Sonny has lately been on a growing spree, standing taller than his mommy already. So no wonder he outgrew his school keds (white canvas shoes) in a span of a few months. The shoes were in fairly decent shape despite his using and thankfully, at that point of time, our shoe sizes matched. So thrifty mommy carefully put away the keds, planning to refurbish them at a later date. And now the results are for all to see... TaDa!!!! (drumroll please)
Some freehand drawing with pens, some dabbing of acrylic paint, and some final outlining to highlight parts.... and we were done.
It is such a simple project that just about anyone can give it a try.
And keds are by far the most inexpensive variety of canvas shoes available in the market. So even if you goof up, you won't have much to lose.
I loved painting in the flowers and the birds, especially the cute lil' owl. Here are a few tips from my first-hand shoe painting experience:
- Use pens with permanent ink for the outlining. You don't want those lines getting all runny.
- Do not mix too much water with the acrylic paints else you'll land up with faint coloured water spill-over marks the way I did in places.
- Again, final highlights are done best with permanent markers or pens.
Hope these tips and pictures encourage you to try your hand at handpainting canvas shoes. I can't wait to wear mine!
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