Dulux paint so thick and cotton cloth.

  • @k0nFeTa
    @k0nFeTa Před 5 lety +2

    Cool stuff how many different colors or shades did you use?

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 5 lety +3

      Thanks!
      Some! haha I just dilute it in water and experiment. Here I used white, black, grey, green (and yellow)

  • @bogdanpopescu8406
    @bogdanpopescu8406 Před 2 lety

    Final image sample missing

  • @philberto66
    @philberto66 Před 5 lety

    I've been thinking about doing this, thanks!

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 5 lety

      Do it! =) please share the results, would love to see!

  • @Thekidfromcalifornia2.0
    @Thekidfromcalifornia2.0 Před 5 lety +2

    Where my sample portrait?

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 5 lety

      Sooooon my friend, soon.

  • @markhamman5709
    @markhamman5709 Před 4 lety +1

    Man that was awesome, the music fit the speed of the video. This is the video I've been looking for, having a little art background I knew how it needed to be done,. Ie: adding lots of water to dilute it. You did a great job showing how to do this, and in the video production. I lost track on how many coats or colors you used, do you remember?

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 4 lety +4

      Haha thank you! =)
      Yeah, sums up to around 10-ish very thin layers with little drying time between. Total time of painting was around 4h including the time it dried between the layers. After that I let it dry overnight hanging on a backdrop stand.

  • @shutterwavephotography7267

    What did u use to prime

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 5 lety

      Hi! I used an already primed cotton canvas on a roll from "Caravaggio"

  • @antonioquezada7528
    @antonioquezada7528 Před 4 lety +1

    Nice! What is the proportion paint/water? Thanks!!

    • @Letheus
      @Letheus  Před 4 lety

      Thanks! No science to it what so ever. I just poured it in. But ut was very diluted =)