How to Paint a Rainbow with a Squeegee- St. Patrick’s Day Tutorial

by | Mar 15, 2025 | Painting Tutorials | 0 comments

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Learn how to paint a rainbow with the squeegee painting technique in this St. Patrick’s Day themed painting! 🎨🌈
In case you missed the other clover painting earlier today you can find it here: Squeegee Clover Painting
For this painting you will need:
  • A squeegee
  • Mop brush (if needed)
  • Acrylic craft paint
  • 16×20 stretch canvas
  • Cotton balls
  • Round brushes (Sizes 3,6, or 8)
  • Size 0 detail brush

Colors:
  • All the colors of the rainbow in acrylic craft paint
  • White
  • Sky blue
  • Light green
  • Dark green

Notes:
  • Don’t forget! Resist the urge to fix any “oops” lines on the rainbow doing a second pass. Instead use a damp mop brush to blend the paint already on the canvas and once dry cover/fix the outside edges by layering the sky blue.
  • If you don’t have a squeegee you may be able to use a stiff piece of cardboard or plastic instead. The one I had was from the dollar store and worked great!
  • Not all acrylic craft paint is the same. Some brands are more transparent than others. I used Apple Barrel for this painting and their white and light green (Lime Tree shade) are a bit more opaque. You will likely need to do more than one coat on the clovers to cover all those rainbow colors though!