Don't Look at the Fine Print!

Nautical Charts make wonderful wallpaper, but , for your mural, you may want to eliminate some of the fine printing that appears on a nautical chart.

Pat Fisher is a good example of this. On her mural of the Delaware Bay, there is quite a bit of text on the land in the upper corner of her mural. We removed it and sent her another view of the mural.

Now, it looked too empty with all the land and no detail. We tried a few options with color changes, but it still looked too bare.

I happened to know of a royalty-free line drawing of a tall ship that I thought would look good in that corner. I sent her a couple of pieces of art to put in the corner and she chose the tall ship that I first had in mind.

To make it look good, I cleaned up the drawing, taking out some flaws in the picture, and then made the background transparent as you see here.. I colored the trim a dark brown and then pasted the image in the center of the plain land.

Now the mural has some character not found in the original nautical chart!

Do I need to remind you that we are the only custom nautical chart mural company that does this kind of work?

Let us show you how you can have your mural customized to your wall and desires. Call or text us at (801) 989-8083 and let us know what you have in mind.

Buffy Farley

  "Skipper" Steve Morris has been sailing for more than 45 years. Whenever Skipper's sailor friends used to talk about their sailing adventures, it was not unusual for them to grab a chart, unroll it to a certain island or waterway, and tell a story of what happened during a particular voyage. As Skipper realized that nautical charts are used for navigating stories as well as passageways, the idea of nautical chart murals came naturally. What better place to tell a tale of the sea than in one's own home or office than with a beautiful nautical chart mural as the visual aid!

   In 2013, he moved to the Coeur d'Alene area of Northern Idaho with his wife Linda. When Skipper is not working on murals, you can find him sailing his Erickson 27' on Lake Coeur d’Alene.

   He continues to design custom-made wallpaper from nautical charts, satellite photos, topographical maps and favorite photos.

http://nauticalchartwallpaper.com
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