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How to Paint Tie Dye

Updated: Apr 4, 2021

Hey guys, it's Megan!


I recently posted a video showing you a few projects you can try when you're bored this summer. If you missed it, you can check it out here!

How to paint Tie Dye - Things to do when you're bored in summer 2020

One of the projects in the video was to paint tie dye. This is the perfect painting for summer, and it's super easy too!


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For this project you'll need:

Start by drawing a spiral on your paper:

Start by drawing a spiral shape on your paper with a pencil.

Then, use a flat paintbrush to make small strokes along the edge of the pencil line.

This works best with a fan brush, but I didn’t have one so I just used a flat paintbrush.

How to paint tie dye - use a flat brush to make small strokes following the spiral that you drew.

I used four different colors- red, yellow, green and blue.

Whenever I have paint leftover from a project, I like to use it to make backgrounds in my sketchbook. This is a quick and easy project to help you use up some of that extra paint.

Finished tie dye painting, the perfect craft for summer!

This page took me about 20 minutes in total. I’ll probably either leave it plain or paste another drawing on top.






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