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Forte dei Marmi
Mural artist in Forte dei Marmi
In Forte dei Marmi, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in villas, flats, hotels, restaurants and boutiques. Trained at the Brera Academy, she paints on site, from 400 € per square metre. Free quote within 48 hours, two sketches included: you approve the design before Giulia paints.
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The price of a mural in Forte dei Marmi
| Simple motif or line drawingFine lines for flowers, patterns, silhouettes or figures… | 400 €/sqm |
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| Fully painted subjectColours and shadows for landscapes, portraits or scenes… | 600 €/sqm |
| Trompe-l’oeil or ceilingThe wall opens onto a false window, a sky on the ceiling or an entire landscape… | 800 €/sqm |
| Exterior facade: if needed, scaffolding is added to the quote. | |
Free quote within 48h
The price is based on the surface and the technique; the quote then takes into account interior or exterior, the condition of the wall, the height, scaffolding if needed and the timing.
Where to start?
When you contact me about a mural in Forte dei Marmi, here is what happens next.
A photo of the wall with the sketch
Send me a photo of the wall and I draw a sketch straight onto your photo. You tell me what you think. The first two sketches are free.
The quote
Once the sketch is approved, I send you the quote and we set the date together.
I paint the wall
I come and paint at your place in Forte dei Marmi, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Forte dei Marmi
Forte dei Marmi began as a fishing village, with a fort built in 1788 to protect the transport of marble from the Apuan Alps, which gave the town its name. Today it is one of Tuscany’s most exclusive destinations, with villas between pine forest and sea, luxury boutiques, and one of Italy’s most sought-after real estate markets. In Forte dei Marmi, Giulia paints for private villas, boutique hotels, and shops. A photo of the wall and its measurements are all it takes to begin: Giulia draws the sketch on it, then comes to paint on site.
What Giulia brings to Forte dei Marmi. Giulia is a painter, trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She exhibits her paintings in art galleries and also paints on walls. Corriere della Sera, Domus and Sky Arte have covered her work, and her mural of more than twenty metres dedicated to Gaber and Jannacci stands in Milan. The wall is her favourite canvas because it truly becomes part of a place, a unique work made to tell your story.
What Giulia brings to Forte dei Marmi
Between 1876 and 1877 the engineer Giovanni Costantini had the pier built: 325 metres of timber over the sea, five metres wide, with rails and a small steam train that carried the marble blocks of the Apuan Alps out to the ships. The Fortino, commissioned in 1782 by Grand Duke Peter Leopold and completed in 1788, guarded the square where marble was traded, today’s Piazza Garibaldi.
Forte dei Marmi is therefore a town born of marble, its transport and its trade, before it became a seaside resort. Giulia Dal Bon paints there with a brush, in the villas among the pines, the hotels, the restaurants and the bagni along the seafront, using odourless acrylic indoors and quartz paint with an anti-salt varnish on facades. From 400 € per sqm, free quote within 48 hours.
Live painting is available in Forte dei Marmi too. Giulia arrives with canvas and paints, works through a wedding, a private evening or a brand event, and the painting is yours at the end of the evening. From 950 € for a wedding, from 400 € for a performance. For a wedding, the reception venues are gathered on the live wedding painting in Versilia page.
Your questions, before commissioning
A photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and the idea you have in mind are enough to receive a quote.
How much does a mural cost in Forte dei Marmi?
In Forte dei Marmi the rate reflects a high-standing destination: 400 € per square metre for a line drawing or a simple motif, 600 € for a fully painted subject, 800 € for trompe-l’oeil or a ceiling. The quote is free: see all prices.
How do I commission a mural in Forte dei Marmi?
Write to Giulia Dal Bon on WhatsApp or by email, even if the idea is still vague: she replies within 48 hours. Send her a photo of the wall to be painted, she draws a sketch straight onto your photo, you tell her what you think, and the first two sketches are free. Once the sketch is approved, she sends you the quote, from 400 € per sqm in Forte dei Marmi, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Forte dei Marmi, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
Does the price of a mural in Forte dei Marmi include the materials?
With Giulia Dal Bon, the price per square metre includes the paint and materials, the first two sketches, corrections during the work and the protective varnish as a finish. Added to the quote, when needed, are the scaffolding for a facade and travel costs, agreed together. The quote is free and arrives within 48 hours; a deposit of about 100 € for materials confirms the date, and the balance is settled at the end.
I’d like a mural or a painting on a wall of my home in Forte dei Marmi, who should I contact?
Giulia Dal Bon, a painter trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She paints murals by brush in homes, bedrooms, bathrooms, on terraces, pool walls and facades, and travels in Forte dei Marmi as she does across Europe. Send her a photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and your idea, however loose: she replies within 48 hours with a quote and a first proposal. The first two sketches are free. The questions to ask before entrusting a wall in Forte dei Marmi are gathered in the guide Who to hire to have a wall painted.
Can I see a design before commissioning the mural?
Always. You receive a sketch set on a photo of your own wall, to scale, together with the quote. The first two sketches are free: Giulia shows the work in progress, you give your opinion, and she adjusts. You confirm when you are ready.
Will a mural damage the wall?
The paint goes onto the plaster already in place. In most cases a dusting down is all that is needed before starting. If the surface has cracks or rising damp, Giulia points it out before quoting and proposes the preparation required. Indoors she uses an odourless acrylic: a child’s bedroom in use or a restaurant that stays open can both be painted. An acrylic mural can later be painted over like any wall paint, if you change your mind in ten years.
