How to Make a Mini Artificial Planet
- 1). Put the Styrofoam ball onto the end of a wooden dowel rod. This will make it easier, and less messy, to paint your planet.
- 2). Decide which planet you want to make so you know which paint colors to choose. Mars is a red- orange, Earth will be blue and green, and Venus is a yellow-red.
- 3). First, paint the planet the main color. Sponge the paint over the entire planet. Allow the planet to dry.
- 4). Accentuate the planet with a second or third paint color to make it look more realistic. Use a paintbrush to carefully paint green continents onto a blue Earth, or white bands across an orange Jupiter. Allow the paint to dry by lying the dowel with the planet on a piece of newspaper so your work surface stays paint-free.
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