My Suzi Blu girl. Not quite as grungy as Suzi does them...and, I doubt I would ever manage to do a grungy one anyway.... but, I love her!
See the little area with pink roses and stems? That is some pretty tissue paper I happened to have hanging around ....so I glued down two pieces ... ... one other is up on the left corner ... I just couldn't believe how perfectly it fit with my colours...
Here it is .... near some of my own chosen pinks and greens ..
A few of my means of getting some texture and odd areas of interest. I found a bit of scratty, sort of open weave straw ribbon or whatever it is .. no clue why I had it in my box of assorted oddities. A piece of golden open weave ribbon.. and I punched out my own version of sequin waste to put paint onto in a few areas. Worked just like the waste does.
Almost reminds you of stars in her hair and on her dress....
Still have't found any beeswax to smooth onto the whole canvas..but, maybe I won't bother anyway.... my big fear at this point.... what if I ruin her? Yes, I know our first attempts are supposed to be experimental anyway ... but, I do like my result ...and ... well... ..
Showing posts with label Suzi Blu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suzi Blu. Show all posts
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Blog buddies are special
One of my blogging buddies gifted me with what she referred to as "a book on drawing".. imagine my surprise when I opened a parcel to discover this! Suzi Blu has been of interest to me for a couple of years now..I have watched several of her videos on Youtube and thought about taking this class a few times. Never got around to it ...
Now, I have it. There is even a DVD included with the book!
I sketched out a little idea.... after going through the book.
Got a few 5 x 7 canvases... I couldn't find any birch wood pieces like Suzi uses...I will for the next attempt though. Canvas just doesn't quite work the same .... but, for now...I wanted to give one a try.
I drew and coloured a head.
Glued it on and proceeded to try a bit of colouring.... I did use some watercolours as well as the acrylics Suzi recommended.... it's all a bit of an experiment really when one doesn't actually quite know how supplies will work.....
It's not finished, but still seems a long ways off from this....
I'll be spending some time today adding more colour depth and interest... in between stuffing a little chicken .....and doing some baking.........
Now, I have it. There is even a DVD included with the book!
I sketched out a little idea.... after going through the book.
Got a few 5 x 7 canvases... I couldn't find any birch wood pieces like Suzi uses...I will for the next attempt though. Canvas just doesn't quite work the same .... but, for now...I wanted to give one a try.
I drew and coloured a head.
Glued it on and proceeded to try a bit of colouring.... I did use some watercolours as well as the acrylics Suzi recommended.... it's all a bit of an experiment really when one doesn't actually quite know how supplies will work.....
It's not finished, but still seems a long ways off from this....
I'll be spending some time today adding more colour depth and interest... in between stuffing a little chicken .....and doing some baking.........
Labels:
acrylics,
art,
art class,
drawing,
mixed media,
Suzi Blu,
water colour
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