Designer Christian Dare shows you how to create colourful DIY gaffer tape art. “I was in New Orleans where everything is so colourful, and I came home to Toronto and my was so white. It felt so bare!” says Christian. “I needed some colour and I wanted to do it cheaply.” Try his DIY gaffer tape art, using a wooden canvas, gaffer tape in assorted colours and widths and white geso paint. In need of a little inspiration to get started? Look at images of fashion designers like Paul Smith (for great stripes) or geometric abstract artist Ilya Bolotowsky.
Shopping list
Wooden canvas (your choice of size)
Assorted gaffer tape (in a variety of colours and widths)
White geso paint (optional if you want to first paint out your canvas)
Tools
Craft utility knife
Scissors
Ruler
Instructions
1. Section off a segment of your canvas with a piece of tape in order to create a visual guide.
2. Fill designated segment with tape of one colour, creating perpendicular stripes. Remove guide tape when your section is filled.
3. Get creative! Fill the remainder of the canvas with different widths and colours of tape, in a variety of patterns. Remember, if you make a mistake, it’s just tape! Peel it right off.
OPTIONAL: If you prefer a white background, paint the canvas before you start the project. Allow to cure for 24 hours.