Planning a medieval party, a princess party, Game of Thrones party or a Harry Potter party? Learn how to make a realistic castle backdrop with just a few supplies! A stone wall background looks stunning for a Medieval Halloween Party and goes great with DIY Knight Skeletons and a Game of Bones Party Game. Just follow these simple instructions to make a giant drop cloth backdrop fit for royalty!
Find a large drop cloth to be the base of your backdrop. Lay out the drop cloth outdoors. Mix up some black paint and white paint on a paper plate with a foam brush to make a gray color. It's okay if it's not completely mixed up because it will add some dimension if there are little bits of white and black in the gray.
Use a large foam brush to paint the gray onto the bottom of a large grout sponge that has rounded corners.
Press the sponge down firmly, pressing on the entire area of the sponge, so that the paint on the bottom transfers to the corner of the drop cloth. It's okay to have a few empty patches where the paint doesn't transfer. It just adds to the old, ancient feel of crumbling stone walls! Place cardboard underneath where you are painting in case the paint bleeds through.
Repeat this process, row by row, until the entire drop cloth is filled with paint "stones." This will take a while so you might want to break it up into a few different painting sessions.
If you want to make the painted stones look more realistic, you can add some highlights and low lights to make it look like the light is shining on them. To do this, use a small foam brush to paint some white paint onto the top right corner, the very top of the brick, and down the right hand side. Then use the black paint to do the same thing in the bottom left corner, up the left side of each brick, then down along the bottom. See how this makes each brick appear to be more dimensional and makes it pop? You can also use a sea sponge to dab in more white, black, or gray paint to add more texture to the stones. Stretch some spider webs over the stone bricks to add to the old feel of the backdrop.
Now it's time to hang your stone castle wall backdrop! It makes a Medieval Halloween Party or any other party look so much more authentic. Make sure to see how to make your own DIY Knight Skeletons as well as a Game of Bones Party Game!