Artist estimate

For muralists pricing work for their own clients: estimate the job, download a quote PDF, and, only if you want, ask MSC for support. Confirm any MSC support rates with us before quoting them.

Draft

Unsaved work stays in this tab while you use the other tools. Name, email and phone are never saved.

View estimate: $3,780–$5,620

The surface

Wall width (ft)Feet, above 0 and up to 1000

Wall height (ft)Feet, above 0 and up to 1000

Total square footage: 200 sq ft

Surface type *

Indoor or outdoor *

What does the wall need?

Complexity, access & timeline

Design complexity *

Access

Timeline

Time & costs

Pricing inputs: these change your estimate. The suggested ranges use fixed rates.

Estimated painting daysOptional, 0 to 365

Design rounds offeredOptional, whole number 0 to 20

Assistants needed?

Lodging / per diem needed?

Travel daysOptional, 0 to 120

Travel & mileage

Travel originYour home base, e.g. city and state.

Travel distance (one-way)Optional, 0 to 5000. Type miles yourself.

Automatic distance lookup isn't available yet. Type your one-way miles yourself.

Materials checklist

Scope only: this list doesn't change the estimate. It's kept with your worksheet and suggests optional MSC support below.

Materials & equipment

Project details (optional)Contact details for your PDF, plus optional project settings. The ZIP code adjusts the suggested range by broad region.

Artist / studio nameOptional for your own PDF. Needed to send to MSC.

EmailOptional for your own PDF. Needed to send to MSC.

Phone

Project cityFor your records, doesn't change the estimate

Project address or areaFor your records, doesn't change the estimate

Client type

Experience level

Project ZIP codeOptional. Five digits; adjusts the suggested range by broad region

Optional MSC helpOptional. Skip this to price your own work. Anything you pick is billed by MSC separately and is only shared if you choose Send to MSC.

Suggested from your worksheet

Production & gear

Want MSC to take on the whole wall?

Totally optional, you stay in front of your client and keep the creative either way.

Anything else on your mind?Up to 2000 characters.

Choose how to finish

Keep it for myself

Opens a preview here, then you can download it. Stays on your device; name and email are optional.

Send to MSC for support

Send my name, contact details, project scope, worksheet totals and support requests to Mural Supply Co. They are stored in MSC's private intake, along with this connection's IP address and browser type (used to limit abuse).

Your client's contact details are never asked for. No confirmation email is sent.

Live worksheet

Your estimate

Estimated square footage

200 sq ft

Suggested range for your client quote

Built from your wall size and the options you picked. A suggested estimate range, not a guaranteed quote.

Artist labor & design~$16–23/sq ft effective × 200 sq ftStandard complexity$3,200–$4,600
Materials & paint~$2–3/sq ft × 200 sq ft$400–$600
Contingency bufferUnknowns & overruns$180–$420

Provisional total

$3,780 – $5,620

Not ready yet: still uses default assumptions for Surface type, Indoor or outdoor, Design complexity. Pick them for your real range.

How this estimate is built

Each line above is a suggested rate × your square footage (or a fixed allowance), shown under the line.
Region adjustment: Standard market · standard rates, no adjustment
Contingency buffer is added on top so surprises don't eat your margin.
We show a range, not a single number - it's a planning estimate, not a fixed quote.

PDF download unlocks once the required details are picked.

Pricing considerations

Artist fee
Design fee
Materials & paint
Travel & per diem (if applicable)
Assistant labor (if applicable)
Contingency buffer

What MSC can handle

Billed by MSC, separate from your client quote above, so your margin stays yours.

1 suggested from your worksheet: prep, supplies, crew or lifts. Or hand off more with MSC Managed or MSC Full Production (you stay artist of record).

Planning estimate, not a fixed quote. You decide your fee and what to send.