Painting murals such as this one is a personal expression of art.
Painted scenery on a wall, usually referred to as a mural, is as common today as it was hundreds of years ago. From lavishly detailed depictions found in Renaissance murals to modern-day urban art to simplistic designs for a child's room, all painted-on scenery serves a basic purpose: to decorate the wall with a lasting design. Painting your own scenic mural onto a wall involves the same process used by the masters, both ancient and contemporary.
Instructions
1. Measure the length and height of the wall. Take a pencil and sketch ideas for the mural on a piece of scratch paper, and include the wall measurements. Be as detailed or as spare as you care to, but realize that the busier the scene is, the less viewers will be able see while standing at a distance. The converse is true as well: The less detailed the scene is, the less the viewer will be able to see when standing close.
2. Remove any fixtures on the wall such as hanging pictures, mirrors or any wall adornments. Wipe the wall down with a sponge or cloth dampened with warm, soapy water to clean any dust or debris from the wall's surface. Allow it to dry. Using a brush, paint roller or a paint sprayer, prime the wall using a flat white primer.
3. Allow the primer to dry. Following your sketch, paint the darkest color onto the primed surface first, since subsequent lighter colors would be overpowered if you painted darker colors later. For instance: If you're painting a beach scene, paint the sky first, since blue would be darker than white or light orange sand colors. Let the first coat dry.
4. Paint additional colors onto the wall, using dark colors first and finishing with the lightest colors. Allow it dry before using fine-tipped brushes to add smaller details such as outlines of faces or bodies, leaves on plants or spots on animals. After you've painted the design to your liking and it's dry, spray a coat of clear coat over the mural to protect the painted scene from moisture or accidental abrasion.
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