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Post by laurazone5 on Mar 30, 2019 15:50:22 GMT
I want to hand draw / copy on the wall and then paint... Has anyone done this? Did you just use a pencil on the wall or a special pencil? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2019 16:04:49 GMT
I know an artist who paints rugs on wooden floors with such detail. The rugs she painted were copies of middle eastern hand made carpets. She made a killing in it.
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Post by feather on Mar 30, 2019 16:21:03 GMT
My uncle traveled 1300 miles, to come stay with us when we were kids, to paint a mural on the kitchen wall. He traced it out with pencil, then painted it.
Good luck with yours, I'd love to see how it turns out.
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Post by Maura on Mar 30, 2019 17:07:35 GMT
Sure, people do it. The real question is: can YOU do it? Do you already draw things?
You will need graph paper and other tools to help you transfer your desired picture onto a big wall. I think with some planning you can probably pull it off.
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Post by Mr DAVID In Wisconsin on Mar 30, 2019 22:57:31 GMT
You can use a regular pencil and do it free hand or trace it or set up a light similar to the old overhead projectors. When painting it, you will usually get better results by just moving along and not stopping. Going slow often produces uneven lines as opposed to flowing lines. Even freehand, the faster I go the better my lines are. I paint for a living and have painted most everything under the sun.
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Post by Cabin Fever on Mar 30, 2019 23:10:13 GMT
I would just hook a projector to my computer and use the wall as a screen. When the image is projected on the wall, I would trace all the individual pieces of the image with a pencil. Then, paint using the pencil drawings as an outline.
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Post by Cabin Fever on Mar 31, 2019 15:47:33 GMT
Or, you could hire one of those people who paint grafitti on railroad boxcars. There's a lot of talent going to waste.
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