New Years Nebula

New Years Nebula

For her Christmas present, we gave our thirteen year old daughter a floor to ceiling canopy around her bed.  We added the LED lights to give her something to read with and to dress it up.

She also really wanted a Nebula or astronomy image put onto her ceiling.  Her older sister, Hannah, came over on New Years Eve/New Years day and painted her Nebula.

She loves it.  Now we just need to move the corkboard.  Maybe paint it? 

View from outside.

View from laying inside.

Paint on Canvas (Acrylic)

So I wanted some earthy colors- So- I made my own canvas.

I started with putting down my base colors- I used a wet saturated washcloth to give a blended mix to the colors.

I then added highlights- this was done also with the rag.

I then added accents- I splattered the highlights with a brush (thinning the paint with water to get the consistency I needed).  I let it sit for a few minutes and then pulled with rag to get splashy smooth colors.

I then put on paper petals adhered with 3M spray.  I painted with a strong earth color and let dry (I had to apply two layers to get the consistency I wanted).  Then I peeled of the paper (sometimes had to use a tweezer to get an edge up without peeling paint).

It was great to watch the sun/flower shape come in.

And finally...

I hung this in my bathroom- I get to lay there and follow the lines of the swirl and find patterns within the varying size petals.