I have painted murals in restaurants, private (million dollar) homes, offices, hotels and for schools and even on boats for over 35 years. I got to see beautiful homes, travel, meet all kinds of people and learn alt! At the Art School I attended,( I was doing model homes childrens rooms) the students told me I was ';prostituting'; my work-but, you know, they were busing tables and I was working in paint-plus I always got to go to the grand opening parties and take a ride on the boats/ships I worked on-so I didn't really much care. Its been a wild ride, no laziness, educate yourself in art forms and history. Be cleaner than when you came in and always dress and act professionally-which means the extra mile. I can't twell you how many jobs I finished for other artists because they just stopped showing up! (Stupid)
I started by doing things in friends and neighbors homes-learned hand stenciling, faux finishing and gilding also and then sent my portfolio page or examples of my work and info to designers for their ';vendor file'; that way they call you for a bid when they need an artist. Find out what a decorative artist charges in your area. Faux is ususally by sq ft. Sometimes murals too. I charge by the day plus supplies and travel if its extreme. I'm 500.00 a day-but started at 100.00. Artists in LA are around 500-1,000 a day. It wouldn't work out in my area of So Cal and you need to get a foot in the door first-but get and keep your rep for good art and good work practices and you'll have a fun and great career-good luck to youWhen i grow up i want to paint murals on the walls of restaurants. do you think this is a good job to have?
I am an artist who used to do murals in restaurants in my early 20's. It's not a bad job if you have the passion to do it. The hard part is having to stand on a ladder with a palette and stretch out to reach certain places on the wall. It can be an awkward position, and your back can start to hurt.
Sometimes the light in the restaurant is too dark or too glaring and you have to find ways to work around that.
But it's great when you finish a mural and you know that it will be on that wall forever for all to see!
Sure! As long as you understand that you might have a hard time finding jobs and the pay isn't going to be great (which is ok if you're on your own, but if you ever have a family to support it could be difficult). But if that's the only thing you can picture yourself doing, then why not? You might want to do a bit of hunting and try to find someone who does it that you can talk to to find out more.
Ask yourself what it is about painting murals that you really like. There may be other jobs out there with these features that you haven't even heard of or thought about. You just have to keep following your interests and keep your eyes wide open for things you can do that might be cool and might lead you other neat stuff. :)
Seriously, if you want to do that you will make more money than a regular canvas artist starting off. Depending on how large the mural is and how detailed it is, you can start charging at least $300 to $500 for them. I met a lady once at a grocery store who does this for a living, and her minimal charge is $1,200 dollars per wall.
Don't listen to the others here, they are just as stupid as a woman telling me 15 years ago that Architectural jobs won't last much longer. Umm, it's been a profession for over 4,000 years and I don't see it going away any time soon.
Yes, but do the art college time too if you can.
Commercial artists will always be needed and having the extra knowledge will make you a better painter..
When you group, people may no longer want murals on the walls of restaurants, they will probably obsolete by then.
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