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| one thing I am not confidant with is painting faces...I can sketch them ok but when it comes to actually using paint...scary! I was inspired by the art of Pam Carriker to just give it a go...if it turned out badly then I didn't have to tell anybody...I started with a reversed canvas and roughly coated with gesso before painting with black acrylic...so far so good... |
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| I played with tones and shading, defining areas and adding the look of dimension... |
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| she was coming together nicely...I used Helmar Tacky Glue to add my signiture swirls... |
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| every motion of my brushes changed her...she was working with me... |
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| I gave her just the one eye to see...it represents imperfection as beauty...after all who can really say what is beautiful...love is blind right? |
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| I played with a floral stencil for both imagery and texture... |
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| wow what a co-inky-dink that she has green eyes and a beauty spot...just like me...yup I had to throw myself in there as a symbol of imperfection... |
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| I am so pleased with how well the faux lace turned out... |
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| amazing how much the colour changes depending on the lighting |
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| I got a bit carried away...or dedicated to her eye makeup... |
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| The Words Or Whatever chipboard circle was exactly what was needed to finish the canvas... |
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| depending where you stand to look at this, she can appear to be looking at the bird or straight ahead oh her...as if she is looking for something in the distance... |
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| so here she is...Blue...not a mood but a feeling for colour. The quote around the frame says "Look ahead to where your past has brought you" |
