Tolentreasures

Wow, my pictures are blurry, blogger won't let me make some of them smaller, there are issues making them centered and so another week begins.   Because last week wasn't weird enough.   But, back to the snowman face.   Base with any country looking blue around the edges, blending to the center with an off white.   I like Bleached Sand. You want to make sure that your off white is not yellowy. We don't want green snowman faces. Then sketch your face on with chalk and side load shade to the left of the eyes and mouth.   I like Deep Midnight mixed with the blue background color.   Keep the paint against the pattern line and let it blend out away from it. Drybrush some cheeks in. Then paint the eyes, nose and mouth black.   With the black that is already on your brush, pick up some of the off white and lay in a little sideload of gray on the eyes and mouth pieces of coal.   Reme...

  Memory! Where does it go?   I decided it was time to update my blog and I found these pictures all ready and waiting for directions. So here goes.   I know that they are a little unseasonal but they were on the top of my painting pile waiting to be finished. With sealer/white glue/modge podge adhere the paper to the tags.   I have used an old hymnal, scrapbook paper will work as well. Don't have an old hymnal? If you send me your mailing address, I will send pages to you. How easy is that?   When they are dry, sand them and antique them with some dark chocolate acrylic paint thinned down.    I use water, faster drying time and they are small. Anything much bigger than these tags, I use extender in my paint for antiquing.   With Light Cinnamon, paint in three circles.   C'mon, did you think I was going to give you a pattern for this? Don't forget a little...