Here you will find some interesting techniques for great patterns that you can use on your Easter eggs with acrylic paints. All you need to do is get stamps made from everyday things: aluminum foil, bubble wrap, corrugated cardboard, string, and whatever else you can think of. Acrylic paints can be bought in stationery stores or online, for example. These techniques are incredibly easy and look really great and effective. Just make sure the painted eggs are not intended for consumption. The eggshell is porous and the acrylic paint can still get to the egg. So acrylic only works on boiled Easter eggs if they are not eaten.
1. A stained Easter egg made of aluminum foil - coloring Easter eggs with acrylic paints
This method is particularly easy. You need a piece of aluminum foil, various acrylic paints and of course white,hard-boiled eggs.
- Crumple the foil. Add any acrylic paint on it.
- While holding the foil in your hand, place the egg in the center. Wrap it up and hold the egg like this for a moment.
- Remove the egg from the foil and let the paint dry. If you want, you can repeat the whole thing with other colors and get a colorful Easter egg.
2. A polka dot egg made from bubble wrap
This technique can be applied particularly quickly. You will need bubble wrap and acrylic paints.
- Cut out an oblong piece of bubble wrap and paint it with any color you like.
- Now carefully roll the egg over the foil so that dots are printed on it.
- Let the paint dry thoroughly and repeat with a different color if you want.
3. Make pictures from fingerprints
Here the main part of the images consists of your fingerprint. The rest depends on your imagination. How about a face or piggy? Or a bunny, a flower, a chick? Come up with something interesting!
All you have to do is dip your finger in any color and make a fingerprint on the egg. You can of course vary the size and/or use all fingers. You can simply draw the rest of the figure with a sharpie.
4. A striped egg made of fluted cardboard
For this technique you will need a piece of fluted cardboard.
- Coat the cardboard (the grooved side) with paint. As with bubble wrap, roll the egg over the cardboard.
- Allow the paint to dry thoroughly again. Of course, you can continue with other colors here too.
5. Abstract egg with string
In this method, the paint is applied using a string. The cord should be slightly thicker, such as wool or packing cord.
- Dip a piece of string in any color. Then place the string on the egg.
- Allow the paint to dry thoroughly and repeat with other colors. To do this, take a new piece of string.
You can also decorate the egg in an interesting way if you combine these techniques together. For example, use the corrugated cardboard to print green grass on the egg and add a sun from your fingerprint. Let your imagination run wild and have fun decorating. Your loved ones will be amazed!
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