written by Gary Lord & David Schmidt
published North Light Books 
Jacquelin Vanderwood October 1, 2002 Here is a body of information and knowledge which will guide you into professional and awe inspiring murals which you can paint for yourself and for others. You learn the essential techniques for a large variety of murals which you can transfer over into other murals. This book will teach you the intricacies of great artwork at a fraction of the cost of a classroom. You'll learn to prepare the surfaces, draw preliminaries, create miniature murals to use as your templates. You'll also gain knowledge of which materials to use and when to use them such as scaffolding, ladders, lights, putty, paint brushes, and the list goes on. You'll learn the types of ladders you should use and how to use adjustable scaffolding. Other equipment you'll find available are such things as spray equipment, the wide variety of brushes and rollers, sponges, containers for paint, and more. The types of paint and glazes available and how to use them. You'll learn to prepare your design, choose subject matter, test color, all about color theory and it's hue and value, and how they relate, what intensities to use and the temperature of the paint, what color schemes you should consider when approaching a large scale painting. How perspective plays a part in the overall look and how it can add drama to the piece, about one-point and two-point perspective, drawing circles and cylinders, and horizontal spacing. You'll be taught how to set up the composition, enlarge and transfer the final drawing, what equipment you should use such as an overhead projector, an opaque projector, a slide projector, and how to enlarge with a grid, plus how to transfer that to the surface, using a buegler striping tool to create exacting lines Special projects covered in Marvelous Murals You Can Paint are silhouettes in a Venetian boatman scene, and a playing pool. Other projects include 2-D graphics and shaded murals, designs from wallpaper fabrics, using stencils, painting skies and clouds, creating realistic textures, and a panoramic mountain mural. You'll also be enticed by the Gallery of Murals at the end of the book. In every project you'll follow step-by-step instructions in the creation process. By the time you finish this book, you'll be ready to "hit the walls running". 
Great book for all muralists and future muralists. This will also teach graphic designers the basics of good design. Copyright 2002, Jacquelin Vanderwood, All Rights Reserved |