Viaggio Italian Restaurant

Black and White Mural

Besides the wall, I designed the logo, menu and some of the promotional stuff.
It's all in black lines and angular black and white characters.
I like designing these black and white guys so much, I don't mind doing another 20 sets of them.

The finished mural with string curtains-




First, follow the rough sketch and draw guide lines on the wall.

Use a ruler if u must, gotto be neat!

Then, mask the pencil line with masking tape. ( tips: The cheapest, lowest quality masking tape is the BEST to use, so that it won't pull out the paint from the wall when you remove them )

Following the little sketch and enlarge them on the wall.
Be careful with the proportion, it must be exact.

Fill up masked area carefully. ( Tips: Apply one thin layer, wait for it to dry up completely before applying the 2nd coat. Because, if the masking tapes got too soggy , the paint will 'squeeze' out from the sides, and it'll be really messy when you remove the tapes )

The wall is really tall. See that wooden platform on the lowest part of the photo?
That my favorite thing, the workers made it for me to climb. I REALLY like it, it was much more convenient  than a ladder. If the size wasn't as long as a truck, I would have carried it home :)

Masking the saxophone guy and testing it under the spot light. We are going to put 2 hooks on the girl's hand, so when they fix the string curtain on it, we can use the hooks to hold up the curtain, it will look as if she is walking out from the wall. (O.O) it'll be cool!

The girl is right in the middle, so I've decided to put a little red color on her
to accent it.

After putting the red on her lips and flower on her hair, it looks not too plain, right?

Mum took this pic, she came to "disturb" me and found it funny that I look like a mess.

After about 20 hours ( in separate days ), it's done!

All the nine abstract characters.Phew~Done.
Guess which character I like the most? The Cellist! Although the cello strings drive me a little crazy.

If you want to see somemore of the final mural photos, check out.
http://canzng.blogspot.com/p/boutique-retail.html


Thank you for visiting! Have a nice day. :)