Top 10 Paint Techniques for Shoes: A blog about simple and affordable ways to paint your shoes.
Paint Techniques for Shoes: learn the top 10 ways to paint your shoes. This is a great way to make your shoes unique, using easy and affordable methods.
Top 10 Paint Techniques for Shoes
A blog about simple and affordable ways to paint your shoes.
I remember the first time I painted my own shoes. It was back in 2009 when I was still in college, and I had just seen pictures of that year’s model of Nike SB Dunks with a pair sporting a purple to green gradient paint design. I didn’t want to pay $300+ for that specific pair, so I went out and bought my own pair of Nikes, bought some paint brushes and fabric paints, and got to work. I made a lot of mistakes along the way, but it was fun just to be able to create something myself! It led me to start painting all sorts of shoes: converse, heels, vans, you name it.
If you’re interested in doing your own shoe project, but don’t know where to start or what tools you’ll need, then this is the blog post for you! Here are the top 10 painting techniques that I’ve learned through trial and error in my own DIY shoe painting adventures.
By: Lauren
This is a blog about simple and affordable ways to paint your shoes. Painting shoes is a fun way to make them unique! You can paint any shoe, but I prefer canvas because it’s easy to work with and cheap if you don’t like the outcome. I also love painting sneakers because they are so comfortable and I can wear them all day long. I’m going to share my top 10 favorite techniques that I use most often when painting shoes.
Check out my YouTube video below for a quick overview of the top 10 techniques. If you want more detailed instructions on how to use each technique, click on the links within the descriptions below.
Here are a few different ways to paint your shoes using acrylic paint, and some of the things you’ll need for those techniques.
Remember: You need to seal your shoes with a waterproof sealer if you want them to last.
1. The Dip-Dye Aka The Gradient Technique
This is the easiest way to paint any kind of fabric, and it works especially well on shoes. It’s a great project for small children as well.
What You Need: A shoe that can be dipped into water, 1 large container of water (a plastic bin works great), all the colors of acrylic paint you want to use, and something to stir with.
How To Do It: Fill your container with water, then start dropping in paint at one end of the container. Dip the toe of your shoe into the puddle of color at the far end away from where you dropped your paint in – this will give you a nice gradient effect (one color fading into another). Continue dropping in new colors and dipping until you get the result you want!
If you have a favorite pair of shoes that you love and wish to keep, but feel like they need a little more color or style, then this is the list for you. Here are 10 different ways to paint your shoes. Most of these will work on leather, cloth, and canvas shoes alike.
Please note that not all paints work well on all materials! Paints and pigments tend to stain certain fabrics and materials. Please thoroughly test your material with the paint before applying it to the whole shoe.
1. Solid color: Use a solid colored paint to cover the entire shoe with one color.
2. Tie dye look: Use two or three colors to create the look of tie dye on your shoes.
3. Ombre effect: To achieve an ombre effect on your shoes use several different hues of one color mixed together in a gradient pattern, such as light pink to dark pink or light purple to dark purple.
4. Rainbow: Turn your shoes into a colorful work of art by painting them in rainbow hues, red orange yellow green blue indigo violet in order from top to bottom or vice versa on each shoe.
5. Stars and stripes: Show off your
Shoe painting is a new trend that has taken the shoe world by storm. From Nike to Converse, sneakers are being redesigned with paint to create works of art. People are painting their shoes as a hobby, business and for charity. You can even see celebrities wearing custom painted shoes.
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