Wall Murals & Paint By Numbers For Children

Posted by Ali Tariq on April 20th, 2021

The most convenient and efficient way to put up the mural is to Paint By Numbers For Children. Although, it is a critical task to do. Wall murals are trendy for kids wall decor. In several ways, they help in growing your children. The issue is that most people do not put time and artistic talent to produce a timeless, stunning wall mural. However, people do not have extra money to spend on the experienced creative to do this work.

Custom paint by number kits is available in various sizes and themes, from eloquent silhouettes for both girls or boys and pirates theme, beach, princess, woodlands, or any customised wall murals that can be produced for you. However, you can also use parts of murals in other areas of the room, such as bed frames or door huggers. Most murals are big enough to cover a large portion of the wall. In any way, they all are used to produce an attractive focal point to the children rooms or their living space.

Steps required to paint the mural

Process of Tapping

The first thing to do is tape the carbon paper in the back of the paper panels. Then put the tape on the area of the wall where you want to paint the wall. Undoubtedly, it is pivotal that you measure before doing the work or end up with a mural wall with the off centre.

Process of Tracing

The second step is to trace the lines of the printed mural using a pen or ballpoint. This will help in transferring the picture to your wall by using carbon paper. Since it the best method to do the mural work on the wall accurately.

Process of Painting

The last step is to paint on the murals, each part of the mural is represented by a number, and these numbers are correlated to a specific colour. It is a convenient step; either you can choose art brushes or sponge brushes.

Few guidelines need to be focused on before starting your wall mural. Indubitably, the mural looks so beautiful on the light coloured walls such as pastels, cream, white. Although it is not the best way to trace the numbers, sometimes it may be critical to cover it up with the paint. You can also apply a coat of Clear Coat so the mural does not get dirty from fingerprints' stains. You can apply it using a roller on the entire mural. Also, not forget to do any area because the clear coat gives the mural a glossy, darker finish. So always ensure not to skip any part.

Moreover, for producing a more extensive mural, you can reverse the pattern or design. It is so easy you have to put the carbon paper on the backside of the design and then trace it. Then turn the side of your pattern, and you can the reversed copy to that side. Then follow the three steps described above. It can work efficiently for producing bed frames or door huggers. 

For painting a childrens mural, firstly sketch the mural on paper to get the idea of what you will create on the wall. Then make a colour copy of your murals that can be used as a reference, also high quality and black-and-white copy to be used as your stencil. Utilise the overhead projector to produce your image on the wall. Also, do measurements, and align the image in the centre before start tracing the picture.

Acrylic paints are the best to do this work, but you will need more than one coat for a beautiful finishing. For doing the large areas, use wide paintbrushes and use a small round brush for detailing. Although, without taking tension about getting messy, use a sponge or fingers to blend the colours. 

Paint By numbers for children allows them to utilise their free time doing craft. Also, it is the best way to spend your leisure time. Several artists individualised their work by changing the picture a little bit, like blurring some lines or neglecting the part they do not like. However, paint by numbers is a captivating phenomenon, and people still get surprised by its popularity. Undoubtedly, it allows an ordinary person to produce a beautiful work of art with their own hands.

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