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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
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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.