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Roundup: 10 DIY Paint Chip Art Projects

by on May 8, 2012

Just when I think we’ve reached the tipping point in the popularity of paint chip art, I see something new that makes me think that the medium still has legs. Take a look at these ideas and tell me what you think. From ‘crafty’ to all out Art (note the capital ‘A’), the lowly chips certainly inspire. The first project, pictured above, is

from The 3 Rs Blog; the next woven project from Behance is still one of my favorites.

DIY tips for paint chip art projects.

 In this example, paint chips become mosaic tiles. 

created at: 05/08/2012

Here’s another by The 3 R’s Blog, which is a great example of how lovely monochrome can be. 

Two stuttered wine paintings going in the opposite directions of each other.

For art that multi-tasks, these paint chip clocks are the ticket.

created at: 04/13/2011

Colorful yet practical is this idea from The Aesthetic Writer for a dry erase calendar:

A calendar is marked off with green and yellow blocks.

Apparently, paint chip strips make perfect skylines.

Colored chip art frames in a rack.

Chips used for pixilated portraits still impress me. This one of Marilyn particularly.

A picture of Marilyn Monroe made of paint chips above a bed.

Marilyn looks lovely, but Manet in paint chip pixelation is even more remarkable. This adaptation of Bar at the Foiles Bergere was created by Tim Fraser Brown.

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Another artist doing spectacular things with paint chips is Peter Combe. Click here to see more of his work. 

It displays collourful paint chip art projects.

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