Kids Coloring Wood Craft
3 Ways to Paint Wood Craft
Kids Coloring Wood Craft
Sand the surface of the object with 140 to 180-grit sandpaper. You can do this with a sanding sponge or with a piece of sandpaper; a sanding sponge will …
Pour a dollop of acrylic paint onto a palette. Choose a color for the background, then pour out a small amount onto a palette. Acrylic paint dries quickly, so don’t pour out your other colors just yet. You can use the cheap, craft-grade acrylic paint that comes in bottles, or you can use the more-expensive artist’s grade that comes in tubes. If you are using the artist’s grade, dilute it with a few drops of water until it has the consistency of cream first.
- You can use small dishes, plastic lids, and paper plates as palettes.
Apply a coat of paint over your piece. Use a foam brush or a wide, flat paintbrush to apply the paint. Let the paint dry, then apply a second coat, if needed. Let this second coat dry as well. Do the front and sides first, let them dry to the touch, then do the back.
- Look for brushes made from taklon, katakana, or sable. Avoid camel hair brushes or stiff, bristle brushes.
- Don’t overload the brush with paint. The paint should come no more than halfway up the bristles.
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