How To Paint Buffalo Plaid Patterns

Information technology's truthful, information technology'southward true…I'm buffalo check obsessed and accept been for a while now. Only I'm taking it to a whole new level now and painting information technology by hand too! SO FUN!!

Permit me teach you how to paint buffalo check in this pace past footstep tutorial! Once you go the hang of this, yous'll be hooked just like I am.

I will start by saying this. I have e'er been intimidated past this pattern when it comes to painting information technology. In fact, I've tried a couple times over the years…messed upwardly…and so gave up.

I finally decided I was Adamant to learn to do information technology in a way that made sense and worked for me. I watched a lot of tutorials online and took bits and pieces from them all to figure out what I preferred.

Once I got information technology, I was hooked!

What you'll need:

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Surface to paint on (I'chiliad using an 8×8 wood panel board)

White Chalk paint (mine is waverly from walmart)

Black and lite grayness paint (I'k using Deco Art Americana grayness sky and lamp)

Blue painters tape (mine is one inch, but y'all could use unlike sizes depending on how big you want your check)

i- Paint your surface white (I did 2 coats)

two: Put your painters tape across the board starting at the bottom (put a small piece in between so y'all can exist sure it'due south spaced evenly)

3- Paint the white parts in the calorie-free gray and then pull up the painters tape to reveal the stripes. Exist Certain IT IS Dry Before MOVING ON TO THE Adjacent STEP!

4- TURN YOUR BOARD THE OPPOSITE Manner! This is important, because we are making a plaid…therefore the record needs to go the other direction. Repeat step 2 going in that reverse direction.

5– Add a little of the black paint to your light gray and mix to get a medium gray. Then paint it on your board. Permit Dry COMPLETELY BEFORE MOVING TO NEXT STEP!

6- Flip your lath back effectually and identify more painters record over the surface area where information technology was in Step 2. TIP- you can take a pen and mark your painters tape that's already down so information technology'south easy to see where to lay that last layer.

7- Take your black paint and paint in the remaining spots. Be conscientious non to overload your castor with pigment so information technology doesn't bleed through.

viii- Pare off your paint and lookout man the MAGIC happen!! THE Best AND MOST SATISFYING PART!!

That's information technology! You've at present painted an amazing buffalo check design! Can you believe it?!

If you are like me and also like to watch videos to really see how this is done…adept news!

Y'all can of course "jazz up" your piece and use it for SO many home decor DIY projects! I simply added a burlap bloom here and it made the cutest little grouping with my vase and small sign.

Allow me know what yous call up and if y'all recall yous'll requite information technology a try besides! You could likewise do So many color combos if blackness and white isn't your thing. Tin't wait to endeavour some fun ones soon!

Until next time…

Stacey

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