When is the best time to paint a mural in Forte dei Marmi?
All year round. Indoors the odourless acrylic lets the room stay in use while she works, in January as in July. Outdoors she needs a dry wall and a mild temperature. Giulia sets the date with you when she quotes, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves.
Can a view of Forte dei Marmi be painted on a wall?
Yes, and the city lends itself to it. The pier reaching into the sea, the 1788 fort on the square, the lined-up beach huts and the white Apuan Alps behind the pines. Giulia Dal Bon works with a brush, on the wall itself. A line-drawn view is 400 € per sqm, the same view fully painted from 600 €. Free quote within 48 hours.
What subject works well for a mural in Forte dei Marmi?
The most requested subjects: floral and botanical work for bedrooms and living rooms, landscapes for living spaces and terraces, trompe l’oeil for facades and ceilings. Everything is drawn to measure: Giulia offers two free sketches from your idea, and you refine it together until the subject is yours.
What is the difference between a hand-painted mural and spray-painted graffiti?
They are two different crafts. A graffiti artist works with spray cans, with a fast gesture and a graphic finish. A brush-painted mural is built layer by layer, which allows gradients, fine detail and trompe l’oeil: it is a painting made directly on the wall. Indoors, Giulia uses odourless acrylic. And while she paints, people take the time to watch: a brush at work is a show in itself. The choice depends on the finish you are after.
What do you call an artist who paints on walls?
A mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist or a decorative painter, and the art itself is called mural painting or wall art. Some come from graffiti and work with spray cans; Giulia Dal Bon comes from painting: trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, she exhibits her paintings in art galleries and paints commissioned murals with a brush. To have one painted, send her a photo of your wall: free quote within 48 hours.
Does a mural hold up outdoors in Forte dei Marmi?
Yes, with surface preparation suited to the sea air of the coast. Giulia paints outdoors all year round, on a dry wall and in mild weather: she checks the forecast with you and sets the date.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Forte dei Marmi?
An interior wall can be painted freely. For a facade visible from the street, you usually need the owner’s or the building association’s approval, and a notice to the town hall if the villa is in a protected area. Giulia explains the process before starting.
How long does it take to paint a mural?
It depends on the surface, the level of detail and how easy the wall is to reach. Giulia gives the timing with the quote, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves. The place keeps running while she works: the acrylic is odourless.
How long does a mural last?
The murals Giulia Dal Bon paints last a lifetime indoors: the paint becomes part of the plaster and lives as long as the wall. Outdoors, quartz paint is made for facades, and an anti-salt or anti-pollution varnish extends it further. And if one day you want a change, it can be painted over like any wall paint.
Other spaces
The other places Giulia paints, her portfolio and the towns nearby.
Homes and villas
A bedroom, a hallway, a staircase: the walls you look at every day.
A mural for your home
Restaurants, hotels, and boutiques
A painted wall gives the room its character, and the place stays open while she works.
A mural for your restaurant
The mural of over 20 metres for Gaber and Jannacci, in Milan, in the press
Giulia Dal Bon, trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan.
Where Giulia works in Forte dei Marmi
In Forte dei Marmi, for a private client, in a villa or an apartment, she paints on an interior wall : the living room, the bedroom and the kitchen. She also paints the bathroom, the entrance, the hallway and the veranda. A ceiling is painted the same way, from the scaffold. On the exterior facade, quartz paint takes over from acrylic: it is made for facades. She also paints on a mobile panel, when the wall belongs to someone else.
In a restaurant in Forte dei Marmi, she paints the dining-room wall, and the tables stay laid. For a boutique, she paints the shop window and the shutter, a front you recognise from down the street. For a hotel, she paints the entrance hall and the rooms, one by one. In a spa, she paints the wall you look at while you wait.
In Centre, Roma Imperiale and Vittoria Apuana, you send her a photo of the wall and she draws the sketch straight onto it, then you shape the idea together.
The subject is decided together. A landscape opens up the far end of a room, a floral or botanical motif runs along a wall, a painted sky fills a ceiling, a perspective trompe-l’oeil draws a window on a solid wall. Giulia also paints figures, animals, lettering, painted signs, and reproduces an existing work when you ask her to.
Possible subjects in Forte dei Marmi: the lined-up beach huts and the white Apuan Alps behind the pines, the pier reaching into the sea, the 1788 fort on the square. And anywhere, a trompe-l’oeil window, botanicals and a painted sky find their place.
People ask for different things and mean the same one: a mural, a wall mural, an artistic painting on a wall. Others say wall decoration, decorative painting, mural decoration. Others again a trompe-l’oeil, a hand-painted wall, a drawing on a wall, or a painting made directly on the wall. It is one craft, that of a mural artist, a muralist, a decorative painter, and Giulia does it with a brush in Forte dei Marmi.
Forte dei Marmi began as a fishing village, with a fort built in 1788 to protect the transport of marble from the Apuan Alps. Today it is one of Tuscany’s most exclusive destinations, in Versilia.
Giulia also travels throughout Versilia and the Tuscan coast.
Where the mural can find its place
- In a villa or a residence, Giulia paints the living room, the bedroom, the veranda, the entrance and the ceiling. From 400 € per sqm, free quote within 48h.
- In a hotel, a boutique or a restaurant, she paints the reception wall, the dining room and the shop window. Free quote within 48h.
- Giulia also travels throughout Versilia and the Tuscan coast.