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Galaxy Painting

 


For my first tutorial I am going to teach you how to do Galaxy Painting, my own style of painting that I invented this weekend!

Materials you will need:

Plain white paper

White crayon

Water color paint

Tempera Paint

Q tips

A small cup of water

Thick construction paper

Glue stick

Scissors


Step 1: Cut your white paper anyway you want or leave as is

Step 2: Draw on your white paper with your white crayon. This step may be a little difficult because you won’t really be able to see what you are drawing. I would recommend keeping it super simple by just drawing stars, the moon or anything you might see in outer space. You can also write your name as well. Stencils might also make this step easier if you have them on hand.

Step 3: Grab your water color paint and paint the entire piece of white paper. You will magically be able to see your white crayon drawings. Use as many colors as you want to create a tie dye design. You can also add glitter while the paint is still wet but this is completely optional. Let dry for a few hours.

Step 4: Dip your Q tip in your tempera paint and dab onto picture to create a dotted design to represent stars. Now the trick here is not to use too much paint or add too many dots or your white crayon designs will get completely covered up. Use any colors you like and add the dots slowly and carefully. Let dry for a few hours.

* After the paint was dry I took some metallic gold and silver colored pencils and colored over some of my white crayon drawings. This step is optional, especially if you don’t have metallic colored pencils. 

Step 5: Once the paint is dry, take your glue stick and glue your picture on your thick construction paper. I noticed that the water color paint made the white paper shrivel up. This step should help flatten it a bit. Cut around picture as needed so your white paper and construction paper are the same size. After this part is done you can add sequins, jewels or any space theme stickers if desired. Let glue dry.

Step 6 (Optional): If picture still looks shriveled up or bent, put it under a heavy hard cover book to flatten it.

* This project was lengthy because of having to wait for everything to dry. But I really enjoyed doing it and it turned out beautifully. I think this would also make great bookmarks, scrapbook backgrounds or even greeting cards. You can even omit the white crayon step if you want. Use your imagination and creativity to make this project your down and don’t forget to share your creations in the comments.

Creatively yours,

ColleenšŸ’•

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