Enter below! There are only 2 mandatory entries, and then a bunch of extra ones! Last Updated on November 3, Founder of the Wonder Forest blog and brand and bestselling author of the Watercolor With Me book series. Previous Post. Next Post. Skip to content Janee is the girl who dwells over at Yellow Bird Yellow Beard , a sweet little blog that is sure to put a bit of sunshine in your step.
Hi Everyone! I like all the different colors that Toms come in; it allows for you to have an already toned canvas, like the Totoro shoes I made. That scene was already gray and painting right on top of it saved me from having to go over each part of the shoe with paint. Toms have that invasive seam across its face so do factor that in when designing your composition.
Which leads me to the next step If you'd like to go directly to painting, feel free! I like to map out my shoes and sketch my design before I work on that final canvas. It gives you some foresight into what will work within the confines of the canvas.
First, I collect reference images for the design I've thought up. I knew I wanted the castles but wasn't sure about my composition.
When my image search revealed they were both on the water, the deal was sealed. The water would connect the two castles, as well as the starry sky.
In this instance, I created my own template by placing each shoe on the paper, tracing around it and marking where the top of the shoe lip was. Vans are not exactly a rectangular canvas so it was important to factor in the height of my design so no spires would be cut off by the two elastic sections on each side at the top.
If you'd rather not trace, here are downloadable templates for both Toms and Vans. Another step before you paint, prep your space so everything is there when you need it. In my case, I have my computer open to my reference photos, my sketch at hand, all my paints in front of me not pictured , all my brushes you'll want a selection of small round and few small flat brushes , a mug of clean water to rinse brushes, paper towels, a pencil to sketch on your shoes, and finally, your shoes.
One more step! Stuff the toes of your shoes with plastic bags to raise your canvas and smooth it out. It is SO much easier to paint on when you fabric is not shifting under the weight of your brush.
This will also ensure the paint dries evenly. When it comes to paint, the acrylic craft paints you can get from Michael's will do just fine. Like I cautioned in my painted chair tutorial , the Craft Smart brand is not high-quality.
You may have to use several layers of the paint, but in this project, that works just fine. Because we want to build up thin layers of paint to ensure the design will not crack once it dries, the cheap acrylic paints will suffice, though I do find they are more difficult to mix in order to get different hues. You've sketched it on your paper so you should have full confidence in transferring that drawing to your shoe!
Refer to your drawing and your collected images. If it's not turning out the way you envisioned, that's alright! Erase it, think on your problem, and start again. After the second coat leave the shoes to dry overnight before wearing them. This allows your shoes to dry on both the outside and inside if any paint seeped through. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. April 15, Leave a Comment Cancel Comment Notify me of follow-up comments by email.
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