Ink Magazing and Redbullkc hired me to paint a mural for the Middle of the Map Fest that happens every spring in Kansas City. I was working with their graphics, so i don't take credit for the center logo, but i designed and painted everything else. The new mural is right next to the old one and hopefully over the years I can keep expanding on the rest of the wall to keep the theme going.
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This is the look at the final version of the mural. A bit different but not bad for an 11hr session i think.
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I am amped up the saturation on this image a bit but it really does pop in the sunlight.
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Chez, the dancing assistant. Couldn't have finished this on time without her!
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This was the design that was finally approved even though i changed it quite a bit in the actual mural.
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This was one concept that someone close to the festival thought would be cool. It's a line from a Get Up Kids song.
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I was in a rush to come up with an idea for the mural so i went back to some ideas i hadn't been able to use yet and showed the committee this. This design turned out to be a little abstract for them. I guess they didn't remember this from the skit on ATCQ's Midnight Marauders album. I am glad we agreed on the final design. It speaks to wider audience and fits the fest better. I silll gotta find a way to paint ths soon though. Mhmm!