Post #800391 by SassyPonyPants on Sat, Feb 1, 2020 10:53 AM

I've successfully filled the last blank wall! I’ve stewed over this dang wall for months. I knew it needed a mural of some kind, looking at tiki-esque fabric patterns and geometric designs but couldn't settle on anything.

Then for Christmas I received The Art of Tiki! I opened it up, was hit with this great design right inside the cover, and immediately stated “that’s going on the wall!

So a few weeks later, it began! I took a photo of the art, and rearranged the elements a bit in Photoshop to best accommodate the dimensions of my wall. “Plan A” was to use our projector and simply trace the image, but space and basement arrangement didn’t allow the projector to sit far back enough to project a 10′ wide image onto the wall. So “Plan B”… measure everything out and draw freehand. This meant less accurate replication, but the design is pretty forgiving so things didn’t need to be exact.

Measuring and sketching

Laying down key dark areas (I was thanking myself later for this.)

First coat of color… I used highly unscientific blends of various interior wall paint and acrylics.

Second coat of color. Notice those key dark areas showing through the lighter colors. Makes the next step so much easier…

Two evenings later, all the detail is complete!