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Painting/Dyeing Canvas shoes

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j-bo
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I know there are already a couple of threads about shoes and I think I saw one about dying them but i looked around for a while and didn't seem to find them. I was wondering if you guys have any neat ideas to paint or dye onto a pair of white canvas shoes similare to Vans Eras. I was thinking of either trying to paint marker them with maybe a native themed design or tie dye them. If you guys have any cool ideas I would be super excited.

Peace.

Jul 18 2010 4:22PM
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nobody123
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i like red wine dye fading into turquoise at the back i did it a little while ago. You dip the front of the shoe into purple mixed with red. let i dry and bleed then dip in bright bright blue. Another which is cool that my mum used to do is just splatter random colour paint all over them like green blue yellow and red. Thats dope.
Jul 18 2010 6:37PM
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j-bo
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Thanks alot. I think I might try the one with the blue and red/purple. Do you dip the second end while the first is still wet to let them make a new colour together or wait for it to fully dry? And do you dip half the shoe in each colour or do you do maybe a third dipped on each end and leave the mittle white to bleed? If there are any other ideas out there I would be greatfull if you would care to share them with me. Thanks again!

Jul 20 2010 4:56PM
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j-bo
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blagh
Jul 21 2010 7:00PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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I have Vans Eras (eras/authentics, best shoes in the world) but mine are blue, I kind of want to get a white pair so I can die them, it looks fun
Jul 21 2010 7:12PM
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belden...
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Did this with a pair of toms white canvas shoes. I just did the splatter and i came out really good. I just hung them up and throw blue green and gray paint ( i believe it was all weather paint) on them with a brush.
Jul 21 2010 7:23PM
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nobody123
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sorry im terrible with Ns um well yeah i washed it out then dipped it in so it bled into one another it looked pretty nice.
Jul 22 2010 4:40AM
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nobody123
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or if you wana do three or more colours you can paint it in
Jul 22 2010 4:41AM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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Pics preez?
Jul 22 2010 8:24AM
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nobody123
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sorry mate that was like a year ago when i did it.
Jul 22 2010 9:33PM
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j-bo
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schucks
Jul 22 2010 10:37PM
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j-bo
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Any More Ideas NewSchoolers?
Jul 24 2010 2:12PM
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Gumbo
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i know you can paint them because a girl i know has vans that got painted on. there's some type of paint where you can paint the shoes then send them through the dryer, and it like bakes on permanently
Jul 25 2010 6:20PM
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j-bo
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Sounds cool. Any thoughts on patterns or designs?
Jul 26 2010 4:43PM
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j-bo
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bump, k+
Jul 28 2010 4:42PM
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j-bo
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Theres gotta be more ideas out there.
Aug 1 2010 1:08PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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this isnt dying but when I get my new pair of authentics I'm going to take my old eras and do the microwave thing that makes them soft. If it works on my old ones Ill do it to the new ones
Aug 1 2010 3:12PM
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j-bo
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Whats the microwave thing? I may sound dumb but i dont understand what the purpose is of microwaveing shoes to make them soft dose. Also I dont care what way the shoes get altered as long as they are cool and unique at the end.
Aug 1 2010 3:33PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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I dont know either, I was a hater at first in this thread but now I want to try it because Im getting new ones

https://newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/537163/
Aug 1 2010 5:16PM
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j-bo
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bump

Aug 3 2010 6:20PM
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j-bo
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Blagh
Aug 8 2010 11:29AM
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birdshake
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you can find a lot of info on this forum http://www.craftster.org
Aug 8 2010 5:01PM
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j-bo
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Thanks alot man there were definitly some good ideas there! If anyone is interested and dosen't want to look through 33 pages of shoe desigs here are the ones that I found where the best for white shoes:

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=115556.0

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=151053.0

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=151053.0

also if the shoes are colored splatering them with bleach looks cool!

Any more ideas?

Aug 9 2010 6:15PM
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mattyb.
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I have never painted canvas shoes, but I found and read a tutorial online on how to paint leather shoes. This is what I did with some all white nikes:

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Aug 9 2010 6:22PM
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thats sick mattyb!
Aug 9 2010 8:02PM
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Turner.
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I don't really feel like going out and buying more shoes, so do you think it would be possible to paint or dye a pair of faded black vans?

they're hemp if that affects anything...
Aug 9 2010 8:13PM
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j-bo
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http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=347003.msg4087479#msg4087479

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Theres a tutorial for bleach dyed shoes and if you didn't want to splatter them you could make a specific pattern.

Aug 9 2010 8:44PM
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j-bo
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hi. new ideas?
Aug 11 2010 6:45PM
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jca
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I didn't read the whole thread so sorry if this has been said... I think you would be fine with a bi or tri-coloured dip dye. Or you could use applicator bottles to make cool designs. just use regular old "mx" dye or RIT and make sure the shoes are made of cotton, silk, rayon, linen, or hemp.
Aug 12 2010 2:22AM
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j-bo
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Here are the shoes I finally made. I dip dyed them first in teal and gold to make a greenish colour in the middle then sharpied a design on top of that.Click for larger imageClick for larger image

Aug 20 2010 1:10PM
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j-bo
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Was thinking of doing a new pair of shoes, got any ideas NS?
Aug 4 2012 10:18PM
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blatt
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Tie dyed vans look so legit. I would do it but I'm too scared I'd fuck up and waste $40
Aug 4 2012 10:35PM
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j-bo
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If you have an Urban Outfitters near you, you can buy ones like the ones i used for 18$ i think? Or online. Decent shoes, and then you're not so worried about messing up. Thanks for the feedback though.
Aug 4 2012 10:45PM
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blatt
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Do you have to worry about the rubber getting dyed? If not I know what I'm doing tomorrow. I have a pair of old white vans I could do it to
Aug 4 2012 10:47PM
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j-bo
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I dont think you have to worry about it, mine worked out fine, and I didn't do anything about it. I'd definitely take the laces out, but nothing happened to the rubber on mine.
Aug 4 2012 11:30PM
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