5 Tips for Painting a Wall Mural

A DIY mural is a great way to get the exact look that you want, in the right color palette and for a fraction of the price (and headache) of some of the popular wall paper murals out there right now. And if you follow the tips and tricks in this video, you’re sure to succeed as you tackle your largest canvas yet!
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Blue Paint: Ocean Air by Benjamin Moore, Eggshell
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[@j.reneemabry6126]

Thank you... the stepping back tip is huge. Also going over the surface first to create a smooth canvas. Good stuff...

[@katrinacrouch]

So glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful! Thank you for taking the time to let me know ❤️

[@navigatorsnursery]

Thank you. You’re very talented! My favourite tip was to try something out for ten minutes before fully committing to it 🌼🌸

[@katrinacrouch]

Yes! Sometimes you have to plow through a little to know if the idea is bad or not! I used this trick earlier in this mural but definitely didn’t like the direction and ended up starting over 😬 it definitely works both ways!

[@DebiAquino]

Just starting my first project. This was really helpful!

[@katrinacrouch]

Oh I’m so glad you found it helpful!! I’m actually sketching out my next project right now! It’s addicting, lol

[@Pinkadilly115]

Beautiful!! Thank you for sharing these tips. I’m about to start a mural for my daughter and these were so helpful!

[@katrinacrouch]

Glad it was helpful! I can’t wait to hear how your daughter’s mural turns out ❤️

[@joysart0881]

No light bulb moments for me as I am a working artist but great tips. The most important when working on a large scale is stepping back every few minutes to look at the bigger picture. It's also important to just step away for some time in order to refresh your perspective; to make sure the proportions are correct as well as the colors and composition. I absolutely adore your mural. I never would have thought of doing something like this.

[@katrinacrouch]

Thank you, glad you like it ❤️

[@adityavickramsingh9270]

Thank you so much for sharing the video. It has been of great help to understand the start 🙏🙏

[@katrinacrouch]

I’m so glad it was helpful! Let me know if you have any other questions-I’ll do my best to answer ❤️

[@snowbeauty9597]

These were amazing 💗 you're really creative 💗and they were beautiful 😍

[@katrinacrouch]

Oh thank you, I’m so glad you enjoyed both walls. I love that most of these wall mural techniques can be applied to drawing or painting as well!

[@Katherines_journey]

I’m 12 and I’m as my mum says 30 in my art level and I’m finally doing this at the end of my first year of highschool and I’m super exited I’m going to try painting it on a canvas sitting it up as if it was a wall and I’ll try that and then I will do the wall

[@katrinacrouch]

I was 30 when I painted this so it sounds like it is right up your alley! Have fun!

[@DinaDinoNews]

I love the timer idea!

[@katrinacrouch]

It really helps me, hah! I need help to be disciplined sometimes

[@foxiiroxii4925]

Fantastic tips! Thank you

[@katrinacrouch]

So glad you found it helpful! Murals are so fun (though a little intimidating!)

[@JackieofAllTrades]

Katrina thanks for a great video. Your final tip to set a timer for 10 minutes has inspired me. I started a wall panel project in my living room but got stuck trying to seal the lines between panels. I tried calk and it didn’t work so I’ve been paralyzed for months unable to risk moving forward -not sure if a wood putty or joint compound or spackle or what would work. I’m finally ready to move forward with the joint compound idea. I’ll just seal a couple of them and see how I like it. I’m painting over it anyway plus I have spare panels if it fails. I just need to move forward.

[@katrinacrouch]

You can do it!! Let me know how it goes-cheering for you ❤️

[@stefanbeltlaut]

Oh, this is absolutely beautiful 🤩

[@katrinacrouch]

Thank you so much!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@ilovesharks727]

Thank you for the tips! I'm soon going to paint a mural for the first time and this was very helpful :))

[@katrinacrouch]

That’s great! I can’t wait to hear about it-be sure to report back and share any tips you have after your experience… I think I’m going to paint another mural soon and would love to hear your input ❤️

[@medicwebber3037]

Seeing the stages was very helpful. When I've looked at wall murals, and think about doing something like them, I'm always then hit with the thought: But where do I begin?! Thank you for helping with that!

