Guide to Painting a Wall Mural in Homes

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Part of the video series: How to Paint Wall Murals

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Summary: The evolution of wall mural painting with the popularity of acrylic paint in the 1950s; learn this and more in this free online painting video about wall murals taught by expert artist Ian Loveall.

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By Ian Loveall
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Ian Loveall was raised on the Central Coast of California in a charming little town called Paso Robles. He began drawing as soon as he could hold a crayon, and hasn’t stopped since. ...read more

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"IAN LOVEALL: Hi. I'm Ian Loveall, I'm with Expert Village, and we're talking about mural painting today. So, we've covered some of the history and where they came from. So, how did we get from cathedrals and cave paintings to living rooms? Well, in the '50s, with the invention of acrylic paint, the cost of painting suddenly dropped and the accessibility of painting was much broader now. And so, it was realistic for homeowners and ordinary people to be able to have these styles of painting in their homes. This is an example of an oil painting. As you can see, it's very glossy and I don't know if you can tell from there, but it's actually very thick and textured. Something like this would take a very, very long time to dry. I think this has been drying for six months and it's still not entirely dry. So, as you can imagine not very practical if you're going to be putting it directly on your wall. Now this example was painted in acrylic and as you can see the colors are just as vibrant and the texture is still there. Only difference is this paint is water soluble and it dries in minute, so doing an entire wall, it's perfectly feasible and it can be done much, much faster."

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