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DIY Football Mural Idea
Quick
children's murals
Do
it yourself footbal mural idea to create a magical child's room
Jazz up your wall stickers
Delight
your child and impress your friends using this simple technique. We used
these football wall stickers below.
Visit Create-a-Mural.com to buy these stickers
Even
if you don't have the confidence to attempt a painted wall mural, you can
still produce a wonderful effect by jazzing up some ready made wall stickers.
The effect is achieved by creating fake shadows behind
simple shapes. The shapes then appear to be floating above
the wall surface.
Follow my directions and apply the technique to any stickers you like.
HOW TO DO
IT
You will need
Choose your image- I will use football stickers to illustrate
the idea.
You are now ready
Follow the instructions on the right for
the floating football, and if you would like to create a wavy line background,
click here to see how to achieve this simple but effective paint effect.
Click
here to see how to Paint
a wavy line
Need
some wall sticker inspiration?
Click
here to find great kid's wall stickers from these suppliers
Good luck, and if you use this technique, please send me photos of it
so I can include them in the website.
Click here to Send
your photos to me
TIPS
Shadows
To create a realistic shadow colour, take
some of your original background wall colour. Add some black acrylic paint
drop by drop to darken the paint producing a realistic shadow colour.
Look at the real shadows in the room for a rough guide on how dark
to make it. Test it on an unseen area of wall.
With this colour you can now paint in your
shadows that you have drawn.
If you use a graphite pencil to draw the
design on the wall, do it very lightly as it can show through the
paint and be impossible to remove. It is better to use a water soluble
crayon or a coloured pencil in a colour similar to the final paint colour.
Use tester pots of acrylic
wall paint available form DIY and paint stores. They come in small quantities
and are inexpensive. Mix them with white to create a subtle pastel version
of the colour for softer effects.
Choose simple designs. They
always work the best.
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