New york yankees mural
This past summer, I worked on my first solo mural project. I was hired to design and paint a Yankees-themed mural on a 16 by 8 foot wall for a garage/outdoor kitchen area.
The design features a stylized depiction of Aaron Judge, an homage to the signature white frieze at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees’ retired numbers, a not-quite-to-scale baseball, along with graphic and typographic elements. I was particularly inspired by design studio Carpenter Collective's Kansas City Royals mural, which sparked some of the visual direction for this project.
From sketching the initial design to adding my signature to the finished mural, the project took a total of 91 hours to complete. The feeling of creating something from the ground up and seeing it through to completion is truly rewarding. I’m beyond grateful for the opportunity to strengthen my illustration and painting skills on such a large scale, and to take on a project that challenged me in new ways.
PROCESS
I began by creating a digital sketch, playing with layout and composition, various graphic and typographic elements, and iconic Yankees symbols.
Once I had an idea of the specific elements I would include, and the graphic style I would use to approach the design, I got to refining the details and color palette.
I used a projector to trace the outline of my design on the primed wall.
I then began painting, filling in sections with their respective colors.
Most of the colors in the design required three coats of paint!
To create the retired number plates I used stencils and POSCA markers for precision.
Detail shot of retired number plates
