I’m back from a month-long wedding planning and I’m trying to enjoy the last few days of my leave. I decided to be productive and start on my Thank You gift to my ever-reliable and sassy web developer, Dianne. She’s been fantastic at work (check out our latest work here!) and she has also been helping me with personal stuff like our (me and Wincy) wedding website so I thought of customizing a pair of Keds for her.

Dianne adores Snoopy, bunnies and the color combination of baby pink and black. So here’s what I came up with! And I’m sharing it with you so you’d know how easy it is!

Materials:

Materials

  1. A pair of black Keds
  2. Mixing pan
  3. 00 (zero-zero) nylon brush – I use this to make fine lines.
  4. Acrylic paints – to get the baby pink color, here’s the red to white ratio – approximately 1:40.
  5. A small bucket of water – a 1 gallon container of ice cream is ideal.
  6. Rag or maybe an old ratty shirt you can use to clean your brush.

Of course, I asked Dianne for some reference images.

reference

After mixing the paint, I dipped my brush and started painting the line art. I tried sketching using white pencil but it was too messy for me, so I just concentrated and painted straight on. It’s a bit scary but with focus, you can do it. (Walang hingahan moment nga lang!)

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And I finished everything with a spray of fixative, so Dianne can still wash them and the paint won’t come off!

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I hope Dianne likes it.