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Here is a job in progress. It measures 8'x8' and is painted with Sherwin Williams Superpaint. I will paint another one this weekend during our Annual Antique Days. This is on the west wall of our local museum.
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Thanks, for the kind words. Here is the finished product. I have started on the other one and will be finished with it tomorrow. I'll post it later.
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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Ian, I want to tell you that I don't mind bricks as long as the mortar joints are smooth. The brick layer that bricked in these windows, I could choke. He really raked the joints deep, so it takes some more time in covering. Other than that, I really like the texture that the brick gives to a mural.
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Nice work Michael. It's got a very pleasant, calm feel to it.
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Nice Michael, This seem to be a lot more common these days. The sepia tone murals. I haven't done one as of yet. Could you please explain the process a little more to us? Did you mix 1 color and blend white into it for the different values. Or did you premix several shades of the same color before you start? What color did you start with?
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What I did John was pick 4 shades of Sherwin Williams paint and had them mixed. The colors were 6082 Cobble Brown, 6101 Sands of Time, 6106 Kilim Beige and 6083 Sable. I had them mixed flat and then had flat white and flat black on hand. I first painted the wall with Sherwin Williams Loxon masonry primer and then coated the whole background with the Kilim Beige. I projected the image with my overhead projector and the next day started painting. If I felt I needed it darker I mixed the flat black in and went with that as far as tone values. Hopefully that answered some of your questions.
-------------------- Michael Clark Clark Signs 138 W. Main St. Aledo, IL 61231 clarksigns1@yahoo.com www.clarksigns.net Posts: 241 | From: Aledo, IL | Registered: Sep 2001
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Here is the finished wall. I didn't like the plain corners, so I painted these on there.
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Hey Roommate! Nice work! Now I see what you've been up to. Sure do miss your happy face!
-------------------- Judy Grossman JG Signs & Designs 226 W. Jackson St. Sonora, CA 95370 Posts: 207 | From: Sonora, CA, USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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Hey Roommate! Nice work! Now I see what you've been up to. Sure do miss your happy face!
-------------------- Judy Grossman JG Signs & Designs 226 W. Jackson St. Sonora, CA 95370 Posts: 207 | From: Sonora, CA, USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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Come on, Judy. Please clarify that we were housemates and not roommates. Don't want anyone to get the wrong idea, right? Well, thank you for the kind words and I miss you too!!!
-------------------- Michael Clark Clark Signs 138 W. Main St. Aledo, IL 61231 clarksigns1@yahoo.com www.clarksigns.net Posts: 241 | From: Aledo, IL | Registered: Sep 2001
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OK, Michael....housemate....You're the one that was goin' around telling everyone in Pontiac that we were sharing the shower! I couldn't live that one down either. And...sorry, I don't know how my post got up twice. Couldn't get it off though, when I saw it there.
On another note...those monochromatic murals ain't as easy as they look, huh? They are a fun challenge to give depth and light.
-------------------- Judy Grossman JG Signs & Designs 226 W. Jackson St. Sonora, CA 95370 Posts: 207 | From: Sonora, CA, USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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Sharing a room is one thing compared to conserving water, right?
Fire red, maybe. I thought a purple one would of been better.
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