Painting the baby’s room: how to combine the colors?
September 10, 2009 by Victoria
Filed under Decoration, Painting
The art of combining colors is not an easy task. Choosing the right colors when designing your baby’s nursery is probably the most important component in creating a beautiful room.
Something as simple as the color scheme you choose can have a great impact in how the room is going to look. Colors can make [...]
How to paint simple forms in a kid’s mural?
If you want to paint a mural for your child and don’t feel very confident about your artistic talents, you might want to choose a very simple design.
Despite of the drawing, you could even transfer it using a projector, the process of painting has two major challenges: being able to outline the figures and [...]
Can you consider an “abstract” mural for your baby?
September 10, 2009 by Victoria
Filed under Decoration
We usually think a baby mural must have chubby figures and pastel colors, but this is not a rule and having a mural with a more graphic design on it, can be just as beautiful and interesting as any other theme.
Babies are very attracted to geometrical shapes and high contrast patterns. You might have [...]
How to use a colored glaze when painting a child’s mural
Glaze is a clear medium that we can add to the paint to make it translucent and to slow the drying time.
In order to paint in a wall with latex, we need to use a water based glaze. Even though it is milky white, it will not change the color of the paint when it [...]
How to paint stripes in my child’s bedroom?
Painting stripes is a very time consuming technique, and it requires more time taping than painting, but once the work is done, you can see it was worth the effort.
The first thing you need to do, is to measure the wall. Then you have to decide how wide you want your stripes, divide this number, [...]
Should I use a primer before I paint my baby’s mural?
The primer is a specifically prepared white paint that it is used to coat the walls before you paint them. It is very important to use a primer, because it will seal the wall, cover imperfections, cover any old paint that you might have, and give you a fresh start.
The primer is the only paint [...]
How to create a custom design for a baby’s mural
September 10, 2009 by Victoria
Filed under Decoration
If you have some artistic talent and want to paint a mural for you baby but you have never done anything similar before, you should go step by step.
First you must choose a theme, then you have to make a sketch according to the wall dimensions. Then you need to draw the design in a [...]
How to trace a simple baby’s mural
The easiest way to trace a baby’s mural is coping an existing design or drawing. If you are not and artist, but you want to paint for your baby, look for an image or a design that pleases you. You can use children’s picture books, illustrations, cartoon characters or even clip art.
Choose an image that [...]
What are the favorite mural themes?
September 10, 2009 by Victoria
Filed under Decoration, How to commission a mural
The favorite themes for baby’s murals are the most classic ones: animals, flowers, clouds, teddy bears and nursery rhymes. But the possibilities are endless and creativity and imagination don’t have limits.
Tags: children, Decoration, FAQ, How to commission a mural, Themes
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I am not an artist, could I paint a mural for my baby?
September 10, 2009 by Victoria
Filed under Do it yourself
Some people are very handy and they can definitely paint a simple mural without having any artistic background.
Designs based in geometric shapes, solid figures or very schematic illustrations, are easier to paint for the amateur muralist, but you if have never done something similar, it would be wise to practice your skills first.
You should outline [...]