The skill and care with which joint compound and tape is applied to drywall determines whether or not the finished wall will look good or bad.
Mud and tape ceiling corners.
Smear the compound down the wall completely covering the wall corner and corner bead.
I always like to use fast set joint compound to get it done faster.
Applying mud drywall joint compound and tape to an inside corner is difficult because it typically involves blending three corners the intersection of two adjacent walls and the ceiling.
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Hand taping inside corner.
Its much easier to coat one side let it dry then coat other side.
For inside corners i prefer to use paper tape instead of fiberglass mesh tape because it is creased down the center and it s strong and easy to work.
Scoop some pre mixed joint compound onto a hawk then apply the compound to the wall corner with a 6 inch drywall knife.