3 Ways to Paint Clay Pots

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2024 Author: Samantha Chapman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-12 03:32

Clay pots are typically great for growing in pots, as they provide good drainage. They are readily available and usually inexpensive. Unfortunately, they can look a bit monotonous lined up on the windowsill, in the yard or on the terrace. Here are three ways to give them a touch of vibrancy by painting them.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Simple coloring with spray can

Step 1. Spread newspaper on the floor or your work surface

Step 2. Place the pot upside down on the newspapers

Step 3. Hold the spray can about 20-25cm from the jar

Step 4. Spray a light coat of color by moving the can across the surface of the jar and rotating the jar as needed

Step 5. To make a two-tone vase, cover the desired parts of the vase with masking tape before spraying the first layer of paint

When the first color has completely dried, remove the masking tape and cover the painted part with new masking tape. Then spray the other color onto the uncovered surface.

Method 2 of 3: Fancy vases

Step 1. Choose two complementary acrylic colors

Step 2. Cover the vase vertically from the bottom to the top edge with strips of masking tape spaced from each other by a gap the same width as the tape

Step 3. Paint the uncovered sections with the lightest color by applying a little color over the edges of the masking tape as well

Let the color dry and apply a second coat if needed. Let the paint dry completely and remove the tape.

Step 4. Cover the painted sections with as many strips of masking tape

If the paint has dried completely, the tape won't do you any harm. If after removing this layer of tape the color comes off in some places, go over the color with a brush or cover the discolored spots with decorations.

Step 5. Paint the uncovered surface of the pot with the darker color and let the color dry completely

Remove the tape.

Step 6. Use a fine-tipped brush to add scribbles and zigzag lines on the colored stripes

Use the back of the brush handle to draw dots.

Method 3 of 3: Artistic vases

Step 1. Paint the entire outside surface of the vase with a light shade acrylic paint

Step 2. Copy an image of a coloring book, greeting card, or any other image onto tracing paper

Step 3. Adhere the carbon paper to the jar with the glossy side up and place the tracing paper with the desired design on top

Trace the outline of the design on the outer surface of the vase.

Step 4. Color the details of the design with acrylic paints

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