Artwork from cardboard rolls with Marabu GREEN alkyd paint

From trash to art: all it takes is an idea and a little paint and simple cardboard rolls become an imaginative work of art. Very simple and sustainable with Marabu GREEN Alkydfarbe.

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cardboard rolls, shipping tubes
hot glue, assembly glue
Tips and Tricks

  • After gluing the sleeves, it can look particularly exciting when the artwork is turned (for example, upside down, as in our case).

How it is done:

  • Cover the work area and prepare the materials. First prime the shipping tubes in cream white. Allow to dry well.
  • Then paint the primed sleeves in many different shades. For an intense color result, let the first layer dry well and then apply a 2nd layer of paint.
  • Once the paint is dry, the caps are placed on the sleeves. Now the sleeves can be glued together as desired using hot glue or assembly glue to create a work of art.

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