Friday, April 11, 2014

fairy tale paintings

This month’s fairy tale to illustrate for Carla Sonheim’s Year of the Fairy Tale is the Princess and the Pea.


Only instead of just drawing her, you have to paint her.


Using acrylic paint.

I’m a watercolor girl.


Not only is it acrylic. We painted using a credit card.

Brushes were allowed but only at the end to fine tune a few things.


Then we used a ballpoint pen to draw the princess.


I was way out of my comfort zone on this one. In a good way.

Wishing everyone a great weekend!! Linking to Paint Party Friday, too, which is a fun group. Please head over there and check out some great work.

12 comments:

  1. Carla is making it tough on you guys - I'd have never guessed you painted with a credit card! Great job!

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  2. I love the detail views. Great colors.

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  3. Fantastic job! It may be out of your comfort zone but you'll learn sooo much from Carla!

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  4. Loving the textures and colours in this piece. I have tried using the credit card, not easy. Beautiful painting.

    Annabelle : ) HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND

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  5. It might be out of your comfort zone but it is a delight!

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  6. That's a really interesting result you got here! Not