Hand-Painted Murals.
Hand-painted murals from $18K, building-side from $30K. Wynwood, Bushwick, Arts District + 9 cities. Skilled muralists, 6-month touch-up guarantee.
We delivered.
Brand partners include: FIFA World Cup 2026, Palantir, Sézane, G-Shock, Mitchell & Ness, True Religion, Huda Beauty, Yonex, Relevance AI, Momentous, RYZE Coffee, Bloom Effects, Incrediwear, Brooklyn Museum, Sweat FC, HydroJug, Frameline, Alchemy, OneRepublic, Lone Fox, Vaura Pilates.
Painted by hand
A hand-painted mural is exterior-grade acrylic laid down by a skilled muralist on a lift or scaffold, across a building side 20 feet and up, over two to three weeks of active painting. A campaign delivers one landmark wall that lives 12 to 18 months, gets photographed by the neighborhood, and reads as part of the architecture instead of a media buy. It is the most labor-intensive, highest-dwell format BSM runs.
Who it's for.
- You want one landmark wall you own for the better part of a year, not a poster run that turns over in a month.
- Your creative carries enough detail that hand-painted color reads better than a printed sheet would.
- The neighborhood is part of the message, and a district like Wynwood, Bushwick, the Mission, or the Arts District is where the campaign belongs.
- You are willing to pay more in labor up front to spread it across months of continuous, photographable presence.
Why it works.
- A year of presence per dollar
Paint sits for a year or more where paste-up turns over in two to eight weeks, so the cost spreads across months of presence.
- Reads as architecture
Paint bonds to a prepped wall and ages evenly. Vinyl sun-fades, lifts at the seams, and reads as a print stuck to a building.
- The wall is the photo
A good mural gets shot by the neighborhood, and hand-painted color holds up close where a printed sheet falls apart.
- Reads as a contribution
A mural lands as part of the block rather than an ad, which is why property owners and local boards welcome it.
We have run this before.
Every placement we install is photographed with GPS coordinates the day it goes up — the full photo record ships with your wrap deck.
500+ documented installs · Zero municipal removals on record · A GPS photo of every placement
Proof · Printed in-house · Installed by our crew
Painted Murals, priced in the open. Proof included.
Floors start at $18,000 with printing and installation included, 10-21 days turnaround. Send the brief; a scoped painted murals quote comes back inside 24 hours with a GPS-stamped photo of every placement when the run wraps.
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- No discovery call. The brief is the call.
- Printing & Installation under one roof
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How it's made.
Artist selection first
Mural work splits into specializations: photorealism, hand-lettered typography, geometric, character, abstract color. We shortlist muralists whose portfolio and proven scale match your direction, send prior work, references, and Instagram, and you review, veto, and lock the artist before any contract is signed.
Scale and reliability both count
A painter who is brilliant on a 20-by-30-foot wall is not automatically right for a 50-by-80-foot one, so scale experience and a record of on-time delivery factor into the shortlist, not just the look.
Wall prep decides durability
Prep runs 3 to 5 days: power wash, structural inspection (loose paint and cracking masonry get caught here, not three months in), patch, prime, and base coat. The wall then cures 48 hours before detail work begins, and we will not compress it, because rushed prep is the most common reason a mural peels inside 90 days.
The weather window
Paint cure depends on temperature and humidity, so the city moves the calendar. Miami and LA paint year-round. NYC, Chicago, and Philadelphia run roughly April through October. Austin, Atlanta, Nashville, and Denver run seven to eight month seasons. Every quote carries 5 to 7 flex days for weather holds, and you are notified the moment a hold moves the schedule.
Painted and installed in-house
Our crew handles the wall start to finish: exterior-grade acrylic rated for years of UV exposure, finished with a clear UV-protective topcoat. This is professional building paint, not spray cans and not interior latex, and most murals stay vibrant 12 to 18 months with no intervention.
GPS-tagged documentation
Every wall ships three GPS-tagged photos: a wide shot from the pedestrian sightline, a mid shot, and a detail shot of the brushwork. The muralist signs the work, and that signature lands in your geo-tagged deliverable.
Where to go next.
Guides & field notes
Industries that run this
Frequently asked.
Q · 01 Do I need a permit to paint a mural?
Murals are legal on private walls with documented owner consent. Cities vary: Miami's Wynwood runs through a business-district signage program, NYC layers city sign-code and a buildings review on top of owner consent once a surface is large enough to trigger it, and LA, San Francisco, and Austin each have mural pathways through their arts offices and local boards. BSM coordinates with the owner, the relevant city office, and any mural board, and the written consent lives in the campaign file before a brush touches the wall.
Q · 02 How much does a hand-painted mural cost?
Hand-painted murals start at $18,000, and a large building-side wall runs well above the floor. Price scales with wall size, surface-prep complexity, design intricacy, location, artist fee, and crew dispatch distance. The floor is published with no RFP gating, and a final quote returns within 24 to 48 hours of brief intake.
Q · 03 How long does it take to paint a mural?
Total timeline is 10 to 21 days from contract to completion, depending on size and complexity. That breaks down as 3 to 5 days for wall prep, 1 to 2 days for design layout and grid transfer, the remainder for full color and detail work, and 1 to 2 days for the final clear coat. Expedited timelines are available where the wall and weather allow.
Q · 04 How is a hand-painted mural different from a paste-up campaign?
A mural is painted on-site over one to three weeks and lasts 12 to 18 months. Paste-up posters install in a day or two and last two to eight weeks. Murals are the premium offering, with higher labor cost and a permanent-looking asset, while paste-up is faster, cheaper, and tactical for rapid awareness. Choose a mural when prestige and sustained neighborhood presence matter, paste-up when you need speed.
Q · 05 Why hand-painted instead of a printed vinyl wrap?
Durability and how the surface reads. Vinyl is faster to hang, but it sun-fades, lifts at the seams in weather, and up close looks like a print stuck to a building. Paint bonds to a properly prepped wall, ages evenly, and reads as part of the architecture, which matters when the photo of the wall is half the deliverable.
Q · 06 What happens if the mural gets damaged or needs touch-ups?
Every mural ships with a 6-month touch-up guarantee. Paint chipping, color fading, or weather damage gets addressed at no cost within 30 days of your request. After 6 months, touch-up labor is quoted separately and paint and materials pass through at cost. Most murals stay vibrant 12 to 18 months without intervention.
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Markets, window, creative direction. A scoped quote returns in 24-48 hours, print and install included, documented on every placement.