canvas
2. tissue paper
3. Mod Podge (or similar)
4. acrylic paint
5. oil pastel (or a very waxy crayon)
6. water
7. sponge brushes
8. scissors
Start by taking an old piece of gift wrapping tissue paper. It should be larger than your canvas size. This is a great way to recycle tissue paper that’s been used a few too many times. Scrunch it up. Open it up. Repeat, repeat, repeat! The more ridges and crinkles you have, the better!
Put a thin layer of Mod Podge on your canvas using a sponge brush that has been dipped in water. (Sorry for the quality of some of these pictures. This was late night with bad lighting.)
Gently place your tissue paper on top of the Mod Podge. Make sure there is tissue hanging off all four sides. Don’t smooth it down. The idea here is to keep all those ridges and creases you made. If you want it less textured in places, gently pat it down.
Glue down the tissue to sides of your canvas using the same technique in the previous steps. Do NOT place your canvas on its front while you’re doing this. You’ll flatten out your creases. Gently fold the corners down, and glue them in place. Don’t pull too tight, or the tissue paper might rip. They don’t have to look perfect. Random creases are what we’re going for here!