Painting with blue color in your dream represent your desire for harmony, peace and stability in relationships or personal affairs, suggests unhealthy decisions in your life. It also mean that you long for rest, relaxation and better control of your emotions, points to old feelings and memories.
Painting with red color in your dream symbolizes passion, energy, love and intensity, points at someone who is consumed by their passion. It also mean that you are in a conflict situation or experiencing anger and hostility, also this dream about aspects of yourself that you are rejecting.
Painting with yellow color in a dream represents optimism, happiness, creativity and joy, signals disloyalty. It also mean that you long for more freedom and adventure in your life and that you want to open your senses to explore new possibilities, a metaphor for some aspects of your life are out of your control.
Painting with green color in a dream reflect your imagination, inner strength and aspiration for growth, a metaphor for your desire for in your life. It also mean that you are in a period of transition, preparing for change and new experiences, signals faithfulness in coming of joy in some area of your life.
Painting with black color in your dream often means darkness, death, depression or fear, signifies the that you are experiencing in your life. It also mean that you are going through a period of uncertainty or loss and need to process your emotions, indicates weakness, degradation, negativity.
Painting with white color in a dream symbolizes purity, honesty, freedom and spiritual enlightenment, a hint for your inflated ego or inflated sense of self. It also mean that you are longing for a fresh start or going through a period of healing, indicates insights from your subconscious mind.
Regardless of the color you paint in a dream, the painting itself represent creativity, self-expression and self-development, points at your pure emotions. It also mean that you want to change your perception or perspective on a certain situation, you are setting standards for yourself or of what you think others expect of you.
Paint in dreams usually represents creativity, expression, and transformation, stands for your need to be alone or that you are feeling alone. Dreaming of paint indicate that you are expressing inner thoughts or feelings through artistic endeavors or making changes to your life, a symbol for many major that you have to overcome. The color of the paint and the object being painted provide further insight into the meaning of the dream, stands for life and longevity.
Colors: Different colored paints have different meanings, means complete helplessness in a situation. Red paint usually represents passion, anger, or love, suggests conflicting ideas or beliefs. Yellow paint indicate joy, positivity or intellect, suggests some self-worth. Blue paint represents calmness, sadness or spirituality, means your desire to belong to a larger group or to develop an aspect of your character on a more public level. Green paint represents growth, nature, and health, an indication for a hostile situation/person you are encountering in your life. Black paint indicate depression, negativity or mourning, an omen for a person or may even be a pun on something that is seedy. White paint represents purity, clarity, and new beginnings, hints a competitive nature and leadership. Object being painted: The object being painted in your dream also have meaning, points at completion of a journey or some task. If you are painting yourself, it indicate that you are working on self-improvement or self-expression, an indication for your realizations. Painting a room in your house indicate the need for change or making improvements in your personal life, a symbol for feelings of being let down or betrayed by someone in your life.
Christianity: In Christianity, dreaming of paint represent the need for renewal, transformation, or repentance, symbolises authority, hate, protection, justice. It also indicate a new beginning in life, unfortunately a warning signal for trying to compensate for your own lack of self-confidence. Buddhism: In Buddhism, painting represent mindfulness and meditation, and dreaming of paint suggest that the dreamer is searching for spiritual awakening or self-realization, also this dream about something that you need to access quickly and easily.
Native American: In Native American culture, painting represent healing and spiritual power, suggests fertility and rebirth. Dreaming of paint indicate that the dreamer has the power to heal themselves or others, a harbinger for an obstacle or issue that you need to deal with in order to move closer toward your goal. African: In African culture, painting represent lineage and connection to ancestors, states a personal fantasy you have. Dreaming of paint indicate that the dreamer is trying to connect with their roots or ancestors, denotes your self-confidence, pride and conceit.
From a psychological perspective, painting in dreams represent the need for creative expression or the desire for change in one's life, represents a relationship that has gone sour. It also indicate the need to explore one's emotions or inner thoughts, unfortunately an error or mistake you have made.
If you dream of paint, consider the colors and objects in the dream to help interpret its meaning, states humility and humbleness. If necessary, try to incorporate more creativity or self-expression into your life, indicates a romantic interest for a special person. Alternatively, if the dream indicates the need for change, take steps towards making those changes, a hint for a transitional period or phase in your life. Journaling or talking with a therapist also help in interpreting and understanding the message of the dream, a portent for your need for contact and communication.
Dreaming about paint interpreted in a few different ways, denotes your need for healing and cleansing. On one hand, it a sign of creativity and the desire to express yourself, a signal for your transition between your subconscious and conscious. On the other hand, it a sign of transformation and renewal, a message for your role in someone else’s decision making process. It also symbolize a need to cover up something or hide from the truth, an evidence for personal gratification.
Creativity: Paint is often associated with creativity and artistic expression, represents a need to yourself emotionally and physically. Dreaming about paint a sign that you are feeling inspired and have an urge to express yourself in some way, you need to pay more attention to your surroundings. Whether it's through writing, painting, or any other form of art, this dream telling you to tap into your creative side and explore your passions, a warning for dissatisfaction with a relationship/situation or some pent up anger.
Transformation: Paint also symbolize transformation and renewal, also this dream about rejection and insecurity. If you dream about painting something, it mean that you are ready for change in your life, a sign for your ability to keep your animalistic nature in control. It also be a sign that you are ready to start fresh and leave the past behind, you need to rid yourself of the negativity in your life in order to move as a person.
Hiding: Paint also represent hiding from the truth or covering something up, a hint for your ability to aspects of your outside life, such as social activities. If you dream about painting something, it mean that you are trying to hide from reality or avoid facing certain truths in your life, unfortunately the strikes, in your life.
If the paint in your dream was more artistic in nature, the impulse being expressed may connect to your desire to be creative. Paint itself is the stuff with which this form of alteration is executed. Symbolically, it should be considered as the raw material of change of an expressive nature.
The control you are able to exert over this elusive liquid medium will illuminate for you how effectively you may be utilizing your current creative resources.
The more control you are able to access, the more effective your expressiveness is likely to be and the more effectively you will be able to manifest your desired intention.
A dream of artist’s paint signifies important changes if it was watercolors.
To dream of lacquer, gilt, or shellac predicts a passionate new love affair.
See also Deo orate.
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If someone else is doing the painting, then a friend or associate is hiding something from you.
The color of the paint will tell you more about the meaning of your dream