Do you remember fold-over paint technique you did when you were little? I love this technique because there is no way to get two exact painting and you always get surprised when you unfold the paper!
I have done this fun painting technique on a garment that is very “IN”… The white blazer. It’s a very easy DIY project, with a surprise effect that everybody can do!
Materials:
- Garment of your liking (in this case a white blazer)
- Textile paint
- Pins
Process:
1. Fold in half the spot you want to place your painting. In my case, I fold it in the center of the back.
2. Pin the center of the back to use as a guide.
3. Place your garment on a surface you can clean easily . Throw the paint on the middle of the back … the more quantity of paint the thicker the drawing you will get.
4. Carefully fold the piece in half and flatten. The pins will guide you.
5. Unfold the blazer being careful not to stain anything else. Let dry well.
* Look at the instructions for your textile paint, you may have to iron the paint after dry to set well.
** I changed the white front button of the blazer to a black one.
And done!! A very different blazer with a back that will awake curiosity!
You can use this same technique on T-shirts, tops or other clothing. You can also mix colors for a butterfly drawing effect. I wanted to do an abstract and minimalistic drawing concept, contrasting white with black only.
I hope you like this idea of using this technique to paint your garments … And you’re welcome to share your results with all of us on facebook!
Here below, some illustrations I’ve done with this same technique on paper, using watercolors.
Until the next post DIY’er!!!! 😉
Lo mejor es que nunca habrá 2 iguales!
muy chula!
un besiño
SI! Cada una será única y exclusiva 😉
un besote guapa!!
Very cool.
this is so so so cool! I love it in black and white <3
Thanks Meghan!! 🙂 🙂
Awesome! Thank you so much! I’ll defenetly try this!
Thank you Maria! I’m happy u like it! 🙂
Increíble!! tomo nota!
bsos
WOW! Very GOOD!!!)))
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Ala, pero que genial!
Nos ha encantado, ha quedado impactante 😉
Gracias!!! 🙂 lo mejor de todo es que es suuuuper fácil de hacer!
What a cool idea to do this on clothing!! Love it.
Thank you Marlene! 🙂
This is such a great idea!! Looks amazing!
Me ha encantado la idea!!! Soy fan de los blazer y así se les puede dar un toque distinto 😉
Genial!
Irene
Gracias Irene!! Yo tambien soy loca con los blazers! sin duda siempre dan un toque de sofisticación a cualquier look 😉
Genial idé 🙂
(I believe you have Danish roots and might understand ;))
Hugs
Frida
Tak Frida! 🙂
Yes, I understand Danish perfectly, but I’m really bad writing it …
So happy you commented in Danish! You’re the first one !!!!! 😀
Jamen så kommenterer jeg da på dansk fremover 😉
Er dine forældre fra Danmark?
😀
Ja, min far er dansker og min mor er fra carribean. Jeg er født i Danmark, men voksede op i den Dominikanske Republik. Jeg elsker Danmark (translator) 😛 even though I haven’t lived there a long time, feels like home every time I visit 🙂 what part of DK are you from?
Ellers en spændende tilværelse du er vokset op i 🙂
Jeg er fra Århus, men bor i Sønderjylland nu pga. studie 🙂
Var du København til Fashion week?
No, I wasn’t… But I will love to go next time!! I lived in Aarhus for 2 years! Love it there!! 🙂
Jaerh, Århus er en fantastisk by 🙂
Har du planer om at komme tilbage til Danmark en gang?
Not at the moment… I live in Barcelona now, but who knows what the future will bring us 😉
Can I use acrylic paint instead?
Hi Eli! I don’t think is a good idea, since it can fade, wash out or flake and brake… it’s better to use a product special for clothing, as a fabric painting. You will be happy you used the right painting, specially after washing your garment 😉