- 1). Measure your work space. Design your mural on paper in reduced dimensions. Working in a smaller scale will allow you to change your composition easily. Use or create a grid for your design, so your measurements will be properly displayed when you are composing your image.
- 2). Consider the surface where you will be painting your mural. You don't want to paint details on brick or bumpy stone walls. If your mural is inside, and your budget allows for it, make preparations to the painting surface so you can work as fluidly as possible. If no changes can be made to a rough surface, plan a bold design with less intricate subject matter. Fill in cracks and prime the surface of an outside wall before painting.
- 3). Pick an appropriate theme and subject matter. The theme should represent the location that the mural is encompassing. Take photos of the space to add elements of the location to your design. Interview the community or clients who have commissioned the painting for ideas.
- 4). Interpret the color scheme of your area. What colors will work best with the environment? Bring paint swatches to choose accordingly. If you're designing an outdoor mural, plan to use exterior mural paints for longer-lasting work. In your scaled design, use markers that best represent the colors chosen.
- 5). Study other murals. Consider the perspective you see in what other artists have done. Will perspective be an element in your mural? Judge where your audience will view your work, and then alter the perspective of the mural to suit the horizon and vanishing lines to suit the most common viewing point.
- 6). Plan your method of execution from design to the larger canvas. Make a slide or a transparency of your design, and project a larger version of the image onto the working space with a light source, such as an overhead or an art projector.
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