String Painting Spiral Pattern

Instantly create gestural painted patterns with this simple technique. Pulled string paintings are a fun way to experiment with different mediums and instantly create 2 mirrored art pieces at the same time! Once you start you won’t want to stop.

1. Metallic Paints (silver, red, black)

2. Canvas

3. Cotton yarn

Pour black paint on to a canvas and spread. See video for demonstration.

Soak 2 long pieces of yarn in red and silver metallic paints. Take the red string and place it in a spiral starting from the center. See video for demonstration.

Pull the string maintaining the spiral arrangement. See video for demonstration.

Place and pull the spiral to complete. See video for demonstration.