This practical guide to mural painting explains all the key techniques and design styles you need so that you can get creative in your own home and make your walls unique.
Murals are a fantastic way to breathe new life into an interior or exterior space and this book explains all the essential techniques for getting started including what kind of paints and brushes to use, how to work on various wall surfaces and how to prepare the surface area to get the best results.
Authors Clara Wilkinson and Mary West, outline the practicalities you need to consider when you are planning a mural such as the level of light and space, where to find inspiration, how to use colour and different styles of painting. The authors explore various techniques for transferring from paper onto a wall or ceiling including the traditional grid method and their own innovative ‘doodle grid’ method.
Different painting styles are explored using step-by-step photography and instructions, with advice on how to combine different techniques to create stunning results. Each of these projects is based on a particular theme including Chinoisserie, graphic botanical, celestial, tropical jungle, linear abstract, florals and a painterly abstract design. Just choose your favourite and get started!
About Clara Wilkinson
Clara Wilkinson and Mary West make up the design team, Living Wall Murals. They both studied Fine Art and share a similar aesthetic for art and design. Their collaboration began back in 2017 when Living Wall Murals was born and they started to combine their love of colour and scale to create mural art.
About Mary West
Clara Wilkinson and Mary West make up the design team, Living Wall Murals. They both studied Fine Art and share a similar aesthetic for art and design. Their collaboration began back in 2017 when Living Wall Murals was born and they started to combine their love of colour and scale to create mural art.
Crafts Beautiful
Bid bare walls adieu with Making Murals. Murals are a fantastic way to breathe new life into any space and authors Clara Wilkinson and Mary West are on a mission to transform even the starkest of homes into a feast for the eyes. A practical handbook on mural painting, Making Murals covers all the essentials, including what kind of paints and brushes to uses, how to work on different wall surfaces and how to prepare the area before painting to get the best results. Clara and Mary even take us on a tour of their most exciting murals and explain, using step-by-step instructions and photography, how you can achieve similar results. All you need to do is choose your favourite and get started!
