when we talked about putting a mural on santino's bedroom wall, we threw around a lot of ideas. space. the death star. hogwarts. but as soon as we went into lord-of-the-rings land, we knew where we were going.
mount doom? too depressing. the shire? too green. loth lorien? too dark. rivendell seemed to be the logical choice--trees, mountains, waterfalls--it has everything. anyway, we've actually been there. i based the drawing on an original painting by ted nasmith. i added the balcony in the foreground because we like the balcony scene in the lotr films.
even though elves are arrogant, judgmental, and all-around high maintenance, i don't mind sharing living space with them. there are lots of trees and water.
the mural will take numerous stages to complete.
stage 1: preliminary drawings
stage 2: create several test paintings
stage 3: photoshop image to play with color
stage 4: sketch the drawing on the wall
this image is kind of dark, but do you get the picture?
stage 5: paint first layer of colors like paint by number
kids come in handy for this part.
stage 6: cover mistakes with a second layer of details
stage 7: contemplate life
stage 8: paint final touches, lighting, etc.
we're at stage 5. we might never get past stage 5, but that's okay.
i'll post updates of the mural as it moves along.
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