Painting a Geometric Portrait

by cjacoby in Craft > Art

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Painting a Geometric Portrait

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This process takes just under 20 minutes! Its quick, easy, and fun! Enjoy!

Get Supplies

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  • Paper
  • Masking tape
  • 3 different colors of paint
  • 3 paint brushes
  • Cup/bowl of water (to clean brushes)
  • Paint palette

Choose Your Colors of Paint

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Select 3 different colors of paint to use

Put Paint on Palette

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Squeeze your 3 colors of paint onto your palette (add more paint if needed)

Keep Workplace Clean

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Place the piece of paper over something to prevent getting paint on your table (preferably a piece of cardboard, poster board, or another piece of paper that is larger)

Follow Design

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Follow the design in the picture exactly

Layout Tape

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Layout tape on the paper that matches the design and number each piece as you lay it down

No Air Bubbles

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Smooth out the tape to make sure there are no air bubbles

Color 1

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Paint blank area(s) of the paper with color 1

Color 2

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Use a clean brush and start painting blank spaces with color 2

Color 3

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Use a clean brush to paint the remainding blank spaces with color 3

Let Paint Dry

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Let the paint dry before taking the tape off

Wash Brushes

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Wash the paint brushes in the cup/bowl of water

Peel Tape

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When the paint is dry carefully peel off the tape in reverse order as to which it was laid down

Finished

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Congratulations! You have completed your geometric painting