Murals Fantastic     |   home                                                    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.