Enhancing Your Mural Art with the Doodle Grid Technique

At Erwincle Mural Arts, we're diving into a fantastic technique that can elevate your mural-making process: the doodle grid. Whether you're a seasoned muralist or just starting out, this method can simplify your work, ensuring accurate proportions and making the creative process more enjoyable.

ADVANTAGES OF DOODLE GRIDS

Minimizing Distortion: The doodle grid technique helps in maintaining accurate proportions, reducing the risk of distortion in your artwork.

Accessible for All Levels: You don't need to worry about perfect lines and measurements, making this technique approachable for artists at any skill level.

Time-Saving: Compared to traditional grid methods, doodle grids can be faster, allowing you to spend more time on the creative aspects of your mural.

Enhancing Realism: This method can help achieve more accurate proportions, adding a touch of realism to your figures.

STEPS FOR USING A DOODLE GRID IN PROCREATE

1. Set the Dimensions

Before you start, ensure your artwork file matches the ratio of your wall. This ensures that the design will fit perfectly once transferred.

2. Draw Squiggles

Using Procreate, create a layer dedicated to drawing random squiggles, lines, dots, and shapes all over your digital canvas. These doodles will act as reference points for your design.

3. Photograph the Wall

Take a clear photograph of the wall with your doodle grid. Import this photo into Procreate as a new layer.

4. Adjust Opacity

In Procreate, overlay your design onto the photograph of the doodle grid. Decrease the opacity of the design layer until you can see all the doodles beneath it.

5. Transfer the Design

Now, it's time to bring your design to life on the wall. Note where the design intersects each doodle, similar to a dot-to-dot puzzle, and replicate those intersections onto the wall. This step ensures that your artwork maintains its proportions and details.

By following these steps, you'll find that creating large-scale murals becomes a more intuitive and less stressful process. The doodle grid technique, especially when using Procreate, is a game-changer, offering a blend of precision and creativity that every mural artist can appreciate.

Stay tuned for more tips and techniques from Erwincle Mural Arts, and happy painting!