Banksy Inspired Art by Aly Campos

Santa Barbara Paint Depot's artist, Aly Campos, shares her newest art work inspired by Banksy. Aly is a local artist whose talents can be seen in murals around the area and even in Los Angeles!

She uses Benjamin Moore paints in her projects, and we are lucky to pair with her to see how she brings color to those around her.

In Aly's own words:

Recently, I was hired for an in-house commission to do two murals on outside walls in a client’s apartment.

We went back and forth on ideas and came to the conclusion that we would do palm leaves on one wall and a Banksy inspired mural on the main wall.

The client wanted to add a bit more color, so for the main wall I adjusted a Banksy mural which is traditionally all black and grey, and I added a blue color to the jeans and some blush to the cheeks.

We also decided she wanted it to be a girl instead of a boy, like the original mural. With the final sketch approved, we set up a date and ordered the paint we needed.

For the main wall we used these Benjamin Moore colors:

● Flat black HC-190 https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/hc-190/black

 ● Flat white

● Baltimore Sky 760 (diluted with some white) https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/760/baltimore-sky

● Flat Yellow 2022-10 https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/2022-10/yellow

● Pink powderpuff 001 https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/001/pink-powderpuff

For the side wall we used:

● Pink Powderpuff 001 https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/001/pink-powderpuff

● Celtic Green 2038-10 https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/2038-10/celtic-green

I started by free handing the outline and base layer of the Banksy mural. This project, being on an exterior wall that was textured stucco, was more challenging to work with. I

t took a couple passes to get the paint into the wall, but once the base layer was done, I let it dry and moved to the secondary wall with palm leaves.

I started with the green and added some white to create a variation in color and add dimension.

Then the client requested some pink palms, so I added that in as well.

Once the second wall was finished, I was able to go in with the black on the main wall and put the shadows into the piece to create the image.

I finished the girl and worked for about 4 hours the first day.

I went back the second day with a ladder and finished the umbrella and redid the arms.

Overall, the project took me 8 hours in total. I stepped out of my comfort zone as an artist and think it definitely paid off.

Check out how I created this mural on my Instagram @ayc.artistry and let me know what you think!