Tutorial on sea canvases!

I have finished my canvases and now I have a very simple tutorial on how to do them:

Supplies needed:

- Brushes

- Canvases, I got mine in packs of two on sale at a craft store

- Paint (I used latex exterior paint) either in one color or multiple 

depending on what you'd like the finished product to look like

- Pencils & erasers

- Bucket with water for brush washing

- Rag/paper towel to clean up drips

- Cardboard/drop cloth to work on

Directions

• Figure out what you want to silhouette, I chose to do the background in color but you could do it the opposite way
• Find images online to use for the figures
• Either a.) freehand the outline LIGHTLY in pencil from the image or b.) print the image, cut it out and trace it LIGHTLY onto the canvas
• At this stage it should look something like this:

This is Ed, the lobster.

• Now just paint around the outline, carefully
• Apply coats as needed, I used exterior latex paint so it only took two coats, less intense paint might need more.
• Work quickly and smoothly to ensure nice crispy lines - clean off brush frequently 
• Be sure to let coats dry before applying more

Tad-ah! My finished products:

 Ed!

 Tabitha, the octopus

 Lilly, who is hard to see but is a beautiful jellyfish.

Finally, Earl, the seapony. 

The only thing I would have done differently is using a dark drawing pencil which made keeping track of the lines easy but I couldn't erase the whole outline from Earl or Lilly which is not super noticeable but it annoys me.

Good luck! Send me your results!