About a month and a half ago, I was commissioned by Ben at Muay Lao Academy to paint (and I quote) "something big and cool to fill up space behind the ring".
My process started with research and getting an understanding of my client. His family crest consisted of a Chinese-Western Dragon hybrid which I drew large inspiration from Avatar: The Last Airbender (animated series). The trio of elephants was inspired by the Laos royal family crest and was recreated with artistic and positive intentions. Getting the Lao text was difficult but we were able to find a source but the hardest part was getting it to a larger scale as accurately as possible. Eventually, I ended up hand-making a stencil for each phrase.
It was my first time attempting something this big (small in terms of murals [1.7 x 2.5m] but big for me) and with spray paint which I never thought I'd have the opportunity to use. It was a huge learning curve and was extremely taxing on my body in comparison to my last mural BUT I'm happy with the end result.
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