1. The Year How Murals were made How did the techniques change
Ancient Egyptians(3500BC-AD500 ) The materials used to make a mural were made The colours were made by mixing different oils
Mainly drawn to keep a record of history also out of gold, metal and precious stones, also by with one another
a way for the Egyptians to tell a story. engraving their design’s on the wall of king’s, God’s
and Pharaohs
Roman Murals(500AD-1500AD) The materials used in making their murals were Roman’s were different from Egyptians as they
Religion was a big influence in throughout paints, square tiles and stones. The process in began using mosaics in their Murals with different
this period in time, so people would make which they made these murals was to first draw stones by making a paste that would act as glue.
murals about Christianity the design then enlarge it on a tile.
The Italian Renaissance (16th Century) On the wall they would paint the mural on was first Frescos had much more detail and took many years
Murals were called Frescos in the covered in Damp plaster on the wall and gives the to make compared to the previous murals in the
renaissance period. Similarly to the roman outline of the drawing, before applying the paint other time periods another type of Italian painting
Period murals again represented Christianity and detail. is “Secco” which is painting on dry plaster, the
pigment would need a substance such as egg yolk
or oil to attach the pigment to the wall
The Victorian Era(19th century) The process was drawing/painting murals on tiles Paint brushes were already being made and use to
Murals began progressing drastically by now, then placing many of them together to create a draw the detail on the mural.
and in this time period murals were much whole piece mural, taking its ideas from the roman
more Traditional with more spiritual period
drawings
The 20th century We can just about draw/paint/make murals just New techniques used are spray cans to graffiti
The recent murals have no set rules with a about anywhere with all sorts of materials from the drawings- a new type of mural.
political or cultural message and story being basics to sketching then painting to 3D collages
each and every single mural to spread made by stones on walls with a variety of stories
creativity and make a mark. and messages behind it not necessarily about
religion as in the previous time periods