Getting Real column - 15
37: Painting the clouds, storm clouds to the left.
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I then painted the clouds using Krylon flat white spray paint
as described in the original article. The detail in commercially-
available stencils seems too coarse for the multiple puffy
clouds of the Midwest and South. I created stencils by project-
ing a slide with clouds from that region onto card stock. I then
cut the pieces apart in layers and affixed them to additional
pieces of card stock. The layers are numbered in sequence so
that I can start with the top larger clouds first and work my way
down to the smaller flatter clouds at the bottom. I made two
different sets (36).
It was very convenient to take the pieces outside and to fas-
ten them temporarily in place on our white fence. Also it’s a
great way to dissipate the fumes and white overspray, on a
white fence, will be not be a problem. The exception was my
first effort to paint storm clouds using light and dark gray spray
paint on the left (Watts, OK) end of the backdrop. I used a drop
cloth behind the Masonite in this area to protect the fence
from dark gray overspray (37).
MRH-Jan 2013
