I'm in Love With the Shape of You: How to DIY Islamic Geometric Art.

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Salaams and hello everyone! How are you? My post today is a creative, hands on one! It's all about how you can make these beautiful, colourful and vibrant canvases using the concept of Islamic geometric art! Below is an easy peesy step-by-step guide on how to create the above masterpiece! 

 You will need: 
A price tag
Canvases
Pencil and rubber.
Acrylic paint.
Metallic paint.
Paintbrushes.
Plastic sheet/newspaper to cover the surface you're working on.

 1. Firstly, on your canvas, draw around the price tag, ensuring you have filled the space. 


2. Then, paint the white space around the eight-pointed star in various colours. Make sure you blend the colours properly whilst still wet or else the acrylic paint will dry.


3. After this, outline each eight pointed star with metallic paint to create that sense of  "Middle-Eastern" opulence.



4. Repeat this until you have completed the full set of canvases.


5. Finally, arrange in a space and hang. Voila! 

 You will notice that on some of the canvases, the price tag was centralised, and on others they weren't. This is your personal preference depending on how neat or how 'natural' you'd like it to look. This also means you either get a neat four-pointed shape in the middle, (or not!) I hope you enjoy making some of your own art and hanging it in your home this Ramadhan! 

 Till next time, keep smiling. :)

 Shai 
xxx

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