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How do you paint a wave mural?

by Bobbi Devlin

How do you paint a wave mural?

How-To: DIY Painted Waves Wall Mural

  1. What You’ll Need:
  2. Tape off the edges of your wall with painters tape so the mural doesn’t bleed over onto your other walls.
  3. Dilute the paint.
  4. Wet your entire wall with a spray bottle filled with water.
  5. Dip your painting mitt into your diluted paint.
  6. Shop Supplies.
  7. Shop Decor.

How do you make paint look like water?

Choose a light blue paint that is supposed to mimic the color of water, rather than a baby blue. The same goes for the dark blue paint — paints intended to be marine colors will look more realistic than other shades of blue.

How do you make an acrylic painting?

Making Your Own Acrylic Paint Gather all of your supplies. Grind the dry pigment. Measure and record the amounts of pigment and acrylic base. Add the pigment to the acrylic base in the plastic container. Combine the solution with the pigmented acrylic base thoroughly. Blend in acrylic retarder.

How to paint waves?

Paint the wave and spill-over

  • Paint the foreground and background
  • Paint the shadow colored foams
  • Paint the sunlight foams
  • Detail and finish

    • What is the best medium for acrylic paint?

    Because acrylic paint is already naturally glossy, matte medium is handy when a more subtle, non-reflective finish is needed. You can also mix gloss and matte mediums together in equal parts to achieve a kind of semi-gloss.

    How to paint clouds in acrylic?

    Create the background first. Whether you are creating a graduated blue sky or a sunrise,create the background before adding in the clouds.

  • Start with a clean,dry brush. That is,don’t add any water to the brush before you use it.
  • Decide where you want your clouds to go.
  • Brush the white on in light strokes.
  • Expand the edges.
  • Wait for the white to dry.