DIY Painted Globe (With Free Templates)

Download and print the continent templates, and then use scissors to cut them out. Some of the templates are on two pages, and they will need to be connected when it is time to paint the globe.

Remove the globe from the stand and use double-sided tape to attach the continent templates to their corresponding areas on the globe. Place the tape as close to the edges as possible. If the edges are not taped down, paint may get underneath the templates when the globe is painted.

In a well-ventilated room or outside, paint the stand with gold metallic spray paint. Paint the stand in thin, light coats to prevent paint drips. Allow the stand to dry completely.

Spray the globe and taped templates with thin, light coats of matte black paint. Spray one side, let the paint dry completely, and then turn it over to paint the other side.

Once the paint is dry, place the painted globe back on the stand and carefully remove the continent templates. If you notice that some of the black spray paint got underneath the edges of your templates, you can trace the outline of the template with a pencil before removing it from the globe.

Use a 1/4-inch paintbrush to paint the continents with light blue acrylic paint. Multiple coats of paint may be needed. Make sure to let the paint dry completely in between each coat.

Download, print and cut out the lettering templates and trace an outline of the letters on the oceans and continents. Alternatively, you could freehand the names of the continents and oceans.

Fill in the continent and ocean names you just traced with a 1/4-inch paintbrush and gold acrylic paint.

Use light gray acrylic paint and your paintbrush to add small waves to the ocean portions of the globe.