ok so, I approached my local library with a proposal to donate a mural as a way to A: build…

nattousan: > ok so, I approached my local library with a proposal to donate a mural as a way to A: build portfolio/gain practical experience and B: give back to a beloved public institution. The director was very enthusiastic about it and i’ve been working on it since the beginning of March. Come with me as I endeavor to paint what is in all honesty an excessive amount of birds > > I wanted the birds to look like they were actually in the space so first thing after doing the draft was to do a lighting study > > after that I covered the walls in letters in lieu of a projector/vr headset bc i have neither of those :) Then i take a picture of the section of wall and superimpose the lineart over top of it so I can pencil in the lines > > et voila > > and that was a whole week on it’s own so next comes the paintin’ >:)