Comments on: How to Paint a Wall Mural

on 7/17/2008 Very detailed, thanks!

on 8/2/2007 I like how detailed your article is. I wrote: http://www.ehow.com/how_2070532_find-a-muralist.html
which seems more like how to find a muralist but it should be combined with how to paint a mural.

on 8/3/2006 Use erasable crayons instead of pencil to write on the wall. I find it easier to sketch with, since you don't have to be so careful about pressing too hard (like you would with a pencil). Erasing is also easy. Just keep a damp cloth near-by and you can erase entire sections without having to worry about a tiny eraser. It's also much easier because you can erase with your whole arm instead of your fingers and wrist.

on 11/22/2005 If you use an episcope projector instead of an overhead projector, you eliminate the need for a transparency of the design or picture you want to project. Simply place the design, picture etc., under the episcope and focus the enlarged image onto the wall. There is a portable episcope available that also can project onto a ceiling and a sloping wall. After drawing the required outlines of the image on your wall comes the painting.
Buy a large tub of white latex wall paint and divide it into smaller tubs (empty jam jars work well), depending on how many different colors you need. You will need to buy tubes of various color wall paint additives for the next step. Squeeze some color additive from a tube into one of the small tubs of white latex wall paint and mix thoroughly. Add more color slowly, mixing all the while, until the required shade of that color is reached. Do the same for your other colors. Paint the largest area of your mural first, leave to dry, continue with the next color and so on, until you end with the small details. Make sure that all your small tubs of different colors are kept airtight when not in use. If one of the colors has began to harden when you open a tub (should take a few weeks for this to happen), then add a few drops of water and mix, adding drops and mixing until paint consistency is reached. This is OK, because latex wall paint is water based.

on 11/22/2005 A lot of mural artists behave as if they were at home in their own studio. Treat your site as if you were a professional decorator, put down sheets mask off woodwork and always keep it tidy, Yours Ang McDonald of Have Paint Will Paint Murals, 07956 448 077 London.

on 11/22/2005 when you do use acrylic paint to do a large area, use (small) paint rollers!
when you use a paint brush it will look very messy.