Prepare the Walls
Paint the walls a sky blue color. Choose a color that looks like the sky and also goes well with the accessories you will use to decorate the room. It is best to use a paint with a satin finish. Apply a second coat of paint if needed.
Cover a practice board with the same sky blue paint. Practice painting clouds on a board to improve your technique before painting on the walls.
Give the walls 24 hours to dry before you go to the next step. Wait for the walls to dry completely.
Paint the Clouds
Prepare the white glaze for the clouds. You will mix 4 parts glaze to 1 part white paint in a paint pan. You will want to make your clouds transparent, and glaze works great as a transparent layer.
Practice making clouds on the paint board you prepared earlier. Play with cloud formation until you are confident you are ready to paint clouds on the actual wall.
Pick a spot on the wall to paint your first cloud. You do not want to paint it directly in the center of the room. Start by finding the exact center, then moving over and up 1 foot (30 cm).
Dip a dampened sponge into the white glaze. Dab any excess glaze off in the paint pan. Begin forming the clouds by dabbing the sponge in a straight line to form the bottom of the cloud. Continue up from the line, dabbing and twisting the sponge to form a cloud. You want the clouds to be denser toward the middle and thinner toward the edges.
Wet the cheesecloth and form it into a large ball. Wring out excess water. Use the cheesecloth to soften the edges of the cloud.
Vary the size of your clouds as you paint. You'll also want to add some wispy clouds in between larger clouds. Clouds should be light and airy looking. Try to be random with the placement of your clouds, just as they are in nature.
Place a few clouds around light switches and plugs. Also, let some of your clouds continue around a corner.
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