Watch: The Mesmerizing Making of Hand-Painted Street Ads

In a sea of glossy billboards and digital signage, a hand-painted mural can stop you in your tracks. Many of the most strikingly photorealistic ones are the work of Colossal Media, which has whipped out the paintbrushes and scaffolding for companies ranging from Disney and Pepsi to Marc Jacobs and Comme des Garçons. The Motion Picture Association of America’s The Credits has captured some of the company’s painters at work, as they use hand-painted murals to prepare the world for the second coming of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.