Photo: Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn
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Using a ½-inch round artist's brush, paint the large stars right over the chalk outlines. Make sure the stars touch at all four points. Let dry.
Step 5: Paint the Large Stars
Introduction
Overview
Step 1
Make the Chalk-Line Grid
Step 2
Make the Templates
Step 3
Trace the Large Template
Step 4
Trace the Small Template
Step 5
Paint the Large Stars
Step 6
Paint the Small Stars
Step 7
Paint the Dots
Step 8
Erase Chalk Grid
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Tools List
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Paint brush and roller for the base color
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Chalk line
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Yardstick for the grid
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Pencil
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Scissors to cut out the templates
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½-inch artist's brush to paint the pattern
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Damp sponge to erase any errant chalk or paint marks
Shopping List
1. Flexible posterboard
2. White school chalk
3. 1 gallon of latex paint
or enough for a base coat, in a pale color (We used Benjamin Moore's Palladian Blue.)
4. 1 quart of latex paint
or enough for the star patterns, in a neutral color (We used Benjamin Moore's Standish White.) 5. 1 small container of acrylic latex craft paint
or enough for the dots, in a contrasting shade (We used FolkArt's Metallic Solid Bronze.)
2. White school chalk
3. 1 gallon of latex paint
or enough for a base coat, in a pale color (We used Benjamin Moore's Palladian Blue.)
4. 1 quart of latex paint
or enough for the star patterns, in a neutral color (We used Benjamin Moore's Standish White.) 5. 1 small container of acrylic latex craft paint
or enough for the dots, in a contrasting shade (We used FolkArt's Metallic Solid Bronze.)
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