Day 74: Painting Bigger & Living LargešŸŽØ

The past few days Iā€™ve been working on my first ever mural project in Dubai! Iā€™m so grateful for the opportunity to bring someoneā€™s vision to life, it is everything to me and Iā€™m enjoying every moment of the process.
This is my first commercial mural for a cloud kitchen based in DSO, Dubai called Happy Platter Kitchens. The design is solely theirs and Iā€™m just painting it on a 18ft x 35ft wallšŸ˜…
This wall does have its challenges beginning with the textured grey wall verses the flat white wall AND this is my first time working full time with spray paints.Ā I estimated the duration of the project for a period of 5 days as weā€™re dealing with a basic design, lots of geometric components and simple colors (yellow, pink, orange, blue and white).



Day 1 (Monday) was all about mapping and scaling the design to fit the wall. Although the design shared wasnā€™t accurate, I had to make executive decisions in ensuring it fits aesthetically. This process did consume a good amount of time but for the size of the wall, this was expected.

Day 2 (Tuesday) was all about the ā€œskim coatā€. The skim coat is a flat layer of paint laid out simply to cover the surface area. The goal isnā€™t to have a finished layer of color but to have a base laid out. With spray paints, you donā€™t necessarily need a primer as some brands already have a primer base. In some cases, it is important to prep your surface before painting to ensure a clean application.


Day 3 & 4 (Wednesday & Thursday) was covering as much wall as possible. Some panels required more than two coats, specifically the yellow and white paint on the gray wall.Ā 

Day 5 (Friday) was by far the worst day as the weather was unbearably windy making it quite difficult to spray paint. This was a bit annoying considering this wouldā€™ve been our last (second last) day working on the mural.

Day 6 (Saturday) was a great day as majority of the mural was done. We were about 95% complete. All that was left to do was the logo and touch ups. A few issues arose in regards to some colors were unfortunately unavailable at the stores so I had to make an executive decision to use wall paint instead. I was lucky to find a paint supplier that could color match and produce the colors needed to complete the project.
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Day 7 (Sunday) was the last and final day. Although the project took a day over than expected and estimated. Of course, there were a few glitches and issues along the way but the most important part is ensuring that a good job was done. Iā€™m glad we were able to finish the project and as result, produced a beautiful outcome as the client expected!

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Have a blessed day!

- Miilo

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