Murals - Page 4

Becktoria · #46 11-18-2006, 04:05 PM

Leslie,
WELCOME to our forum!
We are all really friendly and more than happy to help you...so ask away if you need any help!

debsn2paintn · #47 11-18-2006, 08:18 PM

Leslie,
My Brother-in-Law is in your area. Beautiful there! Anway Welcome!

I did the same thing in my dining room, and got it started, then ran out of time and it sat for a couple months, hubby finally talked me into painting over it.

Would love to see photos of it!

Deb

lanielsen · #48 11-19-2006, 11:23 AM

Thanks Deb and Beck,
I am starting it today. I will try and report my progress, good or bad!

lanielsen · #49 11-30-2006, 01:38 PM

Unfortunately I haven't had enough time to work on this but I wanted to show you all where I am starting.

The photo is what I am trying to emulate. It is my backyard all lit up at night.
In our dining room we have 2 niches, which we would like to make look like 2 windows looking out at our back yard at night.

I am now just getting use the the latex paint (it dries fast) and the mixing of colors and then blocking in the big stuff.

I made a big mistake of having my colors mixed BEFORE I read the advice here and using very little white base. My colors are too muted, BUT I think I will use them as the base and add acrylic to the latex to darken and also add it straight on top f the latex.

It has potential.

Becktoria · #50 12-01-2006, 12:28 AM

Leslie,
Your back yard is fabulous and what you are creating looks great! I can tell you are a skilled artist. Can't wait to see more.

lanielsen · #51 12-01-2006, 12:51 PM

Yikes, these niches are 3 feet x 5 feet each, painting on a ladder... what did I get myself into.
I have so much respect for all muralists, I am not worthy!

debsn2paintn · #52 12-01-2006, 10:06 PM

It looks to me like you are!

Looks great, it will be so beautiful!

FauxFillingDreams · #53 12-02-2006, 12:06 AM

I think they look AWESOME! And no wonder you want that scene in them...what an amazing back yard! If mine looked like that I believe Id cut a whole in the side of my house to see it, hahah. Your idea is more fun though and it looks great already. Cant wait to see it all done!

lanielsen · #54 12-11-2006, 05:53 PM

Here is an update on my progress:
Thanksgiving and the kids being home put a little damper on my art time.

This is only a combined few-hours of work, but I think I have a handle on it now and it should go by quicker.

FauxFillingDreams · #55 12-11-2006, 10:48 PM

looking GREAT!!

KathyFakesIt · #56 12-31-2006, 10:28 AM

Leslie,
Have you tried adding Golden Glaze Medium to your latex? It'll blend much more easily and dry a lot slower.

ashlandartist · #57 01-01-2007, 09:13 AM

This reply was originally posted by Ruth in response to a New Thread question. I thought it would be helpful to have it here as well.

Quote:

Re: Adhering Canvas to a Wall

Hi Buff,
I've done this a couple of times with large canvases, like 9x18 feet! I swore I'd never do it again. It would be worth it to get help from someone who knows what he's doing!

If you are going to try it yourself, here's how I did it. Don't try this by yourself, get some extra hands.

Mark a line on the vertical center of the wall space and on the back of the canvas. For a long thin one like this, you might want to also mark several more lines for alignment. Place the canvas face-up and roll it up from each end toward the center. Use heavy-duty wallpaper paste, and roll it on the wall with a paint roller, making sure you have good even coverage. Start at the center and go a little way each direction. Align the center line of the canvas with the center line on the wall, and use a staple gun to tack the canvas in place top and bottom. Smooth from center outwards, being careful not to stretch the canvas too much, and tack it at top and bottom as you go. Continue to work outward. Tack it loosely because you may need to make adjustments as you come to the next alignment marks.

I hope this convinces you to hire a professional!

Ruth

ashlandartist · #58 01-24-2007, 12:15 PM

I'm currently working on a couple of sketches for children's rooms and I'd like some C&C on them. Keep in mind these are just sketches and aren't the finals. Also, they will be stretched out on walls approximately, 14 x 8. THANX~Robin

For a nursery:

Young girl:

Young boy:

I thought about doing Batman or Spiderman, but I don't know if they're as much of a problem as using Disney characters. I'm looking into the rules/cost of becoming a licensed user of copyrighted characters.

FauxFillingDreams · #59 01-24-2007, 01:05 PM

Those are ADORABLE!! I particularly love the swirly clouds in sun/moon theme.

debsn2paintn · #60 01-24-2007, 02:08 PM

These are great Robin! Watch out from what I hear Disney is very hard on people that copy their characters.

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