This project was sponsored by Paper Whale, and the city of Bellingham. Me and 5 artist were tasked to create large murals to decorate unused properties in the area. Our pieces were printed by Stickers for Days and installed around down town. The goal of this project was to brighten up Bellingham and celebrate local culture through art.
I create 18 murals in total for two different properties. My subject of focus was the local wildlife. I wanted to use my bright colors to celebrate each of these striking creatures. My patterns and art style for these pieces was inspired by block printing. I used over lapping hues and bold colored areas.
Full Mural Series
This is the full series of murals in their vector forms. Each piece features a single subject and a very limited color pallet. Not all of these pieces made it to print, and many of them were moved between the properties for aesthetic purposes. Some of these figures were moved around the image for the purpose of add space and signage.
Transparency Options
I provided a transparency options for each of my murals, per request of the building owners. These are used when the property is still in use and the windows need to be used for customers or light purposes.
Street Layout Mockups
Grid Layouts
These rounds of assets where used to layout the murals on the windows. We had to collect the measurements and make sure each piece fits perfectly in there window. I also made these mockups to map out the mural placement on the building. These models made it clear to the whole team which mural was intended to be where.
Early Concept Design
These are early concepts from my original pieces. Over time they became more refined and the colors were brightened. There way not many edits on anatomy so that stayed consistent.
Rough Sketches
Original Inspiration Sketches
These sketches were done by me about a year ago. I always liked them but I had never used them for anything. I used these as inspiration for my pieces.
MoodBoard
