Supplies for Painting Your Sneakers

Series Summary

People love to express themselves in new and unique ways. For those creative souls, ordinary and bland styles may leave a bad taste in your mouth. Some people seek out fun in their wardrobe. However, in today's mass producing society, it can be hard to find something that is different from the norm. The only way that you can be sure that your style is your own is to create it. Whether you are making or altering it, there is a since of pride in wearing your own creations. If you are one of these souls that is looking for creative ways to spice up your style, why not paint on your sneakers? Sure, it is not conventional, but who wants that anyway? With color, patterns, and detail, you can turn ordinary tennis shoes into masterpieces!

In this free video series, learn how to paint and customize your own pair of sneakers. Our expert, Raymond Sosa, shows you everything you need to know to make these creations. Learn the best paint to use. Also, learn tips for creating detail and patterns. Raymond encourages you to find your style, but he also offers easy patterns that you can do. So, add some spice to your shoes, and learn how to paint your sneakers today!

Video Transcript

"What's up everybody? This is Raymond from Crayola Cakes. I'm here with Expert Village. Today I'm gonna talk about customizing sneakers, basically, the tools you need. I prefer to use these brushes here, it's call the angle, and this one here with the point. This is one of my favorites. You also got your fine point, good for details, like for doing cartoons or something. Then you got your flathead. Good for the, makes the job go quicker, not good for details. A set like this, at Pro Paint, will basically cost you anywhere from twenty to ten dollars, depending on the brand. The more expensive the fiber, the longer they last. It's also a good thing to take care of your brushes. You want soap and water. I like to clean my brushes with acetone -- it knocks off the paint right away. No need to fuss or scrub, none of that, just knocks it off. You basically just cut a Scotch Brite into squares using a razor. Got your squares there. Got the cotton balls. Before you start this method, you basically might want to get some newspapers, anything in case you want to spray your acetone, you won't have to clean up the table, the paint will come off in about 2 minutes."