Urban Art: from Digital Illustration to Large Scale Murals
Prepare the wall
A course by Ceroker , Urban Artist and Graphic Designer
About the video: Prepare the wall
Overview
“In this lesson we will see the ideal characteristics of a wall to paint the mural. We will anchor the wall with exterior vinyl of a dark or light tone depending on the colors in the illustration. ”
In this video lesson Ceroker addresses the topic: Prepare the wall, which is part of the Domestika online course: Urban Art: from Digital Illustration to Large Scale Murals. Scale up your designs to large format illustrations with the spray paint technique.
Partial transcription of the video
“Unit 4 Prepare the wall In the previous lesson we saw color tips to apply them to the mural. In this lesson we will see how to prepare our wall. Remember what I said in a previous lesson on what to do in front of a wall that they find. In this case we see it full of tags, throw ups, it is super-bombarded. Ideally, first know who the pieces are or the throw ups we see there. And if we are going to cover it, really think if what we will do is better than this or we simply look for another wall where we can execute our mural. What we will see next These are the basic things we need to prepare ...”
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Course summary for: Urban Art: from Digital Illustration to Large Scale Murals
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Category
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Areas
Digital Illustration, Street Art, Traditional illustration

Ceroker
A course by Ceroker
Ceroker is a Colombian illustrator and urban artist who started painting at the age of 14. Having a defined social stance and studying graphic design led him to understand graffiti on another level. He became interested in typography and took advantage of everything he could learn to develop his style, until he decided to dedicate himself to what he loved most. Without finishing his degree, he began working in a studio as a graphic designer, collaborating on several projects creating logos and corporate images.
He went on to found the street art collective A Tres Manos Estudio. Today he is one of the most important representatives of Colombian Graffiti, where he stands out for his use of color, his characters, and the stories he tells in each of his murals.
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