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June 16, 2019 at 8:35 am #474554
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I’ve been planning to paint a mural on cement wall. I totally forgot that I promised to do it this summer so it’s about the time to start.

This would be my first mural ever. I don’t know what kind of paints to choose for the work? I need to consider that part of a year the mural painting will spend out in approx. -5 F. It must tolerate cold temps. No rain or water will fall to that wall or painting.
Something else I should consider before starting the work?

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June 18, 2019 at 4:25 pm #842171
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If/when the wall is clean, clear of chipped/cracked paint, regular latex house paint works well [in canada, brrr, rain and shine].

have a plan and have fun, murals are a blast

la

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June 20, 2019 at 6:33 am #842168
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La, thank you for answering. Then I will go to a normal paint shop and buy normal paints. Will try to keep it simple. It’s going to be one of Botticelli’s paintings. Will post a photo of it when done.

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June 20, 2019 at 1:47 pm #842172
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sweet! please share here when you’re finished, or even before, works in progress are always fun to watch.

Which Botticelli are you planning? i’ve done his Calumny of Apelles piece, (on a 36×48 if i remember correctly) it’s timelessly brilliant. Couldn’t imagine doing it as a mural tho!

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June 23, 2019 at 2:05 pm #842169
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The original ‘Calumny of Apelles’ looks complicated. :thumbsup:

I’m planning to do the Venus, but leaving out the other figures, only Venus, sea shell and the sea and sky. So I’m simplifying a lot. Can I find anywhere your ‘Calumny of Apelles’ mural?

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June 23, 2019 at 10:20 pm #842173
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hrm, i couldn’t find it either … a WC! glitch i expect, i did post it here, not in this specific forum tho, maybe wip or oc.

anyway, it’s not a mural, just a large-ish piece on canvas and i won’t be finishing it to the level of detail of the original, holy smokes

sorry for the mild blur …

la

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June 24, 2019 at 12:18 am #842170
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La, :thumbsup:. It looks perfect finished to a level you did. Complicated enough! I wouldn’t even dare to start ‘Calumny of Apelles’. Thanks for posting!

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September 3, 2020 at 3:28 am #1331513
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The mural was delayed a little bit but I finally managed to start this summer 2020.

La_ wrote:

. have a plan and have fun, murals are a blast la

La, you were right it was the most fun!! I’m surprised how much I enjoyed painting it. The figure is a size of an average tall person so this figure is the first this big I’ve ever painted. Before starting I was sure I won’t be able to paint that big but it was surprisingly easy.

Here is the final version of my wall now. I need to upload it as an attachment because the insert image -icon turns the image upside down and I can’t rotate it. Hope the image shows. — Edit: ok, the attachment is rotated also .. can’t do anything about it ..

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