A kitchen backsplash can give you a view worth seeing all the time, even without a window. Oil paints make nice scenes with flowing contours and fine details. Planning the oil painting takes good vision for your living space. After the design is done, just paint square by square.
Instructions
Design and layout
1. Choose a design from a favorite picture, painting or pattern, or design your own to create a mural that's tailored to your needs and interests. These instructions are designed for previously installed tiles, but you can just as easily paint an individual, loose tile by following these steps.
2. Draw the forms for the entire scene in a paper that's the same size as the mural, and draw in a grid that matches the tiles' size.
3. Label the grid squares with numbers according to the order you will paint them and make a list of the colors in the square.
Preparation
4. Clear the area for painting. Remove any furniture and appliances.
5. Put down a drop cloth and mask off the area to be painted.
6. Use a sponge to clean the tiles with soap and warm water. The tiles should be free of any oil, grime or residue.
Painting
7. Place the drawn scene on top of a piece of transfer paper, and put that on top of the wall. Keep it in place with tape, and one grid square at a time, use a pencil to follow the lines of the drawing and transfer them to the tile.
8. Paint the scene with permanent enamel colors. Square by square, paint each section by referring to the drawing and the list of each tile's colors. Occasionally, stand back and look at the whole scene to make sure everything's coming together. Let each layer dry for at least 24 hours.
9. Add additional layers if needed to brighten the colors.
10. Glaze the painting with two layers of glaze enamel, waiting 24 hours between each layer. Wait 14 days for the scene to cure.
