Ceiling Painting Tutorial - How to Paint a Ceiling Mural

In this video, I’m share my process for painting a ceiling mural. After measuring the space and doing a test section, I created a grid on the ceiling with blue tape and flagging tape. I liked using flagging tape because it has a bit of give and is non-adhesive, which made it easy to get under and connect my drawing. Blue tape, string, or drawing a line on the ceiling would have worked fine too. I used graphite transfer paper to transfer my sketch onto the ceiling rather than freehand sketch within the grids. It took a little prep time off-site to print out the different sections to fit into the grids but doing that saved me a ton of time (and neck pain) on-site. This method also ensured that the sketch on the ceiling accurately matched my original sketch. I went over the lines with a white charcoal pencil to make them more visible. Marks from these pencils can be wiped off with a wet cloth or paper towel. A ladder offered a better painting angle for the side walls while scaffolding made it easier to paint the ceiling.

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Saral transfer paper: https://bit.ly/saral-transfer-paper
Stanley 35 ft tape measure: https://amzn.to/3kNnSXq

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