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African Safari Baby Room Mural - Animals
LCD Projectors 101
An artist I AM NOT! However, I can trace very well and I can paint within the lines. ;)
Here is the secret to doing this project. I used Microsoft Office 2000's Clip Art
Gallery to find the animals I wanted. Of course, you could use any graphics you can find
online. The big key here is the use of a LCD projector! I was able to borrow one from
work! The result? Projecting Clip Art animals onto the wall. I just moved the projector around
and resized the graphics on the laptop to get the animals the size I wanted on the wall.
Fun With Tracing
Yup, you got it! From here on out, all I did was trace the animals that were projected
on the wall. Of course, my big bald head kept getting in the way, but I managed. :)
Which Animals??
There were sooo many to chose from, and it was hard to find good pictures of each of the animals
I did want. What we wound up with was:
Gorilla,
Lizzard,
Zebra,
Hippo,
Rhino,
Pink Flamingo,
Elephant,
Gazelles,
Tiger,
Giraffes,
Lions,
and an
Owl.
If I ever get time, I want to add some Monkeys and maybe a few Water Buffalo.
Painting and Outlining
I used some "oops paint" from Home Depot as well as some acrylic paints from Michaels Crafts
to paint the animals. Some animals took a few coats of paint so the green behind them didn't
bleed through, and some animals had a few different colors. After they all dried, I used a
black Sharpie marker to outline all the animals and give a few accents.
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