Is there an easy way to paint a circle on a dome?

[BlindSquirrel]

I need to paint a 1" black dot on a 6" acrylic dome...think big muppet eyeball. Normally I would just mask it off with frisket or tape and airbrush it but I wanted to make sure there wasn't an easier trick that I wasn't aware of?

 

[Hecubus114]

get something stiff like cardboard, cut a circle in it, then set it on the dome - like a stencil...?

 

[ItsThatGuy]

Find the center. Use a compass or make a compass with something stuck to the center and a string cut to the size of the radius with a pencil attached.

EDIT: Oh you are looking to spray it...See if someone can do a vinyl decal stencil.

 

[BlindSquirrel]

get something stiff like cardboard, cut a circle in it, then set it on the dome - like a stencil...?

maybe a little spray photo mount to keep it from slipping or lifting....that's a real possibility. Thanks!

 

[ItsThatGuy]

See my edited post.

 

[ItsThatGuy]

BTW - Fetthunter does custom viynl decals.

 

[propologist]

I would just get a plastic circle template and mask off the ones you don't need .

 

[Charles Kline]

or put some paint in a dish and dip the top of the dome in it to the point you want (draw a circle then look thru the back- since its clear)