Spray can mural updated

I've put in another 8-10 hours on my mural since I posted pics. Here is where I'm at now. I had to take 4 pictures and splice them together. the light rays in the 2nd from left photo threw off my camera, so I had to lighten the midtones quite a bit to get that panel to match the other 3. You can see that that completely washed out the light source, but the color is pretty close other than that. I probably have another 6 hours to go with all the handpainting and the rest of the crabs and stuff I plan on adding. This almost shows the whole 10' wall, but the top and sides are cropped a litlle.

http://www.inkednation.com/images/us...7253142039.jpg

That is just really.... COOL.:rockon:

:judge: AWSOME!!!!!!!!! I love it!

Simply brilliant!!


How did you solve the issue of moisture coming through the cement and making the paint run?

Thanks for the nods. I didn't do anything. I waited it out through a few hard rains and it was holding up, so I pressed on. I've been getting plenty of rain here, so it should be fine. It doesn't drip, but some color wipes off if you wash it, so I definately have to use a few coats of clear coat when I finish. The last of it will be hours of detail work, but it will be worth it in the end. I even painted scales on the Angels that have naturally visable scales. I just bought an airbrush, so I might use that to do the detail work. Applying quick dry spraypaint with paint brushes is a tough battle.

Man thats really nice, good job on it, next time you should do something like a bunch of morphs piled up. :D

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Originally Posted by juddb

Man thats really nice, good job on it, next time you should do something like a bunch of morphs piled up. :D

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Thanks. I wanted to do something that most people would want to look at since I plan on selling the condo within the next year. I'm hoping it will add something when people are looking at it. I'd hate to have something that turns buyers away. Plus snakes are really hard to paint with any kind of detail. I hope a buyer doesn't stipulate that the wall has to be painted over before the sale, but I know it's a possability. I did think about doing a scene of a snake pit with BP morphs and some trees with different GTPs, but I'd probably have another 100 hours to go if I started something like that.

That's fantastic! I can't see how that wouldn't be a selling point actually. Underwater scenes are considered restful and it's a custom, one of a kind job (make sure your realtor pushes that when you do decide to sell). Lovely work! Want to come to my house and do my youngest son's bedroom? LOL

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That's fantastic! I can't see how that wouldn't be a selling point actually. Underwater scenes are considered restful and it's a custom, one of a kind job (make sure your realtor pushes that when you do decide to sell). Lovely work! Want to come to my house and do my youngest son's bedroom? LOL

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Thanks. That's kind of what I was thinking, but you never know who will be taking the walk throughs. If you didn't live in Ohio I'd love to do another one. I learned so much with this, that my next one will look 10x better and take a lot less time. I wish I had practiced on a couple of 4x8' plywood first, but I got the hang of it now. From planning to techniques to can control and how the paint lays down... this one is all a learning experience for me. I plan on doing many more in the future. This project has already got me back into graffiti art and into airbrushing too.

that's amazing! can't wait to see the final product!

Great stuff Python!

I do all the wall murals for the store Trader Joe's so I know the time it takes. I am currently working on a 20' Hawaiian/Tiki themed wall which is a blast. Have you used an airbrush before? I couldnt imagine what you could do with that seeing that you have a style very similar to an airbrush artist. Can't wait to see the finished piece!

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Great stuff Python!

I do all the wall murals for the store Trader Joe's so I know the time it takes. I am currently working on a 20' Hawaiian/Tiki themed wall which is a blast. Have you used an airbrush before? I couldnt imagine what you could do with that seeing that you have a style very similar to an airbrush artist. Can't wait to see the finished piece!

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I got a cheap Paasch when I was 13, but I only used it 4 times for some portrait stuff. I found it recently and messed around with it, but I didn't like it. I bought a Badger 150 just to see, and it is 100x better than my old one. I thought it was me, but the brush makes all the difference. I painted a t-shirt over the weekend and it looks awesome. I just went from a 20psi tankless compressor and bought a 2 hp, 200 psi, 8 gal Husky. I can tell I'll be doing a lot of air brushing. Maybe I'll post some stuff as I progress.

Perfect weather for some outdoor painting today. I decided that when I'm finished I'm going to use a spray gun with some transpirant candy blues auto paint to go over the whole thing in a random ripple pattern to add depth. It should be a cool effect.

Very cool! Where exactly is it? Love the ocean themes, very peaceful

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Very cool! Where exactly is it? Love the ocean themes, very peaceful

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It's my patio wall. 4 1/2' x 10'. I'm in a garden condo, so my patio is under ground. Here is a link to the wall it's on.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=50589

People in Cali would pay bank for custom stuff like that. I love it!

you are mega talented!!!!

WOW! Your art is amazing. I remeber from your last post all the problems you were having with rain water "leaking" through the concrete wall. I'm glad you were able to wait it out. It is looking awesome. Make sure you let us see the final product.

My oldest daughter used to rent an apartment with a sunken patio like that and I remember thinking it was as ugly as could be. That sort of work really smartens it up....just beautiful!

WoW!!! that's just beautiful!!! I envy you your talent. That's soooo pretty!!!


Definitely post pics after you've done the ripples and the clear coat!

so... are you done yet?

that's absolutely spectacular! TOTALLY awesome and MUCH better than what it looked like before! you're so talented and what a perfect idea for that yicky wall!