DIY Watercolor Paints
DIY Watercolor Paints
Cost: 5
Equipment
- Large mixing bowl
- Spouted Measuring Cup
- Whisk
- McCormick Basic Food Coloring and McCormick Neon Food Coloring
- Ice Cube Trays
Materials
- 1 cup baking soda
- ¾ cup white vinegar
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 2 tbs corn syrup
Instructions
- Measure baking soda into a large mixing bowl.
- Slowly pour the vinegar into the bowl.
- When the mixture stops bubbling whisk to combine well.
- Add the 2 tablespoons of corn syrup and cornstarch to the bowl.
- Whisk well the mixture well.
- Transfer some of the mixture to a small spouted measuring cup.
- Carefully pour the mixture into each compartment of the ice cube trays.
- Squeeze drops of food coloring into each compartment mixing colors following to coloring chart.
- Use a tooth pick, skewer or Popsicle stick to mix the colors.
- Once the food coloring is mixed in set trays in a safe area to allow to dry complexity. May require up to 48 hours to dry completely.
- Once dry use your homemade watercolor paints just like you would store bought watercolor paints.
