Over the summer I was invited to paint a wall mural for an army cadet training centre in Northampton. I got this through links to North Warwickshire and Hinkley College. A teacher there had been approached by the army general, they were going to ask the students if anyone could do it. I have done wall murals before in art foundation - which was in the Nuneaton news. Because of this, a family friend suggested to the teacher that I should do it because I have this experience. From this point, I spoke to the colleges PR manager.
I took the paid opportunity, because I'd have time to do other projects, as the year at college had finished. I thought it would be handy to get some experience working for a client.
Once it was agreed upon I arranged to complete the painting, it took 3 visits, one of which was to see the wall and prepare my materials accordingly.
After this, the final two days consisted of 8 hours work. I used oils for the sky of the image, and black acrylic for the shadows because it was cheaper. I had to use oils for the sky so that I could blend colours together more effectively. It was not necessary to use oil paint for the black part.
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