Comments on How to Paint Clouds on a Ceiling

After painting my daughters ceiling blue and with clouds, I bought a cheap home planetarium (Star Theater) from the Discovery Channel Store. I oriented it correctly (North) and turned it on in the darkened room. Then I just put glow in the dark paint on the dots on the ceiling. The effect looks more realistic since the constellations are recognizable.

We painted the ceiling a midnight blue, the walls white, and clouds up the wall towards the ceiling. Then we applied glow-in-the-dark stars. Now the hard part is to paint an orbit.

It's very nice and so romantic to have a starry night in the room. I suggest using heavy or dark curtains. This really helps in creating darkness, which emphasizes the stars. Just use one of the walls for this effect.

Always trying to find the easiest and quickest way, I used the white already on the ceiling as the clouds. Then I used wadded-up cheesecloth barely dipped in blue paint to sort of smear the sky in between the clouds. I made the edges of the clouds very filmy blue and brought clouds and sky down the walls in areas, too, because the sky just isn't directly above your head! I like the effect. Just remember, clouds are all sizes and shapes!

We painted the ceiling a midnight blue, the walls white, and clouds up the wall towards the ceiling. Then we applied glow-in-the-dark stars. Now the hard part is to paint an orbit.

I use a white glaze, instead of paint, on a damp sea sponge. It is easier to get the clouds to have an airy, light look.

It's very nice and so romantic to have a starry night in the room. I suggest using heavy or dark curtains. This really helps in creating darkness, which emphasizes the stars. Just use one of the walls for this effect.

There is now glow-in-the-dark paint available to paint stars with. Use a sponge stencil when the room is somewhat dark so you can see where you are placing the stars. Much less tacky looking than the cheap, plastic stars.

The best way I've found to create the softest, fluffiest clouds is to use a water-dampened sea sponge to apply the white paint sparingly. Then dry brush the edges in a swirling motion, making sure to wipe off the brush often. You can add to the look until you are pleased with the size and effect. It's a little tricky on the ceiling, but looks much softer than just sponging it on, and is worth the effort.