Beth's Art & Illustration

This mural is for a child's bedroom. The room is 10 x 9 feet. All four walls plus the ceiling have been painted.

	We were careful not to make it too scary as he is only a toddler, but that it is dinosaurs the subject matter will grow with him for a few years. The only carnivore in the mural was this Tyrannosaurus Rex and he is eyeballing a giant dragonfly not the other dinosaurs. Even so he has large claws and teeth. He is approximately 3 feet high. I tried to make many of the dinosaurs busy. They are eating, looking out the window, etc. in order to add life to this mural.
Though the theme is dinosaurs; to add interest and color; I added the other dragonflies. Also so the child did not outgrow this room too quickly, I kept the dinosaurs basic colors. Though they are to be cartooney, I didn't want them to be too bright and babyish either.
	This is a very little detail as you can see by the wall texture.
As in many of my murals I tried to add depth with the subject--in this case dinosaurs-- on different plains. It also allows for some negative space so the room does not become overwhelming and for the placement of furniture.