The Wall Art DIY That's David Bromstad Approved

Decorating your home doesn't have to be expensive. If you don't mind doing a DIY project, you can actually create wall art yourself. Even better, we can make our own abstract art to add to any wall in our home thanks to a YouTube tutorial from David Bromstad (as part of a digital Pride experience with the It Gets Better Project).

If you're a fan of Bromstad, you likely know he's a fan of color. In his tutorial, he talks about which colors he's using and it starts with a rainbow of pastel house paints. The artist and designer makes it clear that this is an easy to do project that requires a cheap paint brush, a spray bottle with water, and paint in a few different colors. While he chose house paints for his project, he did mention that you can use craft paints instead.

During the tutorial, he mentions doing this type of wall art "hundreds of times." Considering how easy he makes this DIY project look, it makes sense that Bromstad has done this repeatedly. This project is all about letting the paint and water do the work to create the art. It's a drip method that allows for a layering of colors starting with pastels and then going a bit darker. At the same time, it's all about what you want for your painting. If you want to bring color to your walls and make your own piece of DIY art that can be used in any room of your home, this is the way to do that.

Start with a tarp on the ground, or large piece of plastic, to prevent a mess. Set up your canvas and easel and lay out all of your supplies, including a dish to mix paint on. The first step to creating your high-end, low-cost DIY wall art is to mix some white paint with water on your dish. Brush the paint over the canvas while also spraying water where there's paint. According to David Bromstad, you want things to be "juicy."

Once your white is applied, go color by color across the canvas. Start with whatever shade you want and spray the top of the canvas with water before lightly dragging the paint brush across the top by about an inch or two. Promptly spray the applied paint with more water to help get the drip effect. It's about transferring the paint while also getting it to bleed down from the top. Go color by color until you get to the end of the canvas.

Bromstad then comes back in with the same colors to add a more layered effect and get more paint to drip down the canvas. He doesn't start at the top this time, but instead adds the paint about a third of the way down and once again does the spray technique. He does drag the color up so that it stays connected and looks more finished. After adding more color, he adds more of the white paint-and-water mixture to make the colors pop. Bromstad also mentions that you can always flip your canvas over and repeat the original steps to get a more bookended look that meets in the center.