Mural Painting
Posted: 2007-03-21 02:03pm
Ok, I've been commissioned to paint a mural at work, on an indoor wall. I have no idea what kind of paints/materials I'll need, so I ask anyone around here that might know.
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I'm guessing it's probably the same way I got mine-- from a friend who saw my artwork and asked if I could give it a spin. He knows how to do the art, just doesn't know what media works best for walls, is my guess.Frank Hipper wrote:This sounds more mean-spirited than I intend, but I have to ask how you were commisioned if you don't know the basics.
Go to a home-improvement store, and get acrylic wall paints (easily thinned with water and mixable) in primary colors so you can mix your own hues, and get a variety of different sized brushes from both the home-improvement joint and an art supplies store.
All that is of course dependant on what you intend to paint, but it's a start.
Pretty much what Elheru said. At work (a small media company run by volunteers for the council) has a barren white wall upstairs that they think should be more inspirational. I was in casual conversation, mentioned I draw stuff occasionally, used to be quite good at painting, etc, so just sort of got conscripted, really.Frank Hipper wrote:This sounds more mean-spirited than I intend, but I have to ask how you were commisioned if you don't know the basics.
Go to a home-improvement store, and get acrylic wall paints (easily thinned with water and mixable) in primary colors so you can mix your own hues, and get a variety of different sized brushes from both the home-improvement joint and an art supplies store.
All that is of course dependant on what you intend to paint, but it's a start.