Complete!- What can I use instead of carbon paper?

[Farmer Kitty]

I have a project where I'm tracing an image onto the wall. I don't have any carbon paper and hate to buy a pack of it just to use one sheet. Does anyone know of some other way I can transfer an image from paper to the wall?

 

[Farmer Kitty]

I got it! I used a oil crayon on the backside and then retraced the pic on the front side while holding it against the wall.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

Here is what painting #1 looks like. I intend to do 3 of them. Kute Kitten and her sister have bunkbeds and I decided to personalize the wall in their area. These paintings are Kute Kittens. Her sister I was able to find stencils for. I am doing Kute Kittens first.

 

[wynedot55]

wow you did a great job of tracing an painting that on the wall.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

Thank you! Kute Kitten pick the colors and I did the rest. Just don't expect to see any freehand stuff from me.

 

[MissPrissy]

Nice job!

 

[Farmer Kitty]

Thank you!

#2 is almost ready for the black outlining. I did the final little things this morning and now it is drying. Hopefully, later I can finish it.

 

[wynedot55]

are you painting out of the reach of the kids.so they cant smudge the paint.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

I'm painting the wall by their beds. Right now I'm doing Kute Kitten's. I paint during the day so it's not wet when she goes to bed and night. She is also on the top bunk bed so the younger DD isn't getting into it either. Although she is really good about not touching it.

When I get to the stenciling of the 4 yr. old's I will work early mornings so it's dry for nap time.

 

[wynedot55]

you mean she napps in her bedroom.as you can tell im not used to dealing with kids.when my neices was little we would put them down anywhere for napp time.