♫ Somewhere Over the . . . Large Wall ♪

I completed a new mural over the course of 1.5 weekends.  I worked hard, long hours, but not necessarily fast (even though I tried).

Empty Wall

 Final Concept

Close Up

Character Designs

Early Concepts

Mural Progression Summer 2013

Over the course of the Summer I worked on five murals for a local church. Check out the video below to see it come to life! Watch in HD for the best viewing experience.

Mural Progression Summer 2013 from Noel on Vimeo.
Music is from "The Piano Guys".
Rough designs below:

Badly Photoshopped composite: Taking pictures of a huge wall presents interesting perspective issues:

Day 86 - Update 2 - Mural anyone?

This is gonna be quick. Look at the time. oi.
Below are images of a mural I completed this summer.

It was a great project and everyone involved was very nice.

Lesson reinforced: A little bit of planning goes a long way. Be prepared.
Challenges: Figuring out how to paint a HUGE gradient for the sky, making sure brushes didn't dry with paint on them, staying hydrated (definitely lost a few pounds in sweat . . .and smelled like it too).

The concept drawing almost perfectly matched the final painting when layered on top of each other. Cool!  Click to see larger.