Painting Background Sheets

Pre Painting

• Every group will get one sheet for their background scene.  If groups want more than one sheet they need to bring one from home.  
  
• Thrift shops are a great place to buy a used sheet.  There is no need to buy a new sheet for this project, old sheets work just fine.
• Any size sheet will work but Full or Queen is ideal
• If sheet is large (King or Queen size) cut extra off to use as a scene banner for the front of your tent

Painting

• Use water based paint (no oil based paints)
• Use plastic containers for each color (plastic containers such as cottage cheese, yogurt, butter, etc)
• Mix 1 part paint to 3 parts water.  Paint work best if it is a bit runny and can be applied with a sponge or brush.  Thick paint does not work well
• Paint will bleed through - be sure to put something under sheet such as cardboard, plastic tarp, etc.
• Putting backgrounds sheet on grass to paint also works well
• Wear old clothes
• For painting large areas on your background sheet like blue sky, brown mountains, green grass, use a large sponge to apply color
• Paint to the edges of your background sheet (no white borders)

Post Painting

• Clean up after yourself.
• Let sheet dry before folding up.
• Do not bring the finished background sheet until the day of the Walk.