The Wall of Maker Space

One project that took a majority of the last quarter was the wall that Ella, Alex, Kate, and I painted. First we lined the walls with blue tape to keep the painted space well contained. Second, we painted the wall with blue paint we got from the art room. We looked at pictures for inspiration and then decided to make an outline. We drew the word “Makerspace” across the wall in bubble letters. Then we drew drips along the top. After everything was outlined we began to paint.

We painted the letters with yellow acrylic paint. After the letters we painted the drips with bright pink acrylic paint. The painting took a long time, especially since things didn’t dry very evenly. We had to do multiple coats on the pink drips. Once we were finished we outlined the letters and drips using a black paint pen. Overall the painting process took the longest and multiple coats were needed.

Everything generally went very well. Next time I would get better paint like the blue that we used. I would also be sure to get paint pens at the beginning. We had to wait a little bit before being able to do the outline. Next time I’ll be more prepared with my materials. With this knowledge things will go much more smoothly for future projects.