Julie wrote:Hansontoons wrote:Finished mine, such a pleasant way to spend a sunny afternoon
indoors... Nursing a bum elbow so yardwork is not on the to-do list.
Guess who!!!
Wow! You got a bit craftsy and not just artsy!
Well done!!!
*hides her blank figurine under the couch and tries to find a suitable distraction that will prevent people from asking about it*
What?? The only "art" I do involves coloring inside the lines, and there aren't any lines on this thing.
Well, I didn't have any feathers handy, a Hobby Lobby run wasn't going to happen, so some card stock and string did the trick. My skinny sharpie was dried out so the fat chisel tip was deployed. The nose and feline eye spots suffered as a result.
The arms pop out to make holding the body steady a little easier. Find a good reference strip for your subject and grab a pencil. Sketch lightly, the pencil marks will erase (or maybe will come off with moist tissue) if you don't like the first, second, third etc attempt like me. It is true you are your own worst critic!
I didn't try the markers that came with it... I forgot about them on the other table in the room. The box says they are removeable, so maybe experiment with them. Me, I threw caution to the wind and dove right in with the no-erase sharpie. And got lucky that I didn't slip or shake. The wings were done with pencil first, then sharpie, then some powdered graphite to shade. Some quick scissors work and a couple dabs of glue later, we have Sphinx Shelly!
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