English

Easy Gradient Painting Tutorial On Soap

General info

gradient_painting 1 gradient_painting 2 gradient_painting 3 gradient_painting 4 gradient_painting 5
  • This is an interesting technique for painting on soap and you can easily paint a gradient
  • It's good not only for gradient painting but also even painting
  • However, it's not recommended for drawing details such as face parts or patterns
  • In this tutorial, I will show you how to make a rainbow gradient.
    I used snowflake soaps as examples
  • Can be used as soap for bathing or washing
    Note: After using, let the soap dry well

What you will need

supplies1supplies2
  • Soap you want to paint
  • Food coloring or soap dye (yellow, blue, pink or red)
  • Paint brush
  • 1 tsp of potato or corn starch
  • 1 tsp of water

Instruction video

Note: Instructions on how to paint on soap begin from 4:18.

Instructions

1. First, put the 1 tsp of starch and the 1 tsp of water in a small bowl (1 to 1 ratio).
step 1
2. Mix ingredients well until the starch is dissolved.
step 2
3. Apply the mixture all over the surface of your soap.
step 3
4. Let it dry. It takes about 15 minutes to dry.
Tip: It's enough to apply one coat if the carving is flat like a snowflake.
However, if the carving is three-dimensional, place the soap with the side facing up and apply the mixture to the side again.
step 4
5. You only need three colors (yellow, blue, pink or red) to make a rainbow gradient.
step 5
6. Paint the soap yellow with food coloring diluted with water.
Let it dry.
step 6
7. Paint it blue. Let it dry.
Tip: When you paint blue over yellow it turns green.
step 7
8. Paint it pink or red. Let it dry.
Tip: When you paint pink or red over blue it turns purple.
step 8
9. Paint it yellow. Let it dry. Done!
Tip: When you paint yellow over pink it turns orange.
step 9
10. This is another example of gradient painting.
step 10
11. The rainbow gradient soaps are done.
Tip: A starch coat is white, so the painting looks pastel. To create softer pastel, dilute the food coloring with a lot of water.
step 11