So once again I felt the urge to make some star-inspired artwork. If I can't see stars in the sky, then I'll just have to make my own to enjoy. Now, if you've been following this blog for some time, you'll recall that this isn't the first time I felt drawn towards the stars. Last year I placed a galaxy of cardboard stars on our living room wall. Then earlier this year I painted the inside of an umbrella to look like a galaxy. This time I took a simpler approach and made myself some star artwork using contact paper.
Materials:
- Canvas
- Contact Paper
- Pen
- Scissors
- Paint
- Sponge brushes (or paint brushes)
Directions:
- Sketch out your stars onto the back of your contact paper. Cut the stars out.
- Place the stars on your canvas. Play around with their arrangement until you're satisfied. Once you have a pleasing design, pull the backing off and stick the stars onto your canvas. (Make sure that they are stuck on well so that you get nice crisp lines.)
- Dab paint over your canvas.
- Once the paint dries, carefully peel off your contact paper stars. You should see a bunch of white stars where your contact paper blocked the paint.
Quick and easy, right? Just remember to make sure that your contact paper stars are completely stuck on tight. Eeek! See that leftmost star below? The paint bled through because the contact paper wasn't sticking to the canvas properly.
Happy star crafting!