How to Transfer Sketch to Wall Mural

Video Transcript

"And so, once you got a design that you're happy with, you've established your vanishing point, you're going to want to transfer your design to the wall somehow. There are three basic ways to do this. The first would be freehand, that's my preferred method, projection, or grid. Projection, you can use an overhead projector. You'll transfer your design onto a transparency and then project it on the wall and trace out your outlines. I don't like to work that way: a) It's time-consuming and b) generally, I'm working in a space that isn't big enough to allow the distance I would need for the projector to actually get to the size I need it to be on the wall. Grid method, I've got an example here. Hope you can read my shorthand as it were. So, this is an example of a sketch that I use a grid method on. I don't know if you can see, but there's actually boxes drawn over the sketch. Now, I only use a grid if there are a lot of straight lines and measurements that need to be paid attention to. For example, here, lots of architecture, lots of things that have to fit in a very specific spot. When I'm doing something like a landscape, I usually freehand the whole thing because if the tree is a couple inches off from the sketch, nobody cares. My preferred method of transferring images onto the wall is just freehand. I've got a blank wall and I just go and I sketch my design directly onto the wall. It's much faster. I have a lot more freedom that way. This works great for landscapes and abstract designs where measurements and all that isn't too crucial. If a tree is a couple inches off from my original sketch, it doesn't really matter. There are cases though when precision is definitely necessary and in that case, I would use a grid. So, I only use the grid as a last resort if I absolutely have to; otherwise, freehand is the way to go for me."