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Transferring an image onto any surface
to create a mural
There
are 2 ways that images are typically
transferred to walls for mural
painting. And the great majority of
professionals will incorporate one of
these 2 techniques.
Project the image:
The first is to project an image, in
this case your nude figure, onto the
wall and trace it with a pencil. This
method requires enough space to allow
the projector to cast the image large
enough to fit the space. Typically 10
ft or more. It requires a projector as
well. So this method probably won’t
work for your bathroom, assuming the
room is too small to get the projected
image large enough.
Grid method:
The second method, and the one you
should try, is a classical approach to
transferring images onto any surface,
and has been used through out the ages
as a tried and true method.
Essentially what you are doing is
creating a grid pattern over you
image, and also on the wall, then
sketching what you see in each box. To
do this first select an image you
like. Now measure your wall area. For
ease let’s say it is 10 ft. high by 8
ft. wide. Using a pencil, lightly
measure out 1 ft. x 1 ft. squares over
the wall, creating a grid pattern that
is 10 squares high and 8 squares wide
(thus 80 squares all together). The
next step is to scale the image so the
proportions will be accurate for your
transfer. Take a piece of paper and
create a duplicate grid pattern, this
time use 1 inch x 1 inch squares. You
should have 10 squares high by 8
squares wide. This mimics the wall
grid, only at 1:12 scale.
Determine the size you want your image
to be on the finished mural. If you
want it to be 4 ft. high then the
picture you are working from should be
4 inches high. If you want it to be 6
ft. high on the mural, then the
original image should be 6 inches
high, and so on. You can then scale
your image on your computer using a
program like Photoshop, or you can go
to Kinko’s, or similar, and ask to
have a photo copy of the image,
telling them what the over all size
you want the image to be. They will
help you scale it. Now place your 1
inch grid pattern over this, or
re-draw the grid directly over the
photocopy. You are now ready to
transfer your image.
To transfer the image simple draw what
you see in each 1 inch box to the
corresponding 12 inch box on your
wall. The best way to do this is to
focus only on what you see in each 1
inch box, and then move onto the next
one. When you are done you should have
a pretty accurate, proportionally
correct image on the wall. You can now
paint the image, either free hand, or
use the same method of focusing on one
square and paint what you see in each
grid. If you choose the second method
then simply pay more attention to the
transitions from one grid to another.
Just step back occasionally to get an
over all view and sense of the
painting. And that’s it!
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