[@katrinacrouch]

Wonderful! I’m in the early stages of prepping for my next (biggest yet) mural-would it be helpful to have a blog style view of the process? (Along with more simple, tip videos)

[@ambercoloredstudio430]

So helpful!!! Thank you!

[@katrinacrouch]

So glad it was helpful!! Thank you for the feedback

[@user-sx5mk4tj9o]

This is just stunning 🤩 Love it !

[@katrinacrouch]

So glad you enjoyed it, Julie ❤️

[@gabrielaguevara1349]

Looks amazing

[@katrinacrouch]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it

[@cindybriggs8560]

And here I was going to ask you about your gorgeous wallpaper in the background of another one of your videos 🤣 I am INSPIRED!

[@katrinacrouch]

LOL! You’re so sweet-all hand painted! Some areas are better than others, hahah

[@cindybriggs8560]

@@katrinacrouch its gorgeous. 🥰

[@turbulenteskimo]

thanks. this was what i was looking for

[@katrinacrouch]

So glad you found it helpful!!

[@4seasons546]

Looks great ! ❤ Bravo 🎈😄

[@katrinacrouch]

Thank you so much!

[@CharityDeA]

Beautiful ❤

[@katrinacrouch]

Thank you! 😊 I’m so glad you like it!

[@leftysouthpawofdetttth7340]

Pretty much agree on most / all of these!!

[@katrinacrouch]

Great ☺️

[@Viperiidae]

I asked my principal if I could paint a wall somewhere in my school and she actually let me! Me and a friend are preparing the all right now

[@katrinacrouch]

How exciting! I can’t wait to hear all about it ❤️ be sure to send pictures!

[@yihminliew9063]

Great idea thanks for sharing

[@katrinacrouch]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@Motivatliation]

Beatiful painting 😍😍❣️

[@katrinacrouch]

Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed iy

[@jen_green]

This is beautiful! I’m about to start a mural on my daughters wall and I’m trying to decide what to do on the accent wall in my bedroom. I have way too many specifics to find something similar lol ❤️the contrast of the colors🎨

[@katrinacrouch]

Once you start, you won’t want to stop! These murals are so fun

[@Twofeathers22]

She’s right about that it’s fun and relaxing and it makes the house fill more like yours 👍

[@jen_green]

@@Twofeathers22 yes!! I had so much fun with my daughters room!! I did a rainbow.. but the main part ended up being the clouds. I didn’t want them to look fake and cheesy so I had to learn how to make them look real. Btw, it’s kinda hard to find lessons for clouds on a wall. Anyway it was awesome and I still haven’t even started on my own wall lol 😂

[@Twofeathers22]

Check out a woman named Joni young she’s really good. A video or two of hers might help ya she’s pretty good.

[@Twofeathers22]

What’s the theme going to be maybe I can brain storm with you I’m working on three signs that point all different directions with the miles from here to there as gifts for some odd ball friends of mine haha I think they will love them but drop me a line or two and maybe I can be some help to ya. Till then hope you have a good day

[@danab333]

Beautiful

[@katrinacrouch]

Thank you, Dana!

[@dontplaywithgod2064]

Beautiful mural

[@katrinacrouch]

Thank you! I’m so glad you like it

[@exclusivelythemed2846]

Lovely design...

[@katrinacrouch]

Thank you!

[@joandana8813]

I love the old design that you painted over. Do you have a video of when you created it?

[@katrinacrouch]

Unfortunately, I do not! This was before I was making videos for KZbin so I only have a few clips of it. I used the same large paint brush and just painted giant flowers scattered around with some greenery and fruit

[@johnfree2833]

Making a Custer getting scalped mural,thanks!

[@katrinacrouch]

Have fun!

[@DreamingCatStudio]

Great tips and beautiful painting! What reference did you use? I love it!

