Decorative Mural in the Courtyard

by evahghg in Living > Decorating

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Decorative Mural in the Courtyard

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Hi everyone, four summers ago my aunt told me to paint her courtyard wall. She said that I was free to choose the design that I would want. I thought of something simple and decorative, with a harmonious color palette, since blue and yellow are colors that go well together. They also combine blue and pink.
I don't have a lot of photos, so I'll try to explain as well I can.

Supplies

  • Exterior paint for wall (white, pink, dark blue, blue, yellow, green, light purple).
  • Paint roller.
  • Brushes.
  • Newpapers or blanket to avoid staining the floor.

Remove Dirt

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As you can see this wall had a lot of dirt that came from the rain.

I only painted with a base white paint.

Little Plants

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I started with all green plants, I did this without sketch. With a straight-tipped brush of about 1 cm, I drew a curved line, from each line I drew a few more lines and on all the tips I made some little leaves.

Sketch

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I drew with a pencil the silhouette of the flowers that I was going to paint. It's a simple design, all people could do it. First, I painted all the parts that were going to have the same color.

Keep Working

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Little by little I added all the flowers and finally the details. I didn't paint the outline with black paint, I painted some outlines and details of the dark blue because it is the darkest colors.

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Unfortunately, four years later or more... I know that the rain will dirty the wall again but, this way I have another opportunity to draw something new. I hope you like my idea.