How to Paint Circle Designs for Bedroom Walls
Circles are a popular design motif and have been since the yellow smiley face made its appearance in the '70s. While there are certainly wallpapers adorned with circles, creating circles from scratch isn't difficult. There are three easy techniques---stencils, plates and tack and string---that anyone can use to paint circles on a bedroom wall. Using any of these techniques just takes a little patience and some common items found in most homes or craft stores. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Paint
- Paint supplies
- Sketch pad
- Pencils
- Circle stencils
- Architect's tape
- Dinner and bread plates
- Thick string
- Tacks
- Scissors
Instructions
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Determine which method you're going to use to draw the basic outline of the circles---the stencil, the plate or tack and string.
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Create a rough sketch of the design you'd like to paint. You'll want to see a smaller version of the finished product on paper before you start painting. It'll help ensure that the design you have in mind is the one that ends up on the wall.
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Buy stencils for the stenciling method. Most of the time, you can tape a stencil to the wall and paint directly onto the stencil. However, if you do this, then you'll need to buy enough stencils so you can tape a few up without running out of stencils.
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Tape up the stencils where you want circles on the wall.
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Paint the inside of the circle. You won't have to be so careful about how you paint. The stencil should protect the wall. However be careful not to paint too roughly. The stencil might move, causing a smear.
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Repeat the process until you have enough circles to complete the project.
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Gather old plates of different sizes if you're using the plate method.
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Take a plate and trace around it using pencil if you've opted for using plates to draw the circles. Refer to your sketch for circle placement.
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Draw all of the circles in your pattern.
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Paint the circles. With this method, you will have to be careful to paint inside the lines since, unlike the stencil method, you won't have the stencil's cardboard edges to stop your brush from going where it shouldn't.
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Tack a piece of string to the wall if you want to use the tack and string method.
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Tie a pencil to the end of it.
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Pull the string taut. The edge of your circle will be at the end of the string where the pencil is.
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Continue to pull on the string, drawing in a circular fashion. The pencil should make a full rotation around the tack like a tetherball swinging around a pole.
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Repeat this until your design is drawn.
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Paint the circles just like you did with the plate method.
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Tips & Warnings
Of the three techniques, the tack and string technique is the most difficult. However, it gives you more options for circle sizes since it's dependent upon the length of the string. If you want a larger circle, use a longer piece of string.
