With finals over, I have been asking myself, “what do I do now?”
I recently learned about a new fashion brand called, Still Here, which sells a variety of jeans, most notably ones where the designer paints multi-colored block patterns on the back legs. With the extra time on my hands, I thought I’d try something similar on my jeans.
Here is the list of materials and instructions for getting amazing results!
What You Need:
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Pair of jeans
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Blue painters’ tape or white artist tape
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Acrylic paint, brand, and colors of your choice
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Brushes
How To:
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Pick out a pair of jeans, white or blue, the color does not matter. If you want to paint on the pockets, make sure your jeans do not have stitching on them.
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Wash and dry your jeans to get off any residue. This will ensure that the paint dries properly.
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Tape the borders of the area you want to paint to get clean, straight lines.
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If you’re doing a pocket, paint the entire pocket with 1-2 layers of white acrylic paint, so you cannot see the blue denim color coming through.
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If you’re doing something similar to those sold at Still Here, then you can skip the above step and get straight to painting.
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Let the paint completely dry.
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Peel off the tape.
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Heat-setting: there are three different ways to do this…
- Turn your jeans inside-out and then iron the back of the painting for 5-7 minutes.
- Put your jeans in the dryer on high or medium heat for 15-20 minutes (this method, while easy, is not for people worried about the jeans shrinking).
- Using a hairdryer, blow-dry the front of the painting. This method takes the longest amount of time.