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Closeup of the hand mural - one of 3 murals painted inside Rodizio Brazilian Steakhouse in Chattanooga, TN, and often the favorite. It's an interesting thing painting a hand with fingers that are as much as 12" in height! One of the techniques employed to get the soft, but very realistic hand texture was the use of a small piece of sponge in multiple layers and tones. The edges of the sponge was also used to create texture.
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The three gaucho murals. No pure black or pure white was used in the restaurant murals, even though it appears that way. The slightly softer colors provide a softer, yet high contrast look.
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Closeup of the gaucho on the horse mural. Another interesting technique used in this grayscale mural was the use of a whisk broom to paint the grass. Multiple layers of grayscale tones were applied to the wall. The whisk broom was used for the top layers only.
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The third of the Rodizio murals was the huge face of a gaucho.