Cardboard Relief Wall Art: Layered Shapes Painted One Color
Stack cut cardboard shapes on a board in two or three height levels, seal the edges, and paint everything one matte color so the shadows carry the design.
Creative Wall Decor You Can Make
Pieces with a raised surface, made with paste, cardboard, yarn, and other materials you can build up in layers.
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Stack cut cardboard shapes on a board in two or three height levels, seal the edges, and paint everything one matte color so the shadows carry the design.
Wrap yarn tightly around cardboard bars and arches to make color-banded wall pieces. Covers cutting stiff shapes, anchoring the yarn, gap-free wrapping and hidden color changes.
Make a dense yarn hanging with a single knot: cut equal strands, attach them to a dowel with lark's head knots, arrange color bands and trim the bottom into a V or diagonal.
Spread a thin layer of modeling paste on a canvas panel, comb it into arcs with a notched card, let it dry fully and paint it one matte color so light and shadow form the design.