Well, after a little over two weeks, it is finally done!
Yesterday, I finished up a few little touch ups and added some bugs, did an antiquing glaze over the whole wall, and then applied a protective clear coat. The "cloudiness" you see below is a combination of the glaze which hadn't dried completely (it goes on milky white, but dries clear), and reflections of the lights on the wet wall....but you get the general idea. You can see how the antiquing glaze sort of "unifies" the colors and makes it look like a finished piece.
The bright colors got toned down a bit, and now the subjects don't feel like they're popping off the wall....
I like the way it makes it look like a vintage storybook too.
One of my favorite things to do in a mural is to add some tiny little details, like insects. Not only does it make the mural more interesting, but it also gives parents/teachers something with which to distract fussy kids....
"Let's hunt for bugs - can you find....
3 bees?
2 ladybugs?
a line of marching ants?"
That sort of thing...
So there you have it! I hope you've enjoyed the in-progress posts and this little "tour" of the finished mural! Thank you for all of your very kind comments - they make my day! :o)
Yesterday I added the details to the grass and flowers. Today I will be doing final touch ups, an antiquing glaze that will unify all the colors, and then a clear top coat. Thanks for coming along on the journey with me... I hope you've enjoyed it! Check back tomorrow for the finished product!
Hiya Peeps. Hope you had a nice Valentine's Day! I spent the day working on the mural, but came home to some beautiful roses from my Sweetie. :o)
Here's how I left the mural yesterday - as you can see, I'm almost finished! Today I will be working on the grass and flowers, and then all it will lack will be the antiquing glaze and the clear top coat! I've certainly enjoyed working on this project, but it's always nice to see the end result.
As you can see, I finished up the poor kid on crutches.... who is being a trooper and playing football in spite of his injury.
And now you can see what the kid on the path is doing with his arms up in the air - waiting to catch the football, of course!
I decided that the path was a little too bare down at the bottom, so I added in this little puppy barking at a turtle.
Some of us got really excited about the puppy....
We think he's super cute...
And then some of us were a little unsure of the turtle...
And then some of us just wanted to play.
And then some of us were off in outer space somewhere...
Hope you're having a lovely day in your own little world, wherever it is. ;o)
Yesterday I continued working on the three kids on the left.
When they heard they were going to be included in my "Booking It" post today, they asked me to tell you that they are currently reading C. S. Lewis' Till We Have Faces.
(groans)
Hopefully, I will get that little problem taken care of today. ;o)
Thank you, dear Reader, for stopping by! Have a lovely weekend...