A coastal canvas: How to create your own summer scene screen

• 4 x MDF board panels 300mm wide x 18mm thick x 1.8m long 

• Saw 

• Sandpaper 

• Small microfibre roller 

• Paintbrush 

• Resene Quick Dry 

• Pencil 

• Electric drill  

• Hinges and screws 

• Resene testpot paints in your chosen colours. Fleur used Resene Kashmir Blue, Resene Strikemaster, Resene Alluring, Resene Wax Flower, Resene Roxy, Resene Saratoga, Resene Black, Resene Tenor, Resene Grey Chateau, Resene Quarter Grey Chateau, Resene Waterloo, Resene Blue Moon, Resene Wanaka and Resene Bunting 

Step 1: Start by cutting the four MDF boards to length (Fleur bought hers at 2.4m long and cut them down to 1.8m). Sand the rough edges smooth and then use a small microfibre roller and Resene Quick Dry to prime the boards. Use a pencil to sketch your scene on to the boards.  

Step 2: Paint on your scene using block colours first, simple shapes and not too much detail.  

Step 3: Fill in the remaining areas of your painting with your chosen colours. For the sky, Fleur used Resene Kashmir Blue, Resene Strikemaster, Resene Alluring, Resene Wax Flower and Resene Roxy. For the islands, Resene Tenor and Resene Saratoga, with a little bit of Resene Black to separate the two islands. And for the sea, Resene Grey Chateau, Resene Quarter Grey Chateau, Resene Blue Moon, Resene Kashmir Blue, Resene Wanaka and Resene Bunting, and for the sand, Resene Waterloo. 

Step 4: Add hinges to join the panels all together so that they concertina / zig-zag in and out.