How to paint an amazing space scene

First off, this is my first Instructable, so please give me feedback on how I'm doing. =)

Spray paint space scenes are fun and with a little bit of practice, you can make paintings to amaze all your friends and family.

Okay, so lets learn how to paint amazing space scenes, like the one below!

You will need:
-Poster paper (must have a glossy side!)
-Spray paint (the more colors the better)(oh, and glossy paint works the best)
-Circular objects
-Rubber gloves (optional)
-magazine or newspaper pages

Step 1: Chose your colors, then spray them.

Put your poster paper glossy side up (I cut my posters into halves or quarters to make them more manageable). Get an idea in your head of where you want your planets/moons/stars, and also what colors you want them.

Pick two colors for each planet/moon (my colors are yellow and red for my planet and blue and pink for my moon).

Spray the colors on top of one another in the general area you want the planet and moon. It's okay to spray larger areas than you need, in fact it's good to do to insure there is no white showing through on the edges of your soon-to-be planets.

Generally speaking it's best to spray the lightest color first, then the darker one, but you can do it either way.

Comments

[Z0M8I3]

This is GREAT! Thanks for sharing!

[plasticpopcorn4]

2 questions.

Anyone try this with the super cheap Walmart paints (colorplace)?

Has anyone done this to their wall?

[Neon Panda]

I was wondering if anyone had tried it on a wall, too. It would look awesome as a feature wall with glow in the dark paint :)

Now I just need to find somewhere in the UK that sells spray paint cheaply lol

[barefootbohemian]

I thought this was going on a wall when I first saw the instructable.

[LowerClassRed]

Yes, I do art like this all the time with colorplace spray paint, To me it works really well.

[snakeman2058]

same here

[barefootbohemian]

I have a sneaking suspicion you did a bit of street art and graffiti back before you decided to try this lol! Just saying nice job there and we'll done instructable :)

[ppprfldr]

i've known how to do this but not the mountains. can you make an instructable on how to do them? and pyramids if you know how, pleez?

[Suzll]

Yes, I am going to make a Space Paintings Part 2 Instructable within the near future outlining all of the different techniques I know. Keep your eyes peeled, Thanks!

[Crucio]

They've been peeled for 2.5 years now, Suzll. :-p

[snakeman2058]

Great instructable! I did it in under 15 mins and its the first piece of art ive made that i actually like lol. saved me on a project about scale too. attached is a picture of the picture. Im goign to add some fine details with acryllics because my professor demands 2 materials but i like it the way it is now! i forgot to add the planets shadows but oh well.

[CatTrampoline]

Wow! Too cool! I wish I'd known about this technique 10-15 years ago when I was helping a kid create exhibits for our county fair. Maybe I can incorporate it into some halloween decorations or something. It is too good not to try.

[uhsnamih]

is that your video on youtube, where a person makes one in 10 seconds or something?

[splat02maxie]

Awesome instructable!

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[Lady Steampunk]

Youre my new favorite person for sharing this! I have a painting I got on a trip as a kid that I watched the guy paint on the street just this style, always wanted to try it myself :D Soo excited to go shop for spray paint colors.

[lpdunwell]

lol same here^^
I had a poster made on the streets of greece maybe 8 years ago...

[Pentacle]

Ditto. Streets of San Francisco. I still have it. x)

[evindrews]

Amazing! I did something like that in art class the other day! (well, not the way your doing it, but yours is still WAY better)

[ilikepie=)]

If you place your paper on a carpet then step on it and then smear your poster it looks bettter

[saidthety]

These are all really cool paintings. I just have one thing to add- To make meteors/shooting stars, tun your spray can upside-down so that the nozzle in touching your poster. Lightly press down on the bottom of the can, and TADDAH! A Meteor!

[Suzll]

Yes I love painting meteors! Only sometimes if you angle the can too far down, you get something that looks like a flying hotdog! Thanks!

[Valeil]

or if you are making a meteor shower, and you tap it down too hard, it might bust the nozzle. ...I miss my yellow...

[Valeil]

Well actually it didn't bust the nozzle, it just bent it... :/

[vader150]

could you please explain how to do the mountains/pyramids. These paintings are awsome. Thanks for explaining the process

[Valeil]

there's a video on youtube that shows how to do it. Just look up 1 Minute Space Painting.

[Valeil]

I'm sure it's very similar to the planets, just use a rectangle instead of a circle.

[Valeil]

Or, you know, the corner of said rectangle. Or a triangle.

[moonlilymad711]

I saw someone doing something like this at a strip in Dallas and it was amazing and I remember wishing I could do something like it...THANK YOU!!!

[Valeil]

omg i saw that guy too! hahaha wait down by the West End? lol

[moonlilymad711]

Yes!!! That was it. Maybe we saw each other and didn't even know and now here we are on the www and found each other...LMAO...it was really cool.

[moonlilymad711]

P.S. It was deep ellum!!!

[Valeil]

Haha that's awesome

[Suzll]

Thanks!

[calcitrix]

Great stuff! I've done this with kids even (gloves a must) and they are always amazed at how easy it is. Your shading is great--I haven't gotten that good yet.

[zombiefire]

i have made a few and will post some pictures soon
i am also selling paintings of my own design and
you can tell me a design that you want and wether you want a frame and i shall sell it to you for a reasonable price

email me at

[e-mail]

[Foaly7]

You said that you can also make alien cities. How would you go about painting those cities?

[007dna]

 Get kitchen utensils to make cities. Then lay them out in a building-like pattern. Paint. 

[Foaly7]

This is epic. It looks kind of like a screen view from Star Trek or Zathura.

[webman3802]

Amazing effects for such a simple technique!  We're doing a space-themed Bible school this summer and I'll probably try some for that.  Do you have any suggestions on making a planet with rings?  Or other space objects like a comet or nebula?