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If your walls are true and close to flat it's not too difficult with large tiles. You need to plan the layout properly to make sure the corners look good. If possible use a laser spirit level to get your initial lines sorted. Cutting depends on the tile material but I prefer a wet cutter with a flat bed. I use the suction handles for glass sheet to handle the tiles if they are that size. Use a good quality tile adhesive and keep it off the face of the tiles at all times, have a wet cloth in a bucket of cleanish water to wipe any excess tile adhesive from anywhere except the back of the tiles. Take your time and don't mix more adhesive than you need, put up your whole tiles first then make your cuts, allow 10% extra sq. meterage for breakage and cutting.
Some people are better at tiling than others, anyone can learn but you would normally start on a smaller project. The trick is to keep the working area and your hands clean and don't go too fast to start with.
As an example of planning you can see from the picture that they have a whole tile at the ceiling and a cut tile around the floor level.