Face Paint
1. Break out a muffin tin or empty egg carton.
2. Spoon some cold cream into the tin or carton. The amount you use is up to you. It will depend on how much paint you need in the end.
3. Mix 1 to 2 drops of various colors food coloring into each cup. Feel free to mix colors to create your own hues.
Naturan Paint
1. Collect your pigment - try using chalk dust, talc, paprika, turmeric, chilli powder etc.
2. Add a little bit of gum arabic to the powder and mix to a paste
3. Thin with water to use, or let it harden and use later by re-mixing with a wet brush
Use your imagination and experiment, see what you can find to paint with! Grind materials down with a pestle and mortar or a plastic bag and a rolling pin, as fine as you can get it.
Try using your paints on various surfaces - make a card with your paints and then you can proudly tell the recipient all about how to make paint aswell.
Kid-Friendly Watercolors
1. Decide which colors you want to paint with and find a powdered drink mix that matches that color.
2. Empty the different colored powdered drink mixes into their own cups. If you're feeling adventurous, mix some of the colors together.
3. Add 2 tbsp. of warm water to each cup and stir until completely mixed. The paint's now ready to hit the paper.
Easy Face Paint
1. Separate colors with a muffin tin or an egg carton.
2. Place a spoonful of cold cream into each cup.
3. Add 1 or 2 drops of different colors of food coloring to the cold cream, and stir.
4. Apply the face paint using a clean paintbrush or cotton swabs.
Spiffy-Sniffy Watercolors
1. Use a small cup for each color.
2. Mix one package of powdered drink mix (Kool-Aid) with 2 tablespoons of warm water for each color.
3. Stir until the powder dissolves.
4. Once all of the colors are prepared, use a clean paintbrush to paint sweet-smelling pictures.
Window Paint
Turn your windows, patio doors and mirrors into works of art.
Mix together equal parts dishwashing liquid and washable liquid paint or powdered tempera. Children will love the process of painting and adults will love the end result: the paint wipes off easily with a dry paper towel.
Foamy Bath Paint
1. simply mix together shaving cream with a drop of food coloring.
2. Dip a paintbrush, or better yet, your fingers, into the mix
3. start creating!
Water-Based Paint
1. Choose a dry pigment to make into paint. Put a small amount onto a flat surface.
2. Use a palette knife to make a hole in the center of the pigment.
3. Pour a little water into the hole. Too much water will make the paint runny, so start with a very small amount of water and add more as needed.
4. Blend the water and pigment together with the knife. You want to create a smooth, evenly distributed paste.
5. Add the paste to a water-based paint binder. You can choose between acrylic, casein, egg tempera, watercolors or gouache. You can also use the paste to tint plaster or concrete. Now you're ready to paint.
