If you are doing a drawing of the sky or another type of craft project that features a sky, you can bring that sky to life by attaching three-dimensional clouds to the surface. Three-dimensional clouds can be easily made out of standard cotton balls and are easy to attach to any craft project. With just a little extra effort, you can give your simple cotton ball clouds a very realistic appearance.
Instructions
1. Study real clouds. Go outside on a clear sunny day or find a good photograph and study the appearance of the clouds. On any given day, there are several types of clouds in the sky, from the fluffy to the wispy. You can create both of these types of clouds with cotton balls.
2. Use several cotton balls to get a thick, fluffy cloud look. Large fluffy clouds have a multilayered appearance. You can get this look by placing several cotton balls in a cloud shape and then stacking more cotton balls to eliminate gaps and make the cloud look thicker.
3. Pull apart the cotton ball to get a wispy look. Most clouds have a more solid appearance though the middle and a thin or wispy look around the edges. Get this look by pulling outward on each cotton ball to spread out the cotton ball and to separate the fibers.
4. Tint the cotton balls. Not all clouds are white. Storm clouds often have a gray or blue appearance. During sunrise or sunset, clouds can take on any number of colors. You can dye cotton balls with food coloring. Use water to dilute the food coloring if you want to lighten the color.
5. Let the cotton balls dry completely before attaching to a project. Attach the cotton balls to each other and to the surface of a project with plain white glue.
