Techniques for Creating Ceiling Star Murals
If there was ever a "killer application" for glow in the dark paint, creating ceiling star murals is surely one. Easy to do, and fun for the whole family, we give you the "How To" skinny on the techniques to accomplish them.
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The five basic ingredients to create a killer, basic ceiling mural are as follows.
1 Star fields
2 Shooting stars
3 Gas or nebula clouds
4 Planets and black holes
5 Constellations
Star Fields:
These are the quickest and easiest affects to create. Using GloNations' splatter brush simply apply our Super Phos paint to the bristles and then pointing the brush where you want the paint particles to land, rake the bristle backward. When they bounce back to normal position it will flick thousands of tiny Micro Stars. Then using our paint tubes Squeeze a star system, you make large stars by squeezing stars of different sizes to create an amazing 3 D affect. This is the base you will need to create a full blown ceiling star mural.
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Splatter Brush |
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Star Field |
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Paint Tubes |
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Shooting Stars:
Shooting stars are achieved by painting a small ball of glow paint and drawing the brush back away from the ball in a straight line to give it a tail. GloNation stencils have lines between each star hole and are a great for painting shooting stars.
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Use the lines in our stencils to make
shooting stars. Paint one hole and the
line behind it. Let dry for 10 minutes
then use a dry brush and brush over it
towards the tail to create a
glowing tail. |
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Gas Clouds:
Using our Mixing Medium or by thinning our glow paints. The rag roll faux technique works best for this affect. Mix our medium with the supplied glow powder color of your choice. Pour on to a non porous plate. Then using a dampened clean rag, pat the area where you want the clouds. This adds additional dimension to your mural and is usually applied over your star field.
Planets, Moons and Black Holes:
To make good planets and black holes you really need a perfect circle stencil. Using homemade stencil or free handing this is very tough to do over your head. Apply the stencil to the area where you want the planet or black hole. When using our stencils we recommend Stencil Magic a spray adhesive especially made for stencils to stick to the ceiling. You can purchase this at any hobby store. Spray the back of the stencil and apply to the ceiling. For planets use the rag rolling technique dab paint into the hole of the stencil. You can also brush glow paint with a two inch regular soft bristle paint brush. To add craters for a realistic 3D affect let dry for 5 minutes and with a clean damp sea sponge blot over it to remove paint from areas of the planet or moon.
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The dark spots are where glow Paint has been removed by Sponging. |
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Glo Nation Planet and Black hole stencils |
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Black hole affects are created using the solid plastic circle. Adhere it to the area where you want the affect. Then paint around the edges of the circle. When you remove the stencil it will be dark where you did not paint and a perfect black hole will appear.
Constellations:
The absolute easiest way to create a replica of the heavens and all the different constellation is to use GloNation Stenciling system. We have all 24 of the different constellation and zodiac signs stencil that come with a complete mapping guide. This is available for sale separately or in our Advanced Ceiling Star Kit. These kits contain everything you need to create amazing mural all in one package.
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