I love using mixed media techniques and applying them to clothing and wearables! One of my favorite ways to alter a plain white dress is adding messy and colorful watercolor inspired flowers. It is a fast and easy way to turn your fashion into something totally unique.
I started with a plain white chiffon dress. This is one that I found at a local boutique but you could use just about any white dress.
I used my favorite textile paint from Jaquard They are very fluid, they are super versatile and can even watered down to mimic watercolors.
I started by spraying down the surface of my dress with water. I wanted a really messy and loose effect and wetting down that surface will cause that color to blend and blend.
I grabbed a variety of brushes and got busy painting!
I used the same techniques I used when I am paining watercolor flowers on paper and because that surface was damp, that color bleeds and blends looks like watercolors.
I continued adding flowers in very simple and loose shapes.
Anywhere I wanted that color to blend and bleed more, I sprayed with a little water.
I continued to paint those flowers- some simple and then some with more defined and darker brushstrokes.
I wanted a little bit of a “grungy feel” to my flowers so I splattered and dripped color over the top of those flowers.
Once everything dried, I heat set the paint according to the directions.
I kept all that color at the bottom of the dress. The result is a really colorful, messy and totally unique dress!
