Paint RecipesBy: Sam Peplinski

Flour-Based Drip Paint

Ingredients

❏ White Flour❏ Water❏ Salt❏ Food Coloring

How to make Flour-Based Drip Paint

❏ Step 1: Pour white flour, water and salt into a mixing bowl.❏ Step 2: Divide the paint into separate containers.❏ Step 3: Pour 2 drops of food coloring into the paint.❏ Step 4: Stir the paint to mix in the food coloring.❏ Step 5: Add more water to thin the paint.❏ Step 6: Use the paint on paper and refrigerate excess.

❏ Paint should be safe for use for about 2 weeks, but it may harden over time.

Interesting Facts

Flour paint has been used in Scandinavia for many centuries. They use this for painting the exterior of wooden houses. It is a durable and water resistant paint. Nowadays, other non-toxic earth pigments and oxides are used to color the flour paint.

Watercolor Paint

Ingredients

❏ Water❏ Supar❏ Corn Syrup❏ Baking Soda❏ Cornstarch❏ White Vinegar❏ Food Coloring

How to make Watercolor Paint

❏ Step 1: Boil sugar and water in a stovetop pot.❏ Step 2: Turn the heat down and stir the mixture into a syrup.❏ Step 3: Mix baking soda, cornstarch, white vinegar and corn syrup.❏ Step 4: Pour the paint into small containers.❏ Step 5: Add 2 drops of food coloring to the paint.❏ Step 6: Mix in the food coloring using a toothpick.

❏ This paint is like store-bought watercolors.❏ Dries really slow, unless under heat.❏ Store in a covered container in a refrigerator.❏ It usually lasts a couple weeks.

Interesting Fact

This type of paint has been used for over thousands of years. During the Renaissance, is when it gained its popularity and was appreciated as a proper art medium. Even some cave paintings done in Europe were created with watercolor.

Acrylic or Oil Paint

Ingredients

❏ Raw Color Pigment❏ Water❏ Paint Medium

How to make Acrylic or Oil Paint

❏ Step 1: Wear a dust mask to protect yourself from the paint.❏ Step 2: Pour raw color pigment onto a flat mixing surface.❏ Step 3: Pour 2 drops of water if you want to smooth out the pigment.❏ Step 4: Mix the paint and water with a palette knife.❏ Step 5: Add your paint medium to the pigment.❏ Step 6: Mix the paint and add more of the medium for consistency.

❏ Keep in a tightly wrapped tin foil, in a freezer for 2-3 months.

Interesting Fact

Acrylic paint was first developed during 1920s-1940s and was then brought commercially in the 1950s. This paint has remained very popular since it was first established because of its flexible nature, providing less cracking and quick drying characteristics.

Chalk Paint for Furniture

Ingredients

❏ Water❏ Baking Soda❏ Latex Paint

How to make Chalk Paint

❏ Step 1: Mix water and baking soda together in a bowl.❏ Step 2: Stir the mixture until it looks smooth.❏ Step 3: Pour the mixture into a cup of latex paint.❏ Step 4: Spread the paint onto the furniture with a paint brush.

❏ To dispose the excess paint, leave it out in the open.❏ When dry, dispose of it in the trash.

Interesting Fact

Chalk paint can be used on anything, inside or outside! It dries really fast, but usually needs 2-3 coats and the paint lasts for long periods of time. This comes in 33 historic and modern colors, which you can mix with to extend your palette.

Shaving Cream Paint

Ingredients

❏ Shaving Cream❏ Food Coloring

How to make Shaving Cream Paint

❏ Step 1: Squirt some shaving cream into a muffin tin.❏ Step 2: Add a few drops of food coloring.❏ Step 3: Stir up the colors you want.

Interesting Fact

Using shaving cream for paint is something very messy and fun, that many kids enjoy! It was created in the 2010s area and has been used ever since. This is something that will bring out a child's personality and create happiness all around. There are also many different ways you can use shaving cream, like: rain clouds, marbled earth and puffy paint.

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