Hey, everyone! Check out our new puppy! That's him just back from his morning walk with Ed. Isn't he cool? Still tryin' to come up with a good name for him, though. Any suggestions? Much love, Lisa &Ed
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McCaw School of Mines Mural Check out the completed mural we did last year at the School of Mines. It goes around the entire building, so there are actually two murals that are 174 ft long. x 5 ft high, and two that are 60 ft long by 5 ft. high. Ed hopped on his skateboard and filmed some of it. Pretty cool! Tell us what you think !!
What goes into the making of a mural
I've spent some time with Edwin while he has worked on his last several murals, and through observation and questions, have come up with a basic model of what steps he takes when painting a mural. The first thing he does is to sketch out the design in chalk. Once this is done, he "blocks" (or 3-D's) the different objects in the design. This is the time when he makes any small adjustments to the approved design in order to fit everything into the allotted space. This is a very visual part of the work and Edwin views the sketch from different angles and distances to ensure balance and fluidity of the picture. Once the design is sketched out and adjustments made, the next step is to paint in the background around the objects. It is much easier to do this now rather than after painting in the main elements because you don't have to worry about getting over spray on them, so the picture is much cleaner. At any time during this process, the client is su...