painted mural

Building-side scene depiction

A painted mural is a large artwork applied directly to a wall, ceiling, or other permanent surface.

The phrase is somewhat redundant—murals are by definition painted or otherwise applied to architectural surfaces—but it distinguishes hand-painted work from murals created with tiles, mosaics, or digital printing: The community center commissioned a painted mural depicting local history.

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brush · scaffolding · colors · plaster · street · street art · graffiti · canvas · pigment · commission · public · public art · vibrant · imagery · Diego Rivera · restoration · ceiling · spray

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artistic medium/technique

painted muraldigital projection

Computer-generated image beaming

photography · graffiti tag · blank wall · whitewashed wall

scale and portability

painted muralminiature painting

Small detailed painted artwork

thumbnail sketch · cameo · easel painting · postcard

surface/substrate

painted muraleasel painting

Artwork created on standing support

miniature painting · canvas painting · stretched canvas · oil on canvas · illuminated manuscript

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