Painting the "Purple Palace" mural Here are progress shots that show how it was painted.         Blocking in trees shapes                                       Blocking in sky, ocean and sand color     Establishing vanishing point so I know sizes of animals and kids.                                         Blocking in the grass (since my height is at the outer points of white lines, 6 ft....all other sizes of things can be established by following the lines to the vanishing point)           blocking in the children        ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I wasn't sure what horse to put in so I took pictures of the mural and then on computer experimented pasting different horse images. After painting the palomino version (which was my favorite horse color as a child) ...I sat and stared at the mural and an image of a winged  pegasus came to my mind...so I jumped up and painted in the wings...I was thrilled at this symbolism.                Next, I added some fore and background foliage and rocks. From there, I started painting in details including the hidden animals. Murals Fantastic is the online portfolio for San Diego, California artist & muralist Rik Erickson. All images are © Copyright 2000 - 2001 by Rik Erickson, and may not be reproduced, copied, displayed, or used in any way without written permission. All rights reserved.