How to Make Paint Look Bubbly

Children blow bubbles during the summer for fun because they liked to watch them float away before popping. Achieve a similar aesthetic effect when painting. While you cannot create long-lasting bubbles on your paint, when the paint pops, it will leave behind a bubble shape, making your paint look bubbly no matter what project you intend to undertake.

Things You'll Need

• 1/4 cup tempera powder
• 3 tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoons dishwashing soap
• Container
• Straw
• Paper

Instructions

1. Mix 1/4 cup of tempera powder, 3 tablespoons of water and 2 teaspoons of dishwashing soap together in a container.

2. Insert the straw into the mixture and exhale into it. The forced air will create bubbles on the surface.

3. Roll a piece of paper -- or the surface of the object you want to paint -- over the bubbles in the mixture. The bubbles will attach, leaving a print before popping.

4. Lay the object aside to dry for a few hours.

Tips & Warnings

• Add more tempera paint to the mixture to make it brighter.

• Make more paint than you need in case something goes wrong.

• Do not accidentally drink the mixture as this can make you ill.

References

• Painting Secrets; Brian Santos