Paint Splash Dress


Paint Splash Dress - My Favorite 


Paint splash dress.


Little did I know when I purchased this dress from a thrift store a couple of years ago, that it would one day be my favorite of all the dresses I have painted.


It is indeed perfectly imperfect.


Splashes of magenta and copper cover the dress in a very unique way.


The colors are so pretty.


Very feminine.



Jordanpinksplashfrontsbi.jpgThe front of the dress.

Paint Splash Dress - How it Started


When I purchased the dress, it was entirely black.


I enjoy painting black dresses because they are a blank canvas.


There are so many colors and designs that are flattering to black.


I began with red, yellow, and white paint on the front.


It had an orangish, tan look that didn't complement the dress.


I continued with those colors in an effort to "fix it."


When I was still unfazed with the color selections, I considered magenta.


I started painting this color on the dress with a paintbrush.


At some point, the dress seemed to have too much paint on it, so I decided to start splashing paint on it instead.



Jordanpinksplahsidesbi.jpgThe side of the dress.

Paint Splash Dress - To Keep or Not to Keep?


From the moment I started painting the dress, it was my intention to keep it.


I never tried it on, but when I held it up, it looked like my size.


When I finished painting it, I was so excited.


"What a cute dress I have!", I thought.


I was thinking of the different places I could wear it.


Imagine my dismay when I finally decided to try the dress on, and it was too small!


To say I was disappointed would be an understatement.


Do I try to sell the dress, or do I give it to someone I know who is able to wear it?



Paint Splash Dress - A Change in My Painting Technique


As I've been looking over some of the clothes that I have painted, I am realizing that I could have been lighter with the paint.


Let me say this.


If I had to paint them over again, I definitely would use less paint.


In these instances, less is definitely more.


That will be my new motto.


I will be using less paint from this time forward.


Creatives are always in a state of evolution, and I am no exception.



Paint Splash Dress - Instagram 

Jordanpinksplashbacksbi.jpgThe back of the dress.

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