Painting stars on your ceiling doesn't have to be complicated.
Decorating your room to suit your personal sense of style helps make it a relaxing, peaceful sanctuary. For some people, this means painting an entire galaxy of stars in sparkly paint on the ceiling. While this project may come with inherent complications, such as tired arms and sore necks, the effect is worth the effort. With some careful planning and attention to detail, the results of your sparkle star ceiling will truly shine.
Instructions
1. Make a template for your stars. Print out several different sizes of stars on pieces of card stock, and cut them out.
2. Place your ladder underneath the area of your ceiling where you want your stars. If you want stars over the entire ceiling, start in the center of the ceiling. Organize your stars into a pattern you like, and tape them into place.
3. Trace the outline of a star with a pencil. Move to the next star and repeat.
4. Pour the base color of acrylic paint into a plastic bowl. You will have two colors for each star: a base color and a sparkle color. Each star needs to be completely filled in with the base color first. Use a small paintbrush to trace the outline of the star with the base paint.
5. Fill in the body of each star with the base paint and a medium-sized paintbrush. Let the base paint dry for at least two hours. Clean your brushes by running them under cold water.
6. Pour the sparkle acrylic paint into a plastic bowl. Use the small paintbrush to trace the outline of your stars with the sparkle paint. Then, fill in the body of each star with the sparkle paint and the medium-sized paintbrush.
7. Stand back and look at your stars. Turn the lights on and off to test the level of sparkle in the stars. Add more sparkle paint if necessary to achieve the level of sparkle you desire.
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