I went back last week and finished painting this cute mural based upon Disney characters. If you missed my earlier post, you can see the beginning steps here.
This ‘horse’ wall was complete, except for the flowers. The adjacent wall was my goal.
I had previously brought the branch onto the wall & chalked the design out. The first step was to paint a pink ribbon.
I just mixed white with two shades of pink and loosely ‘draped’ the ribbon. Don’t you love my work ladder, covered in paint splotches? Sorry ‘bout that.
Next, I painted the little blue songbirds. The client had wonderful Disney books for me to use as photo references.
Now the girls have a frame for their vanity desk, a mirror, or anything else they like.
Then I moved over to this wall and added some simple flowers.
I could’ve stopped here, but there was just something about the horses’ manes that was bothering me. So I whipped out my colored Sharpies and added some detail.
It’s a subtle difference, but it added some definition.
I could have used a Sharpie on the tree to define the leaves, but I just used a medium shade of green paint.
The completed mural . . .
I love Disney projects! There is a sweetness in all of their characters that is so fun to replicate.
Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!
Ginger
SSB
That’s just GORGEOUS! LOVE the expression on the horses faces and the ribbon with the birds!
Colleen thanks for stopping by my blog! Your murals are beautiful! You have a great cooking blog also.
You and I have a lot in common!
check out my food blog if you get a chance.
http://flouronmyface.blogspot.com
arlene
Wow, that’s really good! The expressions are great. I wish I could paint but I have no skills in that area at all! Well done.
I so would have loved a cowboy and horse on my walls when I was a kid! Thanks for sharing and see you next week! Rory
Amazing! I love it!
Wow, well done! I love it.
You are sooo talented! I had a dragon painted on my wall when I was a teenager – I did it myself and loved it! I loved reading about dragons when I was a kid so it just captured my imagination. Alas, we had to move. I’ll always regret that… should have painted it onto a large canvas!
Wow! This is an amazing mural! Well done:)
I love it! My daughters would love it as well.