Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
“One huge difference between drawing on paper versus on a wall is the use of the body in a physical sense. You can hide a sketchbook in your lap, or quickly make 10 little drawings; but when you are working on a mural, you use your whole body to draw. I also find that ‘conquering’ something bigger than you is...
“Working on walls is a lot more physical than on paper, which can make the end result all the more rewarding! Your whole body goes into it, for hours on end in the heat or the cold, so at the end of a day painting murals I often crash in the most satisfying and fulfilling of ways.There are also different...
“The biggest difference and challenge when painting on a wall versus on canvas or paper is the live aspect. I usually work digitally so I’m used to having the option to go back and edit my illustrations. When working with paint on big surfaces, that option isn’t really there anymore. It’s very challenging, but in a way it’s also very...
It’s good to get out of your comfort zone every now and then. Just before the world went into lockdown, Yok & Sheryo found themselves shipwrecked on a very sweaty tropical island… out in the surf getting heatstroked and looking back on their best memories from their travels, birthed “Yeahnahnesia” and “Heatstroke Hotel”....
“Every factor is different. With large walls, there is an excitement and energy that creates an outlet for a completely different experience. My process involves creating a digital sketch of a piece that is ready to paint on a wall. During this process, all the obstacles — space, etc. — are considered straight into the design.”...
“The use of paper for a preparatory sketch is often necessary for more complex pieces as it offers more flexibility for last-minute changes and is less time-consuming, but I find working on a mural directly offers more spontaneity. The artwork being guided by the motion of our whole body instead of just the wrist gives more flow and the larger...
“I know I’m not the best or fastest painter, so this means not going overboard with detail, having the design follow the brickwork, and things like that so I can get it done, and do it well in the allotted time. I have also found that with mural work, I’m trying to be more okay with it being looser and...
“When you create anything to be shown on the wall, you can’t use halftones. Colours should be bright and contrasting. If not, most of the work will fade away on the façade because of shadows, darkness, etc.”...
“I love painting walls. I can produce better work there than on paper. For colour I stick to my wizard colour palette, which consists of purple, blue and black outlines and maybe a tiny hint of green to show my Irish roots.”...
“The inner dialogue between the work and ourselves is one of the more challenging parts of our process. Working in public spaces has a unique set of things to consider: site-specificity, neighbourhood, context and surroundings are important conceptual triggers. It can be difficult, but it is also a very exciting process. One of our biggest challenges to date was the...
Illustrators are moving away from using paper and/or the computer as a platform and simply enlarging their works as much as possible — utilising both the interior and exterior walls of buildings, shopping malls, offices, parks… almost anywhere can become their canvas....
“Working on a larger scale comes with plenty of curveballs. Painting on paper or a canvas is far more controllable–it’s a surface that has been primed and prepared for optimal execution. Painting something like a mural poses many challenges, many of which are simply out of one’s control. The surface can be irregular in texture, or it may not be...