[@katrinacrouch]

I drew the design on my iPad after looking at several different flowers. I don’t remember the specific variety! Sorry about that

[@emilygatz3209]

This is absolutely gorgeous and SO helpful! About how long did this take from start to finish?

[@katrinacrouch]

I restarted but I think it was about three days, working on it 3-4 hours each day. So probably around 10-12 hours? Not including creating the sketch and agonizing over paint color, hah

[@katrinacrouch]

What tips do you have? The best news is that most of these tips apply to all forms of traditional drawing/painting as well!

[@krisopen59]

It's lovely! What is the background base color?

[@katrinacrouch]

Ocean Air by Benjamin Moore! I have added the paint details to the description-sorry about that!

[@DinaDinoNews]

Masterful skill😲u didn't even sketch it on the wall first.. 👏🏾bravo!

[@katrinacrouch]

Oh thank you! Sometimes I get the scale off and have to start over but having the plan to guide me really helps ❤️

[@amitaanand5897]

Thanks for sharing Which types of your color oil or acrylic . Please share your brushes type too

[@katrinacrouch]

I used the same interior paint that you would use on a wall and a very large acrylic round brush

[@katrinacrouch]

More details in this video: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJjOeYOjmNGiopo

[@salonisharma3890]

What type of colors we should use for wall painting? Could you please provide a link. Thank you so much

[@katrinacrouch]

Just regular interior paint! I have the paint color names, brands and finishes in the description already! I don’t even know how to link paint, hah!

[@erikschreyer9235]

What did you use for the black outlines of the flowers in this mural? And what type of brush? I know this is a very important step and it looks great btw😊

[@katrinacrouch]

I used a pencil to mark the lines and then a light brown interior wall paint. For the brushes I used round acrylic brushes from the craft store. Various sizes

[@eleanorkratter1038]

@@katrinacrouch How does one begin to think about painting a mural? I am not sure where to start

[@katrinacrouch]

I recommend drawing out what you want to have in the wall. Even if it’s not quite to scale, sketch out a few ideas and then you can get more specific as you finalize your design. More insight into my full process here: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJjOeYOjmNGiopo

[@Roottech25]

Did you use a shalk to sketch before applying the primer

[@katrinacrouch]

Sometimes I use a pencil to sketch out ideas but nothing fancy!

[@dashl3y1]

a tip that i have used it to use a projectors and trace the outline and work it from there

[@katrinacrouch]

Great idea!

[@user-Watercolors]

Sometime I would love to see just a stencil like above the chair rail...I really want to try one but don't dare to...

[@katrinacrouch]

Remember that it’s just paint! You can always paint over it again 🙂

[@cclaudiarg]

Beautiful, is it possible to use acrylic paint?

[@katrinacrouch]

I have heard from a few people that have used acrylic and it seems to work! I can’t speak to the usability and longevity myself but worth a try ☺️

[@auroramonetstudio]

Do you water down the whole can or just as you go?

[@katrinacrouch]

Just as I go. I still used the original paint consistency for other projects around the house and this mural was small enough that I didn’t mind thinning as I went

[@mickey5779]

What type of brushes are you using?

[@katrinacrouch]

Large acrylic brushes from my local craft store! Nothing too fancy ☺️

[@tz7813]

I have ZERO drawing skills, so downloaded an ipad app, that allows you to trace an image from the screen, onto paper, using the devices camera. It gave me the idea of using the same technique, for an outside, large wall mural. I’m going to use my projector to shine an image on the wall, when its dark, and trace the image. Has anyone else tried this?

[@katrinacrouch]

Yes, many have used a projector to create a mural

[@lvtflooringstore7687]

looks easier then in real life

[@katrinacrouch]

You think so? In my experience people are usually more impressed with it then it deserves. Like they think it’s a huge accomplishment but it’s one of my “lesser pieces”, (in my opinion)

[@rociocendejas5678]

Beautiful

[@katrinacrouch]

So glad you like it!