How do you recommend painting clouds on the ceiling? I used glaze 4:1 with white paint and then tinted some a little gray for shadows. But the ceiling clouds look too heavy.
I used a sea sponge…and a badger brush to blend.
photo credit: bookish in north park(mostly away)
Hello Sandy.
Clouds can be really fun or they can be an all out frustration and killer on the neck. My number one suggestion before doing any job is to try it out on a sample board first. Figure out how much paint you should apply and how much you need to blend.
If the clouds are coming out too heavy, then you will need to lighten up on how much paint/glaze you are applying.
If it already too late, which it seems like that is where you are at now, there is a trick (my favorite that I use ALL the time). Take your blue base color that you painted the ceiling with and mix it with glaze. Brush it on in areas where the clouds are too heavy and then blend.
As far as the badger hair brush, it is definitely the softest haired brush available, but it doesn’t always work well.
MODERN MASTERS 92291 BBS3 3″ BADGER HAIR SOFTENER DECORATIVE PAINTERS SPECIALTY BRUSH
I like to use a regular 1 1/2″ dry brush and blend using that.
I also like to use the woolie to blend with gives a very soft color-washed look to the clouds. This may be your best bet as far as a blending tool.
Woolie #100607 Lambwool Faux Appl Tool
Also, make sure you are using a good quality glaze. If it isn’t, the open time will only be around 5 – 10 minutes and it will be dry before you can blend the color the way you want it.
You can also buy an extender to add to it which may give you a little more time. Never add water, this actually makes the glaze dry faster.
Click here for another article about painting clouds.
Well, I hope this helps. Good luck with it and be sure to send us pictures!! That Painter Lady – DAWN
Watercolor Walls Colorwash Kit – Cloudy Blue
{ 1 trackback }
{ 0 comments… add one now }