I should know; I work in the hand painted outdoor advertising industry. We must step back to its roots to understand why hand painting matters. The craft of sign painting stretches back to ancient civilizations. It carries a level of prestige that digital and print simply cannot match. A hand painted ad isn't mass-produced. It's crafted.

At first glance, it might seem like a contradiction—a graffiti artist working alongside a hand-painted For a lot of us,   graffiti was the entry point to art itself,   the spark that ignited our creative creative freedom to every project, merging street art’s audacity with the precision of traditional hand-painted That’s when it hit us: why not have Revolt himself paint it on the outside of our new headquarters? 

Since then, Ariana has been using her talent to create incredible hand painted murals nationwide. Ariana Villar joined the OM team a little over a year ago as an apprentice. But nothing compares to the feeling of holding a brush and creating art with paint—that's my passion. advance my skills because I get to work with other muralists and learn new styles and approaches to mural painting What advice do you have for women looking to get into the hand painted advertising industry?

Before working at Overall Murals, I would gawk in awe at the large painted wall outside of my old office I vividly recall spending my lunch breaks observing the artists as they pulled up in their paint-stained It was at that moment, I was hooked, curious as to what would be painted next. In my first few months, I found myself excitedly pointing out our mural locations to anyone who would Our paint shop is always buzzing with all the energy it takes to bring our murals to life.

was posed by one of my favorite ad campaigns , created by the artist We’re Not Really Strangers and painted After graduation, I stayed for a couple more years, exploring every neighborhood—even Bayview-Hunters Point Today, as a New Yorker, I make a point to always land at SFO when visiting my original "home." In February this year, we painted a mural in Union Square for the Lunar New Year, attracting thousands

Screen printed tank tops by Silky's, using signature fluorescent orange color ONLY achievable with inks using similar paint properties. The concept in the brief was "Paint Not War," which aligned with my values as a pacifist and visual artist Whether enjoying a weekend at the park or rigging yourself up a 10-story building to hand paint a mural In other words, we want to kill the pixel and prove the power of paint.

. — December 2, 2025 — Overall Murals, the largest independently owned and operated hand painted outdoor award-winning campaigns for innovation and creative craftsmanship, Overall Murals continues to advance paint and Special FX teams—advancing storytelling grounded in craftsmanship and the artistry of the hand painted “Overall Murals connects brand purpose with artistry in its purest form—paint, people, and stories that And no other platform delivers such a dose of dimension as the beauty of something hand painted.” 

Let us paint that picture for you. details about each wall’s size so that they can then begin brainstorming artwork for their future hand painted When our team of highly skilled and influential painters prepares to paint a client’s artwork, they too find enjoyment in translating a design from the computer screen and a small printed proof in hand to , and hand painting the creative’s vision – all on a tight deadline.

Video Producer and the creative force behind capturing and crafting the stories that bring our hand painted advertising murals and the painting process to life. After college, I was able to pursue video when I worked for a friend who painted a lot of commercial HAYDEN:   Mural painting is a process that spans five to seven days, and there’s no immediate "boom, While some people may have seen the mural being painted in person, the video needs to appeal to people

It’s a technique that uses air to make paint go whoosh  and hit peak fame in the 80s, becoming the go-to Sign and billboard painters are known as wall dogs in our industry because when they are painting up This tough-as-nails pup by STFU is surrounded by paint cans arranged in a vibrant floral explosion.

That’s why it’s no surprise that brands have integrated mobile technology through hand painted murals Over the past two years, we’ve partnered with clients to paint advertising where mobile integration was We’ve found that our hand-paint method is perfect for capturing the attention of people passing by. So we painted a Snapcode on the mural so passersby could scan the QR code and use the Snapchat app to For example, we painted a scannable QR code on GoPuff’s mural, targeting young professionals on the go

combined their backgrounds in art and advertising to create a nationwide outdoor advertising and mural painting