I have moved into my new house for half a year now. The basic renovation is done but largely, my house is still pretty empty. I've spent a tremendous amount of time looking for ways to make my living space a little less boring.
One of the thing i would really like to do is a large mural for the wall in my living-room. The idea is to create a featured wall with some unique art. Previously I have considered hanging some painting on the wall and get it done with. However,for a wall sized about 12 feet x 12 feet, it is not an easy task to find a painting that fits.
So my next plan is to create a mural. I did some research over the internet and found numerous ways to implement this. Some involved using decor stickers, other requires a new paint-job.
Finally, I've decided to try an easier and safer approach: Chalk!
This week, i have a few extra off-days. So I put the plans into motion. After some more research, i'm going for Typography graphic. Typography is used in the 60-70's for labels design. This technique is preferred at that era due to the printing technology was not advanced enough to produce photographic design cheaply. Typography uses different font-face and different font-size arranged in such a manner that is appears aesthetically pleasing. It has since then evolved from industrial design into an art form.
DAY-01
I started my mini-project with a box of chalk and a bare wall
First, i marked the mid-point by rough estimation (counted the tiles)
then, I draw the outline for the area to work with
next, a quick sketch of the wordings in order to make sure they are not off-center
I begin to add details onto the rough sketch
First word completed!
drawing continues...
it is exciting to see my masterpiece started to materialized
Then I ran out of chalk! Bummer! Oh well, it is getting late. Shall continue my work tmr.
DAY-02
started Day-02 will more details added
Excuse me, real man work while wearing their boxer :p
AND FINALLY...
my completed work
In the end, i took too many photos. So, i compiled it into a short stop-motion video.
