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- 1). Choose the design you wish to paint with your child. Inspiration may come from one of your child's own pieces of artwork, a coloring book or story book. Once you have the design, you will want to transfer it onto a transparency sheet. You can do this at your local print shop. You may want to ask a representative to help you with this process.
- 2). Turn the overhead projector on. If you don't have one, you may want to ask your child's teacher to see if she will allow you to borrow one from the school. Position the transparency onto the projector and face it toward the proper wall area. To control the size of the image, simply move the projector closer to or farther away from the chosen wall. With masking tape, mark the position of the projector so that you don't lose its place in case of movement.
- 3). Draw an outline around the image using a pencil.
- 1). Draw a grid on a copy of your chosen image. Take the image to your local photo shop and request for them to enlarge the design onto butcher paper. The enlargement process will depend on your wall and how big you want the mural to be. Having a grid on the design simply helps with the position and location of certain items in the design.
- 2). Cut out each image from the enlarged photocopy and tape the images on the wall at its desired location.
- 3). Outline around each image lightly with a pencil until all the images are placed correctly on the wall. When finished, remove the taped butcher paper from the wall to begin the painting process.
- 1). Reference your design to choose the proper acrylic paint colors for the mural. Once you have the right colors, pour each one into a plastic container.
- 2). Begin with filling in the larger items using a wide, flat brush and reserving the smaller, thin brushes for the smaller items.
- 3). Repeat this process until the mural is complete. Let the wall dry before moving the child's furniture back into the room.
Overhead Projector Technique
Grid Transfer Technique
Painting
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