Home improvemnt: Chalk Typography on my new home

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.