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    freehand playroom mural, donated to the Reynold's Home, a shelter for women and children

    i've always been a HUGE fan of this comic strip. Working on this mural, staring at every minute detail, i gained a greater appreciation for watterson's beautiful work. i tried to respect the original works as much as possible, giving my full attention to even the smallest detail and trying to get the colors just right. attempting to recreate the look of watercolors using only latex paint proved to be quite difficult.

    i hope i did 'em justice

    Comments and faves

    1. ★

      KC Matt, macmoi, joe burns, 寶二爺 Z, and 320 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. Birdman of El Paso (51 months ago | reply)

      I think you did a grand job of it. Looks great.

      Happy Trails!

    3. Smabbage (51 months ago | reply)

      Excellent job!

    4. tania410bery (51 months ago | reply)

      very nice! :)

    5. mudpiestudio (51 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful! Be proud!

    6. Alexis.Mendoza (51 months ago | reply)

      a mi me gusta...sentidos paralelos...
      :D

    7. .francisca. (50 months ago | reply)

      quiero vivir ahiii

    8. S.H.P. (33 months ago | reply)

      this is so great! :)

    9. Ryan Flannery (31 months ago | reply)

      Phenomenal!

    10. Mad Rain. (31 months ago | reply)

      Absolutely fabulous!!! :D

    11. JiruChan5076 (31 months ago | reply)

      Gonna have to pull a horribly stupid pun here but, justice was served.
      Total WIN, dude

    12. loudandcrowded (31 months ago | reply)

      This is great! Very well done.

    13. billyramirez (31 months ago | reply)

      Very awesome!

    14. nectarbags (31 months ago | reply)

      Brilliant!!

    15. Bill Brandt (31 months ago | reply)

      This is pretty much the greatest thing I've ever seen. I will be doing my best to blatantly copy this idea when I have a playroom of my own to decorate. Awesome, awesome work, you really did Watterson's work justice.

    16. bhartzer (31 months ago | reply)

      wow, that's definitely brilliant painting. How long did it take for you to do that?

    17. loverOfClimbing [deleted] (31 months ago | reply)

      Amazing. Amazing. Amazing.

    18. javidiaz (31 months ago | reply)

      Absolutely well done! It looks amazing!

    19. EJP Photo (31 months ago | reply)

      :)

    20. mynameisharsha (31 months ago | reply)

      This is just amazing! I'm speechless!

    21. crestina.martins (31 months ago | reply)

      Good job!

    22. kevinmsutton (31 months ago | reply)

      phenomenal work.

    23. shawn peps (31 months ago | reply)

      This is just awesome. Wow.

      Come paint this is my room please?

    24. Ceolyn (31 months ago | reply)

      This is about the most awesome thing I've seen in ages. <3 this so much!

    25. Bisse (31 months ago | reply)

      Absolutely fabulous!!!!

    26. sarah.yusko (31 months ago | reply)

      my husband and i want this wall now :p we love calvin and hobbes! this is so amazing...well done!

    27. Stewart Lines (31 months ago | reply)

      How I would have loved this growing up. Great work.

    28. human_io (31 months ago | reply)

      : )

    29. mraaronmorris (31 months ago | reply)

      I love this.

    30. chettefregate (31 months ago | reply)

      è assolutamente una figata!

    31. DavidMcHank (31 months ago | reply)

      Completely fantastic

    32. p2v2 (31 months ago | reply)

      this is just super awesome!!!

    33. bizono (31 months ago | reply)

      goosebumps.

    34. SenenCito (31 months ago | reply)

      I liked this so much that it made me login to flickr after long months of not using.

      this is absolutely amazing, id gladly pay to have something like this in my home, fantastic work

    35. tropical mom (31 months ago | reply)

      My kids always wanted me to do this-- but they wanted a big mural of Calvin bathing in the toilet painted on the bathroom wall. I declined, as I didn't want them to get ideas.

    36. ScottParen (31 months ago | reply)

      Awesome - instantly brought me back to college. Thanks for the trip.

    37. Codplay (31 months ago | reply)

      This is just fantastic! Outstanding job!

    38. gerbilblog (31 months ago | reply)

      very cool

    39. Salfriel (31 months ago | reply)

      great job, it looks amazing.
      i so hope that i'll be able to find an artist to pain something like this for my son's room one day.

    40. how brown met blue (31 months ago | reply)

      look no further RAWAND.... i'm not afraid of airplanes ;)

    41. how brown met blue (31 months ago | reply)

      i'd say something like 2 1/2 to 3 days

    42. how brown met blue (31 months ago | reply)

      this can totally be arranged :)

    43. how brown met blue (31 months ago | reply)

      thank you very much. that is quite the compliment :) i am always up for an out-of-town job, btw

    44. JeffGamble (31 months ago | reply)

      Wow. I'd bet Watterson would be impressed too (especially it being a donation to a shelter).

    45. how brown met blue (31 months ago | reply)

      thank you :)

    46. jamesdonkin (31 months ago | reply)

      Awesome! Just stunning, well done!

    47. timzook (29 months ago | reply)

      I want this to be my room so so very badly. Calvin and Hobbes was my LIFE as a kid.

    48. savanapridi (15 months ago | reply)

      wow. beautiful work

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