Gaming table

[Admiral Phlop]

I have a 5'X11' gaming table in my basement and am wanting to paint it in space motif. I can get a gallon of paint from the hardware store that is a very dark grey but what I was wondering is how to get the white speckles to represent the stars and how maybe to paint the colored clouds on the surface of the table? I was curious if anybody had painted a table or gaming surface in deep space? Thanks in advace.

 

[hegemon]

well it might take a long time but speckle it with a tooth brush, dip bristles in paint, point at board, run your thumb back across bristles to get the effect

or theres light sprays of white spray paint.

 

[Zeph]

I've found tooth brushes might apply more of a mist than "stars". On large tables I like the fairly large sized drops. I use either a finger flick (finger dipped in paint then quickly flicked onto your surface). This has a tendency to deposit in a line pattern though so care has to be taken to avoid that.

I also use an air compressor to blow, with some force, white paint from a small paint brush onto the surface. Short bursts work best. Play around with the distance until you find one that works for you. Too close you get too much of a burst and too far and you don't get much of anything.

Hope that helps a bit.