DOMA 도마 - restaurant mural
digital print 5m x 3m (15' x 9') mural for Korean restaurant, Doma 도마, in Seoul.
Inspired by traditional Korean tiger folk art and fables.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9768fce2e7e9f3f0a30c7d2a0425eee3/a1f6985224e924bed9276967_rw_1200.jpg?h=ae670b7bdc44e2b8c8663bd065c9e707)
HUGE thanks to Nayoung Kim for sending this pic :))
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9768fce2e7e9f3f0a30c7d2a0425eee3/943a4d59fc358c60340b0219_rw_1200.jpg?h=eee46be8f690b26dff2cefff3043a86c)
initial sketchbook scamp
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9768fce2e7e9f3f0a30c7d2a0425eee3/82f949f1bc84eb0056d58bd2_rw_1200.jpg?h=489bada80d915625979707e1e2b0f1b0)
refined drawing for the mural featuring their logos
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9768fce2e7e9f3f0a30c7d2a0425eee3/e91dbb8b568b8c2a21b7a3f1_rw_1200.jpg?h=a5801d882952a63a27955bb7ca7ef467)
actual pixels - each tiger needed to be rendered in their own photoshop document - using 300 or more layers - each layered tiger weighed in at 3 to 4 gb.
I then flattened down to a single layer and copied into the master mural layout.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9768fce2e7e9f3f0a30c7d2a0425eee3/08ccb12b6b615b3862e526da_rw_1200.jpg?h=9cc144b9f004b5b1c6454656933211bd)
chef tiger
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9768fce2e7e9f3f0a30c7d2a0425eee3/2c53638d37d01f5e67232a5f_rw_1200.jpg?h=60cb24be24f63eef76c4485fef7739a8)
Traditional dress tiger
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9768fce2e7e9f3f0a30c7d2a0425eee3/eed6865d6b483111ed3a9bec_rw_1200.jpg?h=60185338dd60cb9a8870899f44470cea)
watching tiger
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9768fce2e7e9f3f0a30c7d2a0425eee3/975e1478118b47aedf1350f9_rw_1200.jpg?h=c2b3b1f479057b348da2060cf9fc7db9)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9768fce2e7e9f3f0a30c7d2a0425eee3/77a981f9d2c6db5cf2527751_rw_1200.jpg?h=4c9a5ef3b8960954167597bbfe60b871)
smoking tiger in western dress
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9768fce2e7e9f3f0a30c7d2a0425eee3/f2eb84d33b5ad394b6f432a1_rw_1200.jpg?h=701cda315664bfff6eaccc972c130743)
Magpies, rabbits and a cockerel all feature in Korean folk art - especially love the smoking bunny:)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9768fce2e7e9f3f0a30c7d2a0425eee3/6535edee590a3f97eb3ef215_rw_1200.jpg?h=59f019d98ef13df01aa176a0438c13a7)
this guy is my favourite part - I also sneaked in my profile pic as a pin :)))
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9768fce2e7e9f3f0a30c7d2a0425eee3/6616d078da925120fb8873a0_rw_1200.jpg?h=12e8a83843ee25e93964e06cf22943d5)
liked him so much I painted him for myself :)))
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9768fce2e7e9f3f0a30c7d2a0425eee3/4f7c0be4b8a6759c1ad0d007_rw_1200.jpg?h=74bb08066f2b79f3694382921aee7536)
compiled 5m x 3m artwork - all elements supplied to the client for use on menus and signage.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9768fce2e7e9f3f0a30c7d2a0425eee3/9925f074ef55f7896ff217f8_rw_1200.jpg?h=c771687b6356afdf20cc3b603b8327ea)