How to Make a Rainbow Squeegee Painting
Have a blast creating vibrant rainbow squeegee paintings! This simple and beginner-friendly art project is perfect for kids and adults alike.
Yield: 1 rainbow squeegee painting
Cost: $1
Equipment
Materials
- Watercolour paper
- Acrylic paint (rainbow colours)
- Cotton balls
- Clear glue
- Glitter (silver or blue)
Instructions
Step 1: Find what you need
- Gather your supplies and materials.
Step 2: Prepare your paper
- Cut a piece of watercolour paper to your desired size. Secure it to your working surface (such as a baking sheet) with painter's tape.
- Add a dot of red acrylic paint wherever you'd like your rainbow to begin.
- Repeat, adding the remaining colours of the rainbow (orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet) in a row so that the dots touch.
Step 3: Squeegee the paint
- Place your squeegee down below the paint and hold it firmly on the paper. Move it in the direction you'd like the rainbow to go (straight, or in an arch).
- Continue until you reach the edge of the paper.
- Remove the tape and lift the paper from the tray.Set it somewhere it won't be disturbed and allow to dry for 10 to 20 minutes.
Step 4: Decorate the painting
- Pull a cotton ball apart to make to make a puffy cloud.
- Add a small amount of glue below the rainbow and press the cloud into place.
- Add dots of clear glue on top of the cloud.
- Sprinkle glitter over the cloud, making sure to cover all the glue.
- Lift and tilt the paper to let the excess glitter fall off.
- Your rainbow squeegee painting is complete!
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Notes
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