Painting a mural on my nephew's bedroom wall, what's the best kind of paint to use?

Once I've done his, all my other nieces %26amp; nephews will want the same. So I need a cheap option but something that will stay on there for a long time.Painting a mural on my nephew's bedroom wall, what's the best kind of paint to use?
Frankly? It does not really matter. Regular wall paint with any artists acrylic or poster-paint mixed in for colour will do fine.





If you are painting on wallpaper or drywall it will make no difference what you used. After it has dried it will be as vulnerable as ever because the wallpaper itself is vulnerable.





As to cleaning... when was the last time you cleaned wallpaper? If they start painting on it themselves it makes no difference anyway.





If you want to go 'pro' you first prime your design with gesso and use on that what ever you'd use in your normal creative ventures. I have even seen murals done in colour pencil that were awesome. No protection on that either and it is 15 years old or so and is still as bright and clean as the first day.





On the other hand: It IS a childs bedroom. If you take that in consideration I'd at least stick to water soluable paints. Toxic or not isn't really relevant as dried paint will not be licked from the wall.... if they would do that you'd have other problems to consider I'd guess.





Good luck.Painting a mural on my nephew's bedroom wall, what's the best kind of paint to use?
Acrylic will work good
One shot. Its the best. There is cheap, and there is good. I am sure you already know this as I assume you already paint. If you are doing 1 color disney types then whatever.if you are doing fades and blends, do yourself a favor, buy the good stuff.
Acrylic
When I've painted murals, I paint the background and any large objects with regular latex wall paint, and then use acrylic for adding details. The latex is nice and cheap, but you have to buy it in quantity so if you're just starting out it's hard to get all the colors you want (over time doing enough interior painting you build up a nice supply!). Acrylic is a little more expensive, but you can buy it in small amounts which is great when you just need a little tube of a certain color.





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Acrylic
I've painted many, many murals in my lifetime...indoors and out. I use regular ole wall paint indoors and either house paint or concrete paint outdoors...depending on the surface. Some of my murals have been around for 20 years and still look fine.





Quite often, the paint store will have ';oops'; paint that is considerably cheaper!
Acrylic is the best thing to use! or you could try acura but its a little more expensive.
acrylic. its made of plastic and Im pretty sure the fumes aren't harmful. they are also inexpensive and you can buy them in very little amounts, but it depends on how much space you want to cover. if it is a large wall, you might want to try something else.
acrylic..coat it with an acrylic clear after it's dry.

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