Step 9: Paint the Base and a Spiral

Once the layers of mache have dried, it's time to paint the base. I decided to make it swirls of blue (dry brushed with black) and a giant white spiral. I can't draw spirals very well, so I found one online and created a template to use as a basic guide.

I printed the spiral out in 4 pieces, cut out the centre and tested the size. I then cut the white part of the spiral out and taped the pieces back together again.

As you can see, the template didn't match perfectly so I played with the size of the cuts. I then painted the exposed area in the template white. The ends of the spiral were done freehand. I did go back and clean up edges a number of times.