Large Wave Mural

I did a mural at church for our Vacation Bible School.
This is the largest painting I have ever done.
It is on the back wall of the stage, which is 12 feet tall.

I took pictures along the way to share with you.
All of the pictures were taken with my phone, so they are not the best, but I think you can get the idea.

First I sketched out a rough idea with chalk and started filling in some of the white.

Then I filled in some of the green in the wave and tree, as well as the beach, with latex house paint.

For the next step I started using spray paint. I filled in some of the darker blue for the wave. Yellow for the sun came next.

Now some orange in the sun,some greens and blues for the waves, detail for the palm, and some lighter browns for the beach.

After all of the color is in place it is time to outline in black.

Here is a shot from the back of the room to give you an idea of the scale. The room next to the mural is a drum enclosure, which would be painted at a later date to look like a surf shack.

After sitting behind a curtain for a few weeks, Bible School time arrived. Here is the finished surf shack. After painting the walls light brown, some black outlined the bamboo, and some brown spray paint added detail.