Are you looking for new ways to add beauty and fun to your room? Add glow in the dark paint in your kids’ room and there’ll be no end to their excitement. This trend has been popular for years now. Yet, it hasn’t lost the fame. Let’s find out more about this decoration method and how to do it in today’s story.
A brief overview
Using glow in the dark paint is a wonderful opportunity to create a unique wall style. Use special brushes or pencils to add details and fill the drawing with the paint. This kind of paint is perfect not only for walls but other décor elements. For instance, most manufacturers allow painting wood, metal, plaster, ceramic object, etc. To verify you’ve picked the right formula, look at the instructions on the back.
What’s more, one of the advantages of such paint is that you can remove it equally as easy. Just use some warm soapy water and clean the objects from the paint and its glowing effect. On the other hand, it also depends on the formula you’ve picked.
Using glow in the dark paint can become a bonding project since you can let your kids participate as well.
How to use glow in the dark paint?
First of all, you need to start by purchasing the needed volume of paint. It’s widely available in stores and online. The popularity of such products offers all sorts of shades, too.
Before you start the application, you should realize that the paint won’t be as bring on the wall as it is in the jar. That’s why pick accordingly and be ready to apply several layers.
If you do wall decoration, you should probably start with a simple pencil. Draw the image you want. Now use the paint and the brush to cover the shapes and make it colorful and beautiful. One of the ways to make the wall pretty both for daylight and night is to use regular paint first. The wall will become a mural and bring kids’ favorite characters or any other interesting pictures. Then you can decide which way you want them to glow and use glow in the dark paint.
In 2020, the most popular way to add some glow to the wall using this method is to draw the shadows. This way the objects won’t glow themselves but will be surrounded with a pretty glowing backlight.
A person can achieve various effects that depend only on his imagination. Express yourself and inspire your kids letting your imagination free.
Keep in mind that fluorescent paints can come in different formulas. While some are also suitable for skin, others were developed for things only. Check the instructions beforehand.
It’s also better to use some protection when applying the paint that can’t be used on people. Get some gloves and make sure to air the room properly. Regardless of how safe it is, it’s still chemicals.