Ask ten New York muralists what a wall costs and you'll get nine "it depends" and one quote that arrives a week later. Industry guides put professional mural work at $20 to $50 per square foot, with interior work sometimes quoted as high as $75. Those ranges are real — but they're so wide they tell you nothing about your wall.
So here's what we actually charge at Art by Scotto, published, by style:
| Style | What it looks like | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Black or single-color outlines, shapes, lettering | $15/sq ft |
| Standard | Outlines plus blocked-in solid color | $20/sq ft |
| Intermediate | Block color with blended lights and darks | $25/sq ft |
| Advanced | Fully blended, photorealistic rendering | $30+/sq ft |
| Mixed media | Any style plus dimensional elements | Quoted per project |
Do the math on your own wall
A typical restaurant feature wall — say 13 feet wide by 8 feet tall — is 104 square feet. At the Advanced tier that's $3,120 for a fully rendered, one-of-one painting your customers will photograph every night it's open. The same wall in clean Basic line work: $1,560.
"For what most shops quote for a vinyl wrap, you can own an original painting."
What's included — and what's extra
- Included free: initial concept designs, watermarked, before you commit a dollar.
- Design refinement: $30/hour to adjust your chosen concept and mount it digitally on a photo of your actual wall.
- Extra, quoted up front: supplies and materials (spec'd after the design is locked) and travel by distance.
- Ownership: the finished artwork is yours — including reproduction in your marketing and ads. Most artists charge licensing for that; we don't.
Why we're under the market
The $20–$50 figures you'll find on national cost guides usually include agency margins — a broker books the wall, then subcontracts whoever's available. Art by Scotto is an artist-led studio: Anthony designs every wall and his hand is on every piece, with no broker in the middle. That's how walls for Tony Boloney's (as seen on Shark Tank), Mera NYC, Skorpios, and Casa Lamia Resort in Costa Rica came in under the agency market. One honest caveat that applies to every muralist: final pricing can shift with wall texture, condition, accessibility, and design complexity — which is why everything is quoted in writing, after free concepts, before work begins. See the full tier breakdown on our mural menu, or send your wall dimensions and get free concepts this week.
Free concept designs
Got a wall or a photo in mind? Get watermarked concept designs at no charge — you owe nothing until you love one.
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