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Border Choices for Baby Girl’s Mural

May 23, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson 1 Comment

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My first instinct was to go with classic ‘baroque’ ornaments for a border around the mural. Even though it’s for a baby, I liked baroque for it’s timeless elegance.

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I used this sketch as my inspiration.

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A few different shades for backgrounds and then I quickly sketched the pattern. These are just samples for the clients so I wasn’t going for perfection.

For once.

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The background of the fabric is ‘petal pink’ but it actually has a slight salmon hue to it.

I’ll stop by HD and have a sample made to match.

Love those $3 sample paints!

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I started with the basecoat.

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Then the first layer of shading.

If the clients choose this option, I’ll draw a pattern so everything is exact and symmetrical on both sides.

Today, I just wanted to see how it looked.

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A little more shading on the opposite side of the scrolls. This will make the scrolls appear more 3-D.

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Then some white highlighting.

Highlighting is my absolute favorite thing to do. It’s like the painting comes to life.

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A little more shading here are there and the ‘painted’ version is done.

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The top scroll is outlined with a finetip marker; the lower one is just paint.

But just in case the clients aren’t ‘feelin’ the baroque, I wanted something a little more . . . contemporary.

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I only had to look as far as my idea board!

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Scrolls and scrolls and even more scrolls. With a leaf thrown in here and there.

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Then I darkened some of the scrolls.

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Then made them wider and added some highlighting.

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A little detailing with a fine tip marker and this version is done.

I like both versions, but it’s up to the clients to decide. Thank goodness!

Next up, the body of the wall hanging.

Yes, Folks – this entire week will be pink and girly!

 

The Girl Creative

Filed Under: my paintings, My Stuff

Comments

  1. Mimi says

    November 24, 2013 at 5:05 am

    Thankyou for this beautiful tutorial. I’m hoping to do a Chanel-esque (Chanels interior design style was wildly different to her personal style) makeover of a few items here, and will feature this if I can manage to master it…I’ll let you know when I post it on my blog. Mimi….xxx

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