"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." -Bilbo Baggins.
This is a wall mural I painted in a client's office. It's BagEnd (the house of hobbit Bilbo Baggins) with Gandalf approaching. It's roughly 8ft tall x 12ft wide. It took me 4 days to complete. I thoroughly enjoyed this project, as I am a HUGE fan of Lord of the Rings and have recently been to New Zealand and visited the actual film set of Hobbiton where the site BagEnd is located.
For this mural, I used an opaque projector to project an image (something I composed as a mockup with multiple images) onto the wall. I traced it with chalk. Then I embarked on the journey of painting it. I listened to the soundtrack of Fellowship of the Ring non-stop (and even popped in the dvd of Fellowship of the Ring as background inspiration) while I painted. I used flat latex house paints. I began my approach to this mural as if it were a sketch (using black paint to outline and shade in order to create depth and tonal value) and then I layered on colors. I had a deadline...but if I didn't...I could've spent a lot more hours adding countless details!
This was so fun to create!
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