Manta Bespoke Tile Mural: First Steps

The first section

This is how I start on a custom tile mural. I’ve got my proposal drawing to go by, my source material laid out, the tiles have been numbered on the backs. I usually start in the upper left and work my way to the bottom right. There will be a water background, but I like to get the images established and do the backgrounds later. Under the table you can see the racks the tiles will be fired in.

In the second picture you see the lower right corner almost done. I just have the two fish and one coral to do yet and it will be ready to go into the kiln. The white strokes that look like grasses just to the left of the blank area were wiped out with that rubber tool you see laying next to the tile.

The lower right corner.