How
to paint cloud shapes
Making Cloud Shapes
Depending on the layout of the room you can build clouds on an accent wall,
above a chair rail, the ceiling or all over the room.
Painted clouds will create a whole new energy to the room making a wonderful
back drop to all of the other choices you bring in.
If you have a sailboat theme, create clouds shaped like sailboats it is
easier than you would think.
Where
do I get the shapes?
You can either make your own stencil inspired from from a picture, bedding,
rug or fabric that you have in your child's room or take a look at some ready
made stencils which can save you some work.
The simpler the shape the better. Look at how successful a simple little
duck on the right can be.
How
do I do it?
You need to click here to
read and follow the guide on how to paint clouds.
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Make or buy your chosen stencil shape.
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Position your stencil and paint a cloud as (described in
the guide) within the shape of the stencil.
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Make the paint quite tranparent fading it out towards the
edge of the stencil so that you do not get too hard an edge.
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Remove the stencil and paint the other clouds as normal.
Wall
mural idea
For a bolder effect, how about painting a kite or a bunch of balloons
in bright colours over the clouds?
Sticker
idea
For an even easier option, stick on some stickers like these ones on the
right.
Good luck, and if you paint room of clouds, please send me photos of it
so I can include them in the website.
Click here to Send
your photos to me
TIPS
Keep some extra sky blue paint to touch
up clouds that are too big or paint over ones you don't want.
You can use white
gloss paint for the clouds, but you need to use a glaze designed for gloss
paints.
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Easy
to use Cloud Painting Kit from Magic-Mural-Factory
Each Cloudwash kit has everything you need included to paint clouds on
your walls.
Including the Blue Colorwash for the background, The Cloudy White Paint
for the clouds, a step by step video and all the cloths, gloves and patterns
you need. All you need is a plain white wall and the inspiration to change
it.
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Here
are some ideas for shapes that I think would work well.
Right
click on the image, and copy it to your computer where you can enlarge
it and print it out. Use a photocopier to enlarge it again to your size
required. Trace it onto stencil paper and cut out the shape ready to make
a cloud mural.
You can find shapes like these in typeface lists on your computer, clip
art,
stencil suppliers and copyright
free books like the Dover selection.
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Stickers
to go over the clouds will create a simple and instant mural
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