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Step
by Step - Custom
Murals
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custom murals, wall art and installation for your home or
business is available to suit your individual projects by Vancouver Muralist
/ Artist Kim Hunter / Indigo. From realism to impressionism, art deco murals
and even faux finishes, wall paintings and murals on canvas are a some of
this prolific & professional artist's repertoire.
Large or small custom murals and even custom hand painted signs and custom advertising design is availabe. Whether your project needs are small detailing work, simple to elaborate indoor or outdoor murals, Kim's proven track record guaranties your complete satisfaction with your original one of a kind custom mural. |
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Call for Artists and Muralists Due to overwhelming popularity we are in need of talented artists to help with all the mural requests we receive. We are looking for talented muralists and artist in the Lowermainland that are available for murals and large scale paintings for commercial and private commissioned murals. Artists must be bondable, insured and have a proven track record of professionalism and talent. Please submit your portfolio with samples of your work to info@kimhunter.ca to be considered for upcoming indoor and outdoor mural projects. |
Step by Step - Painting a Large Wall Mural by Kim Hunter
First rough composition of the mural is done in pencil to get a general idea of the mural content and layout.
Second, a revised pencil sketch composition is created to scale for the intended mural.
Once the composition is
confirmed, a colour draft is created to show the intended colours and tones
to be used on the final wall.
The image seen here is a small watercolour painting brought into Photoshop.
The details are edited and revised for the final colour wall composition.
The wall is then prepared
by gridding the sketch and the wall to scale.
Key elements are roughly painted in the preliminary stages.
This particular wall is
made of painted cinder blocks. The porous surface needed a lot of work to
get a base coat.
The process is painted in stages with the base coat and furthest elements
painted first.
Once the base coat has a
good first base coat, the details are created. This stage is the base for
the final painting.
Once the composition and base colours are created, the final details can
be created using thinner paint.
Thin washes over the detailed painting create atmosphere, depth and lighting.
Contrasts and shadows are
added once the composition of the mural is finished.
Moss, water effects and reflections is added last using a thin wash of lights
and darks.
Hyde Creek Hatchery and
Education Center Salmon Wildlife Mural - Autumn
Click here to visit Hyde Creek Watershed
Society Online.
| Hyde Creek Hatchery and Education Center Wildlife Salmon Mural - Autumn | ||
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| Hyde Creek Education Center & Hatchery Mural #2 10' x 40' - Summer | ||
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| Hyde Creek Mural #4 10' x 33' Oil Painting on Cinder Blocks Wildlife Mural - Winter |
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Changes and revisions are done to the design of the mural once the rough composition is determined. Click on image for detail. |
 A colour mock up of the mural is created and can be superimposed onto a digital photo of the wall. Click on image for detail. |
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| Wall before Mural | Original Mural Design | Final Colour Mural Mockup | Final Wall Mural |
| Seen above: BC wildlife mural & landscape sunset children's wall mural 8' x 12' Acrylic on latex wall for a Children's Dentist Office in Coquitlam BC | |||
A mock up is
created using compiled photos to accommodate the dimensions of the wall.
Wall is prepared for the mural by gridding the wall for the mural. Chalk lines
tend to leave a residue so I use thread and masking tape.
The base coat is started, creating the most distant surfaces first, working
around the figures in the foreground.
The base of the
figures is then created, still working from back to front. The details are added
once the basecoat is dry.
To speed this process up, I use a quick drying agent to thin the oil paint in
the final stages of the mural.
 Click on image for detail of Michael Jordan Basketball Sports Mural |
 Click on image for detail of Michael Jordan Basketball Sports Mural |
| Michael Jordan Basketball Sports Kid's Wall Mural | Final Indoor Wall Mural by Vancouver Based Artist / Designer Kim Hunter |
| Seen above: Michael Jordan Bulls basketball sports mural for children / kid's room realism painting wall mural by Vancouver based artist / muralist 7' x 20' oil Painting | |
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See landscape paintings & Paintings
of Trees by this Canadian artist. See
Kim's Nudes in Paintings, Sketches & Figurative Sculpture.See
painted and sketched Portraits
from Photographs.See
Early
Paintings or Polar Bear
Paintings by this artist. |
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