Formal Garden

7 days to complete.

The formal garden design was created with the intent of enlarging the space in this powder room. This was achieved by painting open-aired windows. You're now looking through the wall rather than at a flat surface. To give the mural depth it is important to have several layers and for the objects to diminish in size as well as fade in color as they go further back. Notice that the flowers up close are much more detailed and rich in color than those which are further away, the same goes for the trees. By placing objects in the foreground, like the vases of flowers, it gives the viewer something to look beyond, therefore creating a much stronger feeling of distance between the vases and the items behind them. The pre-existing tile was continued right up onto the wall with the use of trompe l' oeil, to create the look of a stone block wall. Now when you enter this powder room, it feels as though you've entered into an outdoor garden terrace.

See more images of this powder room completed at Trompe L'oeil .

Preliminary Sketch

Finished Mural

Design penciled in on wall.

First layers of background hills.

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Trees and shrubs added.

Details to trees and shrubs,
flowers added in foreground.

First layer of stonework.

Second layer of stonework.

Closeup of flowers,
first color layed out.

Flowers, striping and fringe added.

Leaves and shadows added.

 

Window with flowers

 

Shadows added to stonework

First layers of sky

 

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