How to paint cardboard

Would you like to paint on cardboard, but have noticed that the paint soaks into and you can't achieve bright colors? I'll show you how to prepare a piece of cardboard for painting with gesso primer.

If you have stacks of cardboard lying around at home, you can make use of it by turning it into a canvas for your art. Learn how to prep it properly and which paints to use on cardboard.

Recycled Cardboard Painting Surface: This project will give you a rundown on how to prepare a recycled corrugated cardboard painting panel. Of course, you can just paint straight onto cardboard if you want to, but this project will show you some steps to take that will make your cardb…

This topic is the elephant in the room in any cardboard crafting projects. Therefore I updated this classic article with new, detailed pictures to show you how this works in practice and what can you do about the problem

Make chic cardboard wall art with a single moving box and some craft paint. Cardboard art projects have never looked so good!

Artists use many canvas types for art; however, some can be expensive the larger you get. Here, you can learn how to paint foam board without it warping

What Is the Best Paint for Cardboard? Exciting Ideas for Painting on Cardboard. Our Top Tips and Tricks for Cardboard Painting.

Do you really need to prime cardboard with gesso before painting? I previously made a blog post about how I prepare cardboard for painting by priming it with gesso and why you might want to do that. This time I'm testing, if you really have to prime it by showing you a comparison of painting on primed and unprimed cardboard with acrylics. Let's see if the primed vs. unprimed cardboard painting results look different or not and whether I'll be contradicting what I wrote in that post.

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We've seen some CRAZY cardboard box ideas, but this is just awesome! Now that you've opened all of your presents, turn those boxes into something amazing for your home!