Dream Big
Graphic Design, Wall Painting
Fall 2016
Partner: Sirui Li (Leethray)
Tools: Acrylic Paint
A wall painting for my favorite bar
In 2016, I and my friend Leethray was invited by the owner of bar (called NOVA) to create a mural. The mural should be the atmosphere creator for the bar at the same time present the spirit of this place.
NOVA is the most popular bar near Peking University. For most of Peking University students, their campus life starts here and end here. Memory of party and study, friendship and love, joys and sorrows. This wall is the witness of vicissitudes of life of youth. Now we try to make the wall become a part of this bar NOVA and become a part of their memory.
Inspiration
After rounds of debates we determined using “dream big” as our draw theme following with space and astronaut elements for theme expression. The space, astronaut and earth always make us lost in thought which also represent the spirit of exploration. We thought it was a perfect idea to show the theme “dream big”.
Elements setting
We tried different character design and layout settings. The design mock up in actual location gave us a reference of how the final design will be.
Process
The drawing process took about six days. The bar was open at 4pm everyday and started preparation process at 1pm. So we only had couple hours to push forward the progress of the project. The whole process include drafting — redrafting — contour — color — shadowing — detail.
