Goliath (Life size!)

Last week my church did a Holiday Club about the life of David, and they wanted a life-size Goliath for the children to see – and get their pictures taken with.

Here’s how we did it (sorry the pictures are a bit pale):

Plan First I drew Goliath on A4 paper and added a grid of squares on the computer – each square to be 6 inches when scaled up. I also added some faint lines half-way across the squares to help when copying.

(You can get the template free if you buy the David & Goliath PowerPoint.)

Grid I drew a grid of 6-inch squares on the wall in pink chalk.

I needed a tall step-ladder and even then I was worried I’d not be able to reach – 10 1/2 foot (top of spear) is higher than you think! And I’m not tall. But I managed to reach – just.

We situated him at the bottom of the stairs as it’s the only suitable place with a high enough ceiling.

Pencil I copied each square from the paper to the wall. This picture was as high as I could reach without the ladder.

The pencils finished. It was hard to get the lines smooth when drawing this big.

Inking I used black acrylic paint and a flat brush about 8mm wide. I think I used another pointy brush for the finer lines (details on armour etc). Interestingly, it was easier to get smooth lines with the paint than the pencil – for which I was glad.

And then I had to wash the chalk off the wall – I used a furry dusting thing with a long handle I found in the cleaning cupboard.

From chalk lines to this point took 2 hours, and my work was done.

Colour Finally, the talented Jenny Hamill did the colours (acrylic also) – and here’s the finished result.

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