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Published: 2008-06-03 19:57:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 124644; Favourites: 2786; Downloads: 4508
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Here is a tutorial showing the process of shoe painting that I use.I hope you like it and find it useful! n_n
The final shoe: [link]
Notes:
1. You don't have to paint white shoes, you can just give any colour shoes a few coats of white paint as a base before doing the rest.
2. You don't have to use acrylic - fabric paint or permanent markers should work as well, this is just one method.
3. "I have a pair of high top chucks I did in Prismacolor markers. I found markers work well, then spray lightly over the top with hair-spray and it protects it. Again, can't get them wet though." From ~Girl-Of-Roses-Hanna
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ugh lol.. nevermind D; !!
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AWESOME !!!!
always had some idea of the steps.. I just needed to see it from someone else ! ;D !!
and needed something to know about lacquer ~ ;D !!
BTW...
does the lacquer work on shoe fabric, as in tennis shoes?
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this is awesome! I've been planning to expirament abit on shoes and try to make a custom one but I dont have to expirament anymore 
I wanna be able to wash my shoes cuz I live in Egypt so there's a lot of sand and dust everywhere on the streets so its practically impossible to keep my shoes clean 
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Hehe, sometime I get a little confused with words =_=;
In German it is "lack", which I think is lacquer in English. I think a varnish would also work, anything that is flexible.
I would be careful with washing and maybe just wipe them with a damp cloth very often, that would keep them clean, but I have walked through wet grass and the paint has not bled or come off
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Ok thats great
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I was thinking about design my own shoes, and I think this tutorial is really helpful! Thanks for making it
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I definitely find this useful. Great job!
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Thanks, I'm glad you like it! n_n
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i love these and i painted my own
my only probs is i cant find a good lacquer
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I've heard of people using wood lacquer, I just used whatever the shop assistant gave me n_n
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i've found that cheap hairspray works if you re-do it every once in a while like every six months to a year ^-^
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Cool, I wouldn't have thought of that!
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i was really just trying to find a cheap alternative and then i found out the art department at my school used hairspray as a fixative on chalk pictures so i thought id try it for shoes and at 34p a can who can argue with re-doing it every year
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thanks for sharing this tutorial - i've been wondering how to do this for a while now
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thanks for the tutorial x3 i used it x3 [link]
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Wow... I want to paint my shoes now!!!! ^.^ I've been seeing them on here a lot, and now I know what to use! Whoo! Good thing I'm going to buy some acrylic paint this weekend. <3
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Thanks, I'm glad you like it n_n
Good luck with your shoes, I would love it see them when they are done!
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Thanks! If I have time, I'll start doing that to my shoes! ^.^
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I am SO going to do this, even if I don't paint my plain white Nike's. n.n Can't wait to sneak my shoes away from my mothers glance.
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I'm glad you like the tutorial, I would love to see your shoes when they are done! n_n
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Wo thx friend! Its so helpful tutorial! Hope to start playing with sneaker soon! Thx
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I'm happy that you find it useful! n_n
Good luck with your project! C:
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What brand of Laquer did you use for these shoes? 
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I've been told that it's not actually lacquer but a varnish.
I've heard one artist swear by wood varnish. I'd go to your local hardware/home depot store and ask someone that works there for a matte, transparent spray varnish.
That's what I did, and it was fine C:
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Great tutorial. If you're worried about how well the paints stick to the shoe or of peeling there are products that you can mix into acrylic paints that turn them into fabric paints. Smae great mix of colour without compromising on quality. n_n
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Yes, textile medium. However I have not been able to find any and I hear it only prevents fading. Otherwise, acrylic paint should stay and not crack on fabric. It is the problem of using paint that is not acrylic. I made that mistake n_n;
But yes, I recommend textile medium if you can find it, it is even better than normal paint! C:
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My mum had some left over in her bag of goodies from when she painted. Suprisingly it still works perfectly fine. Don't know where ti buy it when I run out though.
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do you know any places to get plain white shoes to paint on?
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Hmm, plain white shoes is hard.
I used coloured shoes and then painted them white. I got shoes at GAP or New Yorker or H&M.
They have cheap shoes, and sometimes in white too! C:
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cool! thank you very much!
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Ive seen cheaper ones at Payless and like, Kmart. But Goodbrand names are at the Vans store our Journeys.
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Thanks so much for this! I've always wanted to do this but never new what I could use exactly that won't ruin it at the end.
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I'm glad you like it! n_n
So far the shoes that I made, have lasted a long time and are still just as they were when I painted them (except a little more dirty, hehe).
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Wow that's cool and really good to know. Thanks.
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OH MY GOD!!!!
I was searching for somenthing like this!!!!!
I LOVE YOU!
Fav IS A MUST!
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Thank you!
I'm glad you have found it useful C:
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Hell yeah!
Is very useful for me right now!
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Great tutorial! It's very useful for people (like me) who wants to decorate your own clothes and shoes! Congratulations! And thanks for sharing with us your skills!
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Thank you, I'm glad you like it! n_n
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Thank you for this tutorial!
I've use a thousand of waterproof pen, but they have a too much hard point, so they block and give a dot line u.u
I HATE THAT! I run to buy Faber Castell Pen xD
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Good luck! I hope the new pens work for you! C:
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Sick tutorial! It's super helpful!
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Thanks, I'm glad you like it! n_n
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Can't wait to try this! One thing though, do you mix water with the acrylics or paint them straight on? Thanks!
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