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How to dye and transform old canvas shoes to create a gradient effect

How to dye and transform old canvas shoes to create a gradient effect

As the weather gets warmer, it’s time for canvas shoes to come on stage again. A pair of canvas shoes with bright colors and gradients can make you full of energy after wearing them, as if you have unlimited energy!

Share a dyeing tutorial for gradient canvas shoes. Divide the shoes into three parts and color them separately to create a gradient effect. As long as you like it, you can definitely transform it yourself by following the steps below!~

How to dye and transform old canvas shoes to create a gradient effect

Material Tools:

Old canvas shoes

Tape

Rit liquid dye

Old newspapers

Spray bottle

How to dye and transform old canvas shoes to create a gradient effect

1. Crumple old newspapers into balls and stuff them into shoes. Then tape the edges of the shoes together. Neither the interior of the shoe nor the sides of the shoe need to be painted.

How to dye and transform old canvas shoes to create a gradient effect

2. Dilute the dye according to the dye package instructions, and thenThen pour it into a spray bottle.

How to dye and transform old canvas shoes to create a gradient effect

3. Starting from the toe part of the shoe, use a spray bottle to spray color on about a quarter of the area.

How to dye and transform old canvas shoes to create a gradient effect

4. Then open the spray bottle, add water to dilute it to make the color of the paint lighter, and mix evenly by shaking.

How to dye and transform old canvas shoes to create a gradient effect

5. This time spray paint onto the middle part of the shoe.

How to dye and transform old canvas shoes to create a gradient effect

6. Add water to the watering can again to make the color lighter. Then spray the rest of the shoe with color.

How to dye and transform old canvas shoes to create a gradient effect

7. Leave it for a while to let the paint dry. Remove the waste newspapers and tape, and a pair of beautiful canvas shoes is dyed~