The Best Homemade Paint Recipe with Flour

How to make paint at home is answered in a simple way with this easy paint recipe. You can make paint in a few minutes with 3 kitchen ingredients, color, flour & dish soap. Kids love to participate in the paint making process and then use the homemade paint for their next artwork masterpiece.

Easy Homemade Paint Recipe

Whip up a batch of homemade craft paint, and then you can spend hours making masterpieces to decorate your home.

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This flour paint recipe is one of our favorites and works really well as homemade paint.

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This Craft Paint Recipe:

• Yields: 3 colors
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 5 minutes

Supplies Needed

• 1 ½ cups cold water
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon cold water
• 1 tablespoon liquid dish soap
• Coloring, gel paste works the best

How to Make Flour Paint

Step 1

In a small saucepan, whisk together the 1 ½ cups water and flour until smooth. Stir the flour well so you don’t end up with lumpy paint!

Step 2

Heat on the stove until thickened, stirring constantly over medium high heat. The mixture should be the consistency of pudding and should coat the sides of the pan.

Step 3

Remove from heat and place a piece of plastic wrap on the surface of the mixture. Be careful not to burn yourself on the hot paint mixture or pan.

Step 4

Cool to lukewarm, about 20 minutes.

Step 5

Remove plastic wrap and whisk in 1 tablespoon water and dish soap until combined well and smooth.

Step 6

Divide paint into separate containers and add coloring, mix until well combined.

Step 7

Transfer to jar with lid for storing.

Finished Homemade Paint Recipe

Homemade craft paint placed into cute little jars, along with a printed copy of the recipe, a plastic palette, table easel, paintbrushes, small canvas, and a smock would make the sweetest gift for your favorite little artist!

OUr Experience Making Flour Paint at Home

When my daughter was little, I could easily fill an entire day with preparations for her “art show” that we would enjoy later on that night. She would spend hours painting, and creating art show invitations. 

Using either fishing line and mini clothespins, or a retractable clothing line, I hung her paintings–with a dual purpose of allowing them to dry, while being on display. Then, I helped her create little tags with titles for her drawings that we would hang on the wall next to the paintings.

Once we were dressed up, I prepped a small charcuterie board with cheese, crackers, grapes, and other little treats, along with shatterproof champagne flutes filled with sparking cider. With quiet jazz playing in the background, we snacked on our treats while discussing her beautiful creations.

This is a very inexpensive way to make amazing memories, and maybe even encourage a future artist! 

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What homemade flour paint colors did you make?