How to Paint Professional Looking Words on Your Walls

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By DonnaGrazia
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Paint Professional Looking Words on Your Walls

You don't have to be an artist to paint a sentiment, a quote, or child's name on the wall. Just follow these directions and you can get a very professional looking result, adding a personal touch to any room in your home.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Computer w/ Word Processing program
Printer
Use of a Copy Machine
Transfer Paper (like carbon paper but not as smudgy, available at art or craft stores)
Blue Painters Tape
chalk, pencil
ballpoint pen
Yard stick
Level
Acrylic paint in bottles
Small Lettering Brush

Step 1

Decide what you would like to paint on your wall. If you need inspiration, Google "famous quotes".
It can be interesting to use a quote in another language. Google "free translation" to translate what you would like to paint. Another idea is to paint your child's name in their bedroom, they will love it!
Step 2

Paint or faux finish wall where you plan to paint words in desired color
Step 3

Type your quote on computer, experimenting with fonts until you find one that you like. Make the font as large as you can. Print a copy. If not large enough, take to a copy store and enlarge to the size you need. It doesn't matter if it is on several sheets of paper, you can tape them together if necessary.
Step 4

Using a level and yardstick and tiny pencil or chalk marks on the wall to make sure the lines of your letters are straight, tape sheet of copied words to wall using tape only at top. Now slide transfer paper (make sure you have the transferring side of the paper facing the wall) underneath the sheet of copied words, and tape with small pieces of tape to secure.
With a pencil or ballpoint pen, trace letters on copied sheet. When you are done you should have the words on your wall.
Step 5

Welcome to my Beautiful Kitchen, in Italian!

Using acrylic paint, and thinning slightly with water if necessary, fill in letters on wall. When you are done , your quote or name will look like a professional artist painted it!