Painting a mural of birds in a rainforest
A short walk through of the process of designing, painting and installing this mural that I had been working on over the past couple months.
As with most projects I began with some rough concept sketches. We ended up running with #2 but with some minor changes.
Early beginnings. The MDF panels had all been sanded and a coat of sealer applied to each panel. Each panel measured 2.4 x 1.2 metres, It was impossible for me to work at any larger size inside the shed. The 4 panels span the entire side wall with one extra panel out of view.
Most of the outlines had already been established, after that it was a matter of mixing litres of paint and blending everything in.
Kingfisher is getting some paint, It was tricky trying to blend such large areas, I had to work quick before the paint began to dry.
Getting ready to varnish the artwork.
Here's the artwork installed at Gympie Wings 'N things bird store. The MDF sits about 2 metres off the ground, I drilled holes into the masonry in order to fix each panel to the wall. A few hiccups and misalignments along the way but we managed to install it in good time. The entire mural measured at 6 x 2.4 metres
I love it! This is really quite lovely! You captured the aspect and lighting beautifully. And everything seemed to come out well in the end.
I know a little about what you mean with blending paints and working quickly. I did a college gym mural while I was a student there. It was cartooned characters of the lion mascot working out. It was tough to make it look great from 15 feet away and 3 feet away. I know my work wasn't near as good as this one here.
Good job. And thanks for sharing it with us!
Peace
Nice! Kudos on the Gym mural, that would have been tricky, are you still painting? I would have liked to have been able to step back from the painting and see it at a distance, but my work space was quite limited. Thanks for the kind words.
No, I havent painted in a while.
Hope you share lots more with us!
Peace
Awesome mural, Jeremy! What a stunning piece!
Thank you very much @trincowski
Wow amazing mural, Jeremy! I bet it would look even better in real. You draw birds so well, especially their feathery wings <3.
Thank you :^), it was hard to get a good photo of.
Wow! Brilliant work! I very like details!
Thank you kindly @sweettais
Wow! The lighting and colors in this piece are stunningly gorgeous! And the details on the bird, my jaw just droppe, how much time took you to finish this work is huge!
Thank you very much, It took about 160 hours over the span of a few months. Including concept design, sanding, priming, painting and installing.
This one is amazing, Jeremy! I admire you for doing such complicated mural on such large scale. Your Kingfisher is perfect! Looks like real :)
They must be very happy with their new mural :)
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you Martina! It was a long time coming but I think they are quite happy with it!
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Woooooow........ very beautiful.....🌷🌷🌷
Thank you!
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OMG. It is the first time I see the process of a mural. Awesome: or it's spectacular. The design is beautiful.
the water seems real wow ... I love it.
How much did it take to finish it?
Thank you! it took about 160 hours over the span of a few months. including concept design, sanding, priming, painting and installing.