VILLAGE HOME STAIRWAY MURAL
- DAY ONE -
STEP ONE: DISCUSS WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH THIS MURAL AND WHAT KIND OF IMAGE WE WANT TO CREATE!
STEP TWO: CREATE A DESIGN! A SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD WAY TO CREATE A SUCCESSFUL DESIGN, IS TO CHOOSE AND UTILIZE THESE THREE ELEMENTS IN OUR DESIGN:
1: STYLE of IMAGE - what does it look like?
2:COLOR PALETTE - which colors are used and how many?
3: CONTENT REFERENCE IMAGES - pictures of the things that you want in the mural to use as inspiration.
1:STYLE
HERE ARE A FEW BASIC STYLE OPTIONS WE COULD USE AS A BASIC FRAMEWORK FOR OUR MURAL:
A. SIMPLE QUOTE WITH A COLORFUL BACKGROUND
B. COLORFUL SCENE WITH A CARTOONY STYLE
C. "PAINT-BY-NUMBER" GRAPHIC/MORE REALISTIC DEPICTION OF SOMETHING IN THE FOREGROUND AND SOMETHING IN THE BACKGROUND
2. EXAMPLES OF COLOR PALETTES:
ISOMETRIC GRID WITH LETTERS AND COLORS :
USING AN ISOMETRIC GRID LAYOUT, MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE CAN ADD TO THE DESIGN IN THEIR OWN AREA TO MAKE UP A MOSAIC OF LINEWORK.
WHAT FILLS THE TRIANGLES?
ITS UP TO YOU-> PATTERNS, ANIMALS , PEOPLE
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