PRINTING TOOL

Doodle Paint Plates

Another way to recycle cardboard is to paint it by doodling with the tube or bottle. No brushes needed! Experiment with dimensional paint or paint tubes and draw right onto the surface of the cardboard. Etch into the designs with skewers or other mark­making tools. Let dry, then use it as a texture for rubbings, or cut the doodle painted cardboard to create a textured stamp.

Creative Toolbox

recycled cardboard

dimensional paint

scissors

adhesive craft foam

Doodle paint printing plates.

STEP 1: Graffiti Doodles

Scribble words or write quotes on a piece of recycled cardboard using dimensional paint. Place the tip of the bottle to the surface while simultaneously squeezing the bottle with light pressure to produce thin, even lines of color. Work fast across to avoid big blobs of paint. Cut triangle shapes from the doodled cardboard.

STEP 2: Create Printing Plate

Adhere shapes onto adhesive craft foam.

STEP 3: Add Shapes

Continue to fill in the craft foam with triangle shapes, placing them in a random fashion. Place a few shapes to the edge of the stamp so the image bleeds to the end.