Right now, the world seems quite uncertain. Millions of people are stuck inside innovating new ways to pass the time during this global pandemic, whether it be learning a new instrument, baking sourdough, or even doing some novice-level woodworking.
Picking an activity to take up the chunk of time from waking up until drinking can be overwhelming, to say the least. That is why we have discovered the top five paints to watch dry in real time to add some color to your day and make this quarantine just a little more exciting!
1. Ultra Pure White Eggshell Enamel Low Odor Interior Paint and Primer in One
Keep it simple. This opaque eggshell paint is perfect for a breezy afternoon when you want to kick back in a foldable chair and marvel at your uneven application. Bare walls with wet paint can transport us into a new dimension with just a little bit of creativity. Maybe you’re in a spaceship? The choice is yours! As you stare at the paint perhaps you are reminded of the cinematography in Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey!
2. Behr Ultra Black Matte Interior Paint and Primer in One
You’ve tried white, now try black! Empty. Pure. Are you in the endlessly expanding vacuum of space or are you traversing the deep sea, uncovering secrets from civilizations long ago? It is your mind, your world – let the paint take you where you like.
This black matte paint will draw you into the approaching abyss. Is it dry? You cannot say as each swirling thought slides you further into a deep contemplative state, bringing with it some haunting anxieties that flooded your past. As the peripheral walls fade out of focus, one lone thought materializes from the center of the black wall like the Big Bang, exploding from nothing until it envelopes your entire conscious:
DID THE END OF THE 2014 FILM INTERSTELLAR RIP OFF 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY WITH THE TRAVEL THROUGH SPACE TIME CONTINUUM?
3. Glidden Essentials 50BG 72/170 Fresh Water Blue Paint
Blue is nice!
4. Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch 32 oz. Ultra Cover Gloss Sun Yellow General Purpose Paint
When in quarantine, images of the stars provide some existential perspective and wonder, reminding us of the miracles of the heavens. This color is very warming and soothing, like sunbathing on a crowded beach in Florida later this week.
If you cannot spend time in the sun during this quarantine, bring the healing powers into your bedroom by watching this vibrant paint dry over your previous beige coat! Ah, you feel better already! Let your mind wonder once again and see the color illuminate as you reminisce about the event horizon. No not the chilling 1997 hit film by Paul W. S. Anderson, Event Horizon, but rather the actual event horizon as depicted in the 2014 film Interstellar when pilot Joseph Cooper approaches the entrance to a wormhole constructed by the next evolution of humankind and is transported through a spiraling tesseract of multicolor glory to save the species from its own destruction.
Once again, this is not to be confused with the quintessential scene in the 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, where pilot Dr. David Bowman is transported through a spiraling tesseract of multicolor glory to become the next evolution of humankind who will then save humanity from its own destruction. They are different scenes from different films.
5. Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch 32 oz. Ultra Cover Satin Colonial Red General Purpose Paint
Let’s add some intimacy to your bedroom. Satin red. The color of lust, love, and attraction. This intoxicating hue will distract from your single twin mattress and bring with it fantasies of emotional and physical connection. Nothing is as rewarding as sharing a bond with another complete with compassion, understanding, and comfort.
Leaning in from your foldable chair, you may see a satin robe draped over the love of your life as they beckon you forward into their embrace. Your priorities are reset as your true desires are released. Love. It is what we all desire. Love is the strongest emotion. We know this from Dr. Amelia Brand’s monologue in the 2014 film Interstellar in which the expedition set on saving humanity is derailed so that she can be reunited with her long-lost partner. We would not know the true power of love without Anne Hathaway’s electrifying performance in which she explains that love is an artifact of a higher dimension in which humankind cannot yet perceive and that it can supersedes time, space, and interstellar dimensions. These sentiments are brought to a climax when her partner tries to murder pilot Joseph Cooper and later dies in a failed docking maneuver.
The timeless power of love.
