One of the primary explanations why I craft is that people can create things that we wouldn’t have the ability to buy to get. And what better way expressing your unique self and personality? This is a great exemplory case of doing just that: hand-painted mugs. As you may have had the opportunity to anticipate, we travelled with botanical and floral theme for our custom mugs, nevertheless, you can illustrate whatever you want using the magic of porcelain paint markers. This is a beyond fantastic DIY present idea, and it is a breeze make. Get the youngsters in upon this project for a great family bonding activity!
Tools & Materials
Scissors
Paintbrushes
White Porcelain Mug
Carbon Paper
Porcelain Color Marker (Pebeo Porcelaine 150 in Amazonite Green)
Porcelain Color (Pebeo Porcelaine 150 in Malachite Green)
Painter’s Tape
Pencil
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Steps
Gather the various tools and materials listed above.
Wrap tape around underneath of the mug to make a guide for keeping the houseplant drawings.
Minimize out one place from the PDF design template with a piece of carbon newspaper in the same size. Tape it to your mug with the front of the carbon newspaper facing the mug and the design template on top.
Track the houseplant drawing with a clear pencil.
The carbon paper will leave a faint imprint of the attracting on the mug.
Track this imprint with car paint marker.
Continue attracting houseplants, waiting for every to dried out before shifting to the next to avoid smearing.
Remove tape and await drawing to dry completely.
Use paint to fill in the plants, going out of pots unpainted.
Let mug dry for 24 hours and then bake in 300 level oven for thirty minutes. Make reference to your porcelain coloring instructions for more detailed guidelines.
Follow our photography tutorial below for visual guidance to creating your own hand painted mugs!
Tips
The PDF template below includes every one of the botanical illustrations from our house plant mug. You could printing it onto a sheet of carbon newspaper in order to transfer the look directly on to your mugs. To find the type of botanicals as in a straight line as it can be, we added a remove of painters tape around the bottom of the mug for research. Our other mugs were drawn freehand while looking at botanical images we aquired online. If you wish to do a lttle bit of practice before making your last mugs, we recommend picking right up some basic dishes from your neighborhood second-hand store, like a Goodwill or Salvation Army. Rather than illustrating botanicals on your mugs, you can also utilize this tutorial to create your favorite quotes!
The very best part is that it’s super easy to remove any marker if you make a blunder. Spray some standard surface cleaner onto a newspaper towel or cotton swab and wipe away the coloring. Remember you can only just do this before cooking the mugs to create the car paint. We also recommend that do not sketch any designs close to the lip of the mug. The markers and paint are non-toxic, but it’s always good to be s