Mural Painting Steps
I thought you might enjoy another WIP post, to show you the mural painting steps I use in executing a fairly large mural (16 by 8). Photos below show how the work progresses from the first base coats of color to completion.
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| Monday- design layout is sketched in, taped off and the base colors painted. |
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| Tuesday- the sky is completed, clubhouse and background trees |
The first two days were spent laying in the sky, the foreground fairway with sand traps, clouds, and background trees, along with the signature clubhouse for this favorite hole portrait. I had a few photos of the hole to work from, and a photo of a small boy lining up his next shot that I could use as reference.
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| Wednesday- grasses of the fairways and green, sand traps and shadows |
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| Thursday- details, portrait of boy, final adjustments to work |
The next two days, I worked on laying in the grasses, the green and shadows from unseen trees off to the side, including more details, and sketching in the little boy who will soon be moving into this room. He and his Daddy love to go golfing together, and this is Daddy’s favorite hole to play on his favorite course. At the end of the day Thursday, the work was completed, except for the protective coating added on Friday. The photos below were taken after the work was sealed to protect it from little fingers.
Looks like a nice day for golf, eh?
I loved this project, this is a mural that will certainly grow along with the boy, I don’t see him getting tired of it, ever.