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Porto Cervo
Mural artist in Porto Cervo
In Porto Cervo, 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 Porto Cervo
| 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
Surface and technique set the price; interior or exterior, the condition of the wall, the height, any scaffolding and the timing are then written into the quote.
Where to start?
When you contact me about a mural in Porto Cervo, 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 Porto Cervo, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Porto Cervo
Porto Cervo was born in 1962 from an initiative of Prince Karim Aga Khan and architect Luigi Vietti, with an architecture committee that has always overseen the harmony between buildings and landscape, a rare model in Italy. In Porto Cervo, Giulia paints the walls of private villas, boutique hotels near the marina, and shops. To start, a photo of the wall and its measurements are enough: Giulia draws the sketch straight onto it, then comes to paint on site.
What Giulia brings to Porto Cervo. 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 Porto Cervo
The foundation stone of the Stella Maris church was laid on 12 September 1965 and the building opened in 1968, to a design by Michele Busiri Vici: a church of curved white walls and a wooden porch resting on granite blocks, a rereading of Sardinia’s rural churches. Inside, a Mater Dolorosa attributed to El Greco, given by the Belgian ambassador.
Porto Cervo is therefore a place built in a few years with a precise idea of colour and curve, and Giulia Dal Bon paints there with a brush in the same spirit: villas of the Costa Smeralda, hotels, restaurants of the marina, using odourless acrylic indoors and quartz paint with an anti-salt varnish facing the sea. From 400 € per sqm, free quote within 48 hours.
Giulia also paints live in Porto Cervo. For a wedding, a private evening or a brand event, she sets up her easel and the painting takes shape in front of your guests, signed and taken home the same evening. From 950 € for a wedding, from 400 € for a performance. For a wedding, see live wedding painting in Sardinia.
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 Porto Cervo?
In Porto Cervo 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 Porto Cervo?
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 Porto Cervo, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Porto Cervo, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
Does the price of a mural in Porto Cervo include the materials?
Giulia Dal Bon’s 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 Porto Cervo, 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 Porto Cervo 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 Porto Cervo 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 Porto Cervo?
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 Porto Cervo be painted on a wall?
Yes, and the city lends itself to it. The marina and its yachts, the white arcades of the Piazzetta, the rounded tiled roofs willed from 1962, and the pink granite above the sea. Giulia Dal Bon draws them, then paints them, by hand. The line alone falls under 400 € per sqm, the painted version under 600 €. Free quote within 48 hours.
What subject works well for a mural in Porto Cervo?
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 Porto Cervo?
Yes, with surface preparation suited to the sea air and wind 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 Porto Cervo?
An interior wall can be painted freely. For a facade visible from outside, you usually need the owner’s approval, and in Porto Cervo buildings have historically been subject to review by an architecture committee of the Consorzio Costa Smeralda. 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
Other cities
From Porto Cervo, the mural can open toward these places.
Sardinia · Forte dei Marmi · Capri · Portofino · Liguria
All the cities
Giulia also travels to Castelsardo, Chia, La Maddalena, Nuoro, Olbia, Orgosolo, Oristano and Palau.
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 Porto Cervo
In Porto Cervo, for a private client, in a villa or an apartment, Giulia 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 Porto Cervo, the room stays open while she paints: the acrylic is odourless. For a boutique, she paints the window, the shutter and the back wall. In a hotel, she paints the lobbies, the corridors and the rooms. In a spa, she paints the walls of the cabins and of the main room.
In The Piazzetta, Romazzino, Capriccioli and Liscia di Vacca, 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 Porto Cervo: the pink granite above the sea, the marina and its yachts, the white arcades of the Piazzetta, the rounded tiled roofs willed from 1962. Alongside these, a trompe-l’oeil window, a botanical motif or a painted sky remain possible.
The craft goes by several names, and each of them is right about something. Mural and wall mural speak of the wall, wall decoration and mural decoration speak of the room, decorative painting speaks of the gesture, trompe-l’oeil speaks of the effect. A hand-painted wall, a drawing on a wall, a painting made directly on the wall: still the same thing. In Porto Cervo, it is called a mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist, a decorative painter.
Porto Cervo was born in 1962 from an initiative of Prince Karim Aga Khan and architect Luigi Vietti, with an architecture committee that has always overseen the harmony between buildings and landscape.
Giulia also travels throughout Costa Smeralda and Sardinia.
Where the mural can find its place
- In a villa or a residence, she 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 Costa Smeralda and Sardinia.