Space Ship Levitating Globe

Space Ship Levitating Globe

Posted by DecoArt on Oct 29th 2015

Use Americana® Multi-Surface Acrylics to create this other-worldly home décor accent.

SUPPLIES

    • water container
    • palette or plastic plate
    • paper towels
    • 1" flat brush
    • #2 round brush
    • #0 liner brush
    • glass cleaner
    • circle template
    • globe

    INSTRUCTIONS

    NOTES:

    Let dry completely between painting steps.

    1. Remove the globe from its stand and thoroughly clean the globe surface with glass cleaner.
    2. Paint the entire globe in Dolphin with a 1" flat brush. Let dry.
    3. Instruction #2
    4. Once dry, paint the globe Silver (Metallic).
    5. Instruction #3
    6. Using a liner brush and Black Tie, paint a line through the middle of the globe. Trace a circular object of desired size on the top half of the globe. In Black Tie, paint the circle and free-hand two smaller circles inside. Add lining to connect the circles.
    7. Instruction #4
    8. With a #2 round brush, add stripes of random geometric shapes in Steel Grey.
    9. Instruction #5
    10. Using the #2 round brush, go back through the geometric shapes and add detailed patterns or line-work in Black Tie. Paint circles of Chartreuse around the Black Tie circles. Let dry completely and re-attach globe to its stand.
    11. Instruction #6