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StudioEye*: Inside the Artist's StudioTrompe L'Oeil Mural of Amalfi Coastline This is the current job underway, commissioned by Linda and Greg at Forest Lake in Brisbane. It is in their spa courtyard, where they will dream of their trip to Italy planned for later this year. |
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| Before & After |
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| Close-up Details | Here's the close-up detail of the little dogs and the bright geraniums: |
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| Detail of the sky & distant town |
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| Some wine and fresh bread beckon... |
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| Here's what the balcony looks like on the left hand side: |
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| This is what you see when you walk around to the other side of the spa (the perspective distorts from this angle) |
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| Detail of the centre section: |
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| Testimonial | Click here to see what Linda and Greg thought of the end result! (then click Back in your browser to return here) | |||
| How it was painted | Here's how it was constructed: | |||
| Here's the first stage of the painting, the very important drawing layout of the composition. Perspectives are the trickiest part - a very technical side of the work! |
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| The location of the sun is chosen, and the shadows are cast. The under-painting is started - these are just base coat colours and will look nothing like this when the final coats are on. You can see the big spa and cover in the foreground of the photo. |
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| The view as you walk around to the back of the spa. |
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| Painting some ocean and sky. |
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| The distant hills and township beyond. Some wall colour undercoats are added. Ocean and sky top coats are finished. Balustrade details are added to the window balconies |
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| Final colour on the arches - these are painted in the colour that Linda and Greg chose to match in with the existing room. |
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| The under-painting for the balcony floor will be lightened later with stone colours over the top. |
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The floor has been gridded, and the
shadows added to the bottom of the pillars - this really gives a 3D
look! The pot plants, boats and people are being added. Some filler is added to the horizontal join line in the timber panel to try and hide it a bit better. |
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Floor has stone tiles added, vertical
columns are done.
All that's left to do are pot plants, some shadows, balconies & table & chairs. |
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| Finishing off the final touches: painting in the little dogs Harry and Sally, who greeted me each day when I arrived with my paint equipment. In the painting I imagine they are waiting for Linda and Greg to return from their walk to the seaside. |
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| The finished painting! |
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| Click here to see what Linda and Greg thought of the end result! (then click Back in your browser to return here) | ||||
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