Information you need to know about wall art painting

Currently, the demand for interior wall painting is quite popular. Especially the mural works in cafes, restaurants, hotels, kindergartens... An impressive interior space with unique murals will make us feel comfortable.

- What is mural painting?

According to wiki – Wall paintings are art paintings that artists use paint to paint directly on walls, ceilings, or other surfaces such as rocks in caves (cave paintings). Usually the wall must be smoothed and painted with a primer.

Wall paintings are done in many ways using oil paints or watercolors. The style today is very diverse be it trompe-l'œil or abstract, real or figurative.

- The profession of painting murals in Vietnam

Currently, it is not difficult to find murals in cafes, schools, restaurants, living rooms, bedrooms of families... With themes about animals, landscapes, daily life. The artists create works that are suitable with the context of each location, bringing a friendly and advanced space, making the viewer feel more relaxed. In order to paint a mural, the artist, in addition to having a rich aesthetic sense and imagination, must also know how to choose an appropriate subject with a drawing location and, in particular, must know the technology of mixing colors and layout.

Painting murals is not like painting on ordinary canvas, to start painting murals, you must first paint a white primer 1-2 times, then get an idea for the picture frame. Customers can choose or suggest themes for artists to create to suit their needs. The painter will sketch, compose the picture and color it. The coloring process is divided into two steps, background color and detail drawing.

After painting, the artist often applies a layer of glossy oil to keep the color of the painting and help the picture have more depth. In terms of painting materials, if painting outdoors, the artist will use more expensive, high-quality paints to keep the painting durable. Normally, the lifespan of murals is usually more than 10 years.

With outdoor murals that are subject to the impact of the weather, the easier silver color can be kept for about 5-7 years. Wall paintings are also divided into two factors: color and layout. Currently, the genre that is very popular is 3D painting, classical painting... These types of paintings require the artist to have qualifications, technical knowledge, knowledge, and creativity to fully describe the spirit of the painting. painting. Painting murals cannot be erased like on paper, so the painter needs to be meticulous and precise. The price of each mural is calculated per square meter. 2D paintings like those painted at schools cost 250,000 VND/m2. 3D paintings, feng shui paintings cost 500,000 to 1,500,000 VND /m2.

- What materials are used to paint murals? What is Acrylic Paint?

The paint chosen to paint the wall is usually Acrylic paint. This is a paint with high coverage and adhesion, good color fastness. In order to draw a sharp and soulful artistic mural work, color mixing is very important. Carefully consider techniques for mixing wall paint colors so that you can mix colors yourself and create unique and impressive murals. If you still do not know how to mix paint colors, please follow our article!

Acrylic paint and painting tools

Acrylic paint is the most widely used paint in wall painting. Paint has good coverage and adhesion, many colors, beautiful, honest colors. For example, using Acrylic paint to paint on the wall in convenient conditions, after about 30 minutes, the paint surface will dry and in an hour, the paint will dry completely. Whether you're a good painter or a novice, most of them choose this paint pattern.

Wall paintings are painted with rich materials. Each line of paintings usually uses only one material such as oil paint, sand, thread, water paint ... for wall paintings you can use many things like water paint, oil paint, powder paint or acrylic paint. Each person can choose their own paint pattern for their space. Besides, the paint material also depends on the surface to be expressed such as: cement, wood, iron or plastic ... for example, for wood and iron, it is required to use oil paint. As for the cement wall, it is allowed to use a lot of lines because of its high adhesion.

Acrylic paint

Acrylic wall paint, a water-based paint with high durability, resistant to harsh weather. Acrylic paint with high coverage, smooth, non-toxic, absolutely safe and easy to clean. This paint is odorless, so it does not cause discomfort and does not affect the air in the room. The solvent in acrylic paint is isopropyl alcohol, a solvent compound that is very close to humans so it does not cause cancer like Thinner (pine oil) and turpentine (banana oil). Acrylic paint can be mixed with water for ease of use. . Painting murals with acrylic paints is the #1 choice these days. Acrylic paint in very popular colors for buyers to choose from.

Besides, when painting murals, you can combine acrylic paint with normal water-based paints, avoiding waste because the price of paint is relatively high, on the market for about 45,000 VND to 50,000 VND / 1 bottle. .

- Painting the wall of the cafe

A coffee shop or cafe is a place of business that primarily serves coffee (various varieties, e.g. espresso, latte, cappuccino). Some cafes may serve cold drinks such as iced coffee and iced tea; In central Europe, cafes serve alcoholic beverages. A coffee shop may also serve food such as snacks, sandwiches, muffins or cakes. Painting cafe walls often shows business style (can be modern, neoclassical, youthful ..)

Drawing 3D coffee branches on the wall of the cafe at To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho, Hanoi - TT162LHAR

The decoration of the shop is indispensable: When opening the shop, the customers coming to the shop will check in a large number of virtual lives. The good news spread far away, more and more guests came. In addition to drinking coffee and listening to music, you need to set up a small area for taking pictures. Therefore, showing beautiful 3D decorative murals will be very attractive to customers.

- Art wall painting price

The cost of implementation may fluctuate depending on the difficulty of the painting pattern, the amount of drawing area. The drawing pattern is highly illustrative, when done, the artist can manually adjust the color layout of the image to better match the actual wall.