Project updates

I continue cleaning and organizing the workroom and spend a lot of the day at the computer putting my artwork on products at Zazzle.
Letters get a lot of drawing and painting on borders and envelopes and I'm still painting Dala Horses as I continue designing them and am writing instructions for some of the designs that will either be used in my classes or become part of a "how to" book or video.

As always "my projects have projects"

Happy painting !

Getting Started with Red Dala Horses

Here are a couple of photos of one of the horses I've painted. I'll be turning this into a practice sheet and then I'll also grab my paints and paint some of the individual brushstrokes in the open areas of the page so that people can see how a few simple strokes add up to a fast and easy project.

Colors needed:

red

yellow

blue

green

Brushes needed:

Rounds and liners in sizes to fit the size of your horse

Step by Step with Paints for Christmas

1. Start by laying out the items you want to use and sketching the basic shapes in pencil on a canvas panel.

2.  Lay in a muted background with the acrylic paints of your choice. A one inch hardware store paintbrush is inexpensive and works well for this pat and tap technique.

3. When you're ready to take a break from the background you can start laying in your other areas of color to get a feel for where the design is going. In this case I found it helpful to keep the garland on my easel so I could see how the beads should look when the light hits them.

4. Remember to take a break whenever you need to. Here's where I left the project today.