PAINT THIS: Cascade Range Mountain Mural
![Nikolor-Art-Mural11 Cascade Range Mountain Mural](https://www.millerpaint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Nikolor-Art-Mural11.jpg)
Bring the beauty of the Pacific Northwest inside with the Cascade Range Mountain Mural. A simple and satisfying DIY, follow the easy instructions below to complete this project over a rainy weekend.
![Nikolor Art Mural11_0004_Nikolor Art Mural01 Primer, Paint, Brush](https://www.millerpaint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Nikolor-Art-Mural11_0004_Nikolor-Art-Mural01.jpg)
Here is what you will need:
- 1 qt 0740 Just About Green Premium Flat
- 1 qt 0741 Turning Leaf Premium Flat
- 1 qt 0743 Belladonna's Leaf Premium Flat
- 1 qt 0745 Chic Shade Premium Flat
- 1 qt 0746 Mother Nature Premium Flat
- 1 qt H0095N Baize Premium Flat
- 2.5” angled paintbrushes
- 1” paintbrush (flat or angled)
- Large drop cloth for floor covering
- Pencil
- Level with ruler
- Rags
- Blue Painter’s Tape
![Nikolor Art Mural11_0003_Nikolor Art Mural02 Ladder](https://www.millerpaint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Nikolor-Art-Mural11_0003_Nikolor-Art-Mural02.jpg)
How to:
1. Cover trim below wall with blue tape and lay down drop cloth to protect floors.
2. Divide the wall horizontally into 6 sections horizontally, with each section measuring different heights. You want a foreground, a few mid grounds and a background.
3. Begin sketching going horizontally at each divided section of rough and smooth edged mountains, creating a range. You should layer large and smaller mountains. Remember to leave a sky area and a larger foreground.
![Nikolor Art Mural11_0002_Nikolor Art Mural03 Paint, Brush](https://www.millerpaint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Nikolor-Art-Mural11_0002_Nikolor-Art-Mural03.jpg)
4. Once you’ve sketched out the mountains. Begin by opening up all colors and paint lightest to darkest, and from top (the sky) to bottom (foreground).
![Nikolor Art Mural11_0001_Nikolor Art Mural07 (1) Wall Art](https://www.millerpaint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Nikolor-Art-Mural11_0001_Nikolor-Art-Mural07-1.jpg)
4. Work your way down with the wall with the gradient of colors, filling in the sketched mountains with your 2.5” angle brush and 1” brush for detail areas. Include a few lighter peaks between the gradients for visual interest.
![Nikolor Art Mural11_0000_Nikolor Art Mural09 Wall Painting](https://www.millerpaint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Nikolor-Art-Mural11_0000_Nikolor-Art-Mural09.jpg)
5. Once you have painted all of your different layers of colors. Let dry and apply a second coat if needed. Return to mural and touch up if needed.
![Nikolor Art Mural11_0005_Layer 0 Cascade Range Mountain Mural](https://www.millerpaint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Nikolor-Art-Mural11_0005_Layer-0.jpg)
6. Sit back, relax and enjoy the calm of your Cascade Range Mountain mural in soothing green hues. A huge
THANK YOU to Nikolor Art for providing the inspiration, instructions and images for PAINT THIS: Cascade Range Mountain Mural. Check out more of Nikole’s colorful work here.