| In ancient times, there were cavemen and maybe | | | | Before beginning to paint, a good mural artist will create |
| cavewomen who were mural artists. These prehistoric | | | | a scale rendering that represents what the final mural |
| Mural artists wanted to create picture stories on the | | | | will look like when it is completed. At that point, the |
| insides of their cave dwellings, and many of those | | | | artist will show the rendering to the client to ensure |
| stories are still visible to us now. Even today, murals, | | | | that the client approves, and any changes can be |
| those large-scale paintings one often sees on the | | | | made at that point. It is much easier to make changes |
| outside otherwise bland buildings, are created by | | | | to the rendering rather than making changes to the |
| modern mural artists who use the art form to beautify | | | | final product and mural artists are wanted who are |
| our surroundings and tell picture stories for the masses. | | | | willing to work with the client to ensure the client's |
| A mural artist's studio is the world and his or her | | | | happiness. The mural artist then cleans the painting |
| canvas might encompass an entire city block, the | | | | surface and can begin work painting the mural. |
| inside of a bus station or a newborn's bedroom. | | | | Sometimes, mural artists are wanted to complete |
| Because the mural is usually created in a public space | | | | murals in smaller, more personal spaces. While the |
| for the public to enjoy, a mural artist's work is often | | | | invention of mural-like wallpaper has satisfied the |
| commissioned by governments or large businesses. | | | | needs of many homeowners, sometimes mural artists |
| When commissioned to complete a mural, the mural | | | | are needed who can create a unique, personal |
| artist must use his or her imagination to create a piece | | | | rendering that cannot be duplicated in the mass |
| of art that not only pleases those who are paying him | | | | market. In that situation, a mural may be commissioned |
| or her to create it, but one that also makes a | | | | by an individual for private enjoyment. The process is |
| statement that can be understood and appreciated by | | | | just a bit different. For instance, the mural artist might |
| the masses. Mural artists are wanted who | | | | pencil in a freehand version of the mural, which can be |
| demonstrate not only technical artistic ability but who | | | | approved by the homeowner before the mural is |
| are able to listen to and interpret their client's intended | | | | painted. Murals are painted in babies' nurseries, dining |
| public message. | | | | rooms or even on the side of a garage. |