'Shards of Colour' Wall Mural
Painting & Decorating
As I managed to complete all my work to complete my Level 2 Painting and Decorating qualification, my tutor asked me to do a special assignment.
The Painting and Decorating department has just moved from Millwright Street to North Street and therefore there were many bare areas to brighten up.
I had previously demonstrated from my past work that I was capable of transferring detailed images to walls and I was excited to take on a new challenge.
Martin, my tutor, asked me to find a colourful image to transfer to a wall. We finally agreed on an image I found on Pinterest.
Martin got the image approved and the partition wall was chosen as my canvas.
The preparation took some time. I sanded, wiped down, filled, sanded, filled, sanded, dusted, painted, filled, sanded, dusted and then painted 3 more coats of fast matt.
I used a projector to enable me to draw an outline of the image.
I wanted to fully utilise the wall space so I made it as big as possible.
I was only able to project half of it as there was a display in the way, so half of the image was drawn freehand with ruler and pencil.
All the cutting in was achieved by only using a marl stick and a steady hand.
Some colours had great opacity (like the turquoises) but other colours (like the greens) needed some 4 coats to get a solid colour. The whole image was coated with 2 coats of acrylic varnish to give added protection. Hopefully it will remain for some time!
Dulux colours used:
I needed 28 different colours to achieve the design. I knew the colours provided at College were not enough. I regularly use the Dulux Decorating Centre to purchase products and so I asked a favour from them. It took some time for approval from the Manager but I managed to get all the colours donated which equated to nearly £200 worth of paint!
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3 different shades of turquoise
- Dark- Teal Touch
- Mid- Tranquil Depths
- Light- Marine Splash
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3 different shades of pink
- Dark- Sumptuous Plum
- Mid- Berry Smoothie
- Light- Sweet Pink
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3 different shades of red
- Dark- Ruby Scarlet
- Mid- Pepper Red
- Light- Coral Flair
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3 different shades of purple
- Dark- Regal Purple
- Mid- Purple Pout
- Light- Gentle Lavender
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3 different shades of blue
- Dark- Sapphire Salute
- Mid- Striking Cyan
- Light- Blissful Blue
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3 different shades of yellow
- Dark- Honey Mustard
- Mid- Banana Split
- Light- Vanilla Sundae
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3 different shades of orange
- Dark- Earths Core
- Mid- Moroccan Flame
- Light- Tangerine Twist
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3 different shades of light green
- Dark- Fresh Pine
- Mid- Parrots Plume
- Light- Kiwi Crush
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3 different shades of dark green
- Dark- Pine Needle
- Mid- Emerald Glade
- Light- Dewy Dawn
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