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Personalize Shoes with Acrylic

Step 5Cover the painted area in Varnish

Once paint is dry, spray on varnish. Remember use a few light coats instead of heavy ones to prevent dripping.

Now you have your own personalized shoes!

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11 comments

Jul 17, 2011. 6:57 AMjcoronadoh says:

Can you wash them?, like what happens if water touches the shoes?

Aug 15, 2011. 9:17 AMkiffakitty (author) says:

You can not scrub them too hard, nor can you submerge them into water. However, if there is just a little bit of dirt then you can definitely use a wet rag to gently clean them. The Star War's pair of shoes (that are posted here) actually got ruined because my friend stepped in mud and then tried to scrub it off too harshly. He went right through the protective matte layer and then the paint bled all over.

May 24, 2011. 5:37 PMlitto_kutie says:

How many layers of varnish shouold be applied??

Jun 12, 2011. 2:57 PMkiffakitty (author) says:

Two light coats should be good. If you put too much paint/varnish it may crack, so only apply what you need and don't over do it.

Jun 3, 2011. 6:11 AMMichiganBelle says:

OH WOW! Thank you so much for sharing this! And kudos on the Kiki shoe. : ]] I love it! Jeez people like you are the whole reason I love crafting like this. Thank you for sharing your creative talent with us. Also of course for your tips and tricks on how to do it, and not just sending me to an Etsy page to BUY them. : ]]

Oct 2, 2010. 9:25 PMJMMBA says:

this is genius man hahaha XD

Sep 8, 2010. 5:15 PMxXsome_guyXx says:

can you do anything on the toe cap? i want to put my name in graffiti, but i dont know if i should layer it some more then use some kind of marker... could you help?
really nice instructable!

Sep 25, 2010. 5:02 PMkiffakitty (author) says:

sorry for the late response! you can use pens and permanent markers, just put varnish over them. on some zelda shoes I used black light nail poilsh and that was pretty cool.