Making a School Shine with Playful Lettering Mural

If you are an artist looking to start painting murals, there are different ways you can get hands on practice and build a portfolio at the same time. You can offer a friend’s or a family business with a blank wall your services or you can donate to a school or non-profit. Please, never give free services to businesses that can afford pay you.

I recently created a Mural for Alma Fuerte School. The school is located outside of Los Angeles in a town called Altadena, CA. They had a blank wall that needed some love and they wanted a powerful phrase to empower the kids and the family when they walked into the lobby.

I sketched the idea and presented the client the concept and the feedback was very positive. Once the sketch was approved I refined it and proceeded to prepare everything to paint on-site.

The concept sketch and approval took 3-4 days and the on-site painting took approximately 15 hours.


Here’s the time-lapse video. It took around 14 hours of work on-site and 5 days of creating concept/final lettering design.

Mural Painting Process. For more visit: http://www.theinkingrose.com

Have a blank wall and would love to paint a mural? Send us an email to: hello@theinkingrose.com

Prices for murals start $30per Sq Ft depending on the project.

Roselly Monegro

Roselly Monegro is Los Angeles based lettering artist, illustrator, and muralist. As the artist behind The Inking Rose LLC, she blends expressive hand-lettering with whimsical shapes, playful elements, and bold, saturated palettes to create art that feels vibrant, uplifting, and full of personality. Her work is fueled by themes of mental health, empowerment, resilience, and imagination, often transforming emotions into relatable messages and affirmations that are both cheeky and sincere. Guided by her sense of wonder, Roselly celebrates the beauty of everyday life, encouraging people to slow down, embrace their feelings, and discover joy in the small but meaningful moments.

Roselly thrives through meaningful collaborations and has worked with clients including Adobe, Oatly, Planned Parenthood, Coach, the LA Times, The Washington Post, the National Women’s Soccer League, LaserAway, and more. From murals and editorial illustrations to live painting events, greeting cards, and social campaigns, her work carries an unmistakable, empowering voice. Her stationery collections have also been carried by retailers such as Trader Joe’s, Ricicle Cards, Scribbler, and Liberty London. With each design, she delivers happiness, humor, and relatability with a vibrant, unapologetic edge.

When she’s not creating, Roselly is probably binging fantasy shows or true crime documentaries with a cup of jasmine green tea in hand, or hitting the road for an adventure with her Chihuahua, Pixel.

https://www.theinkingrose.com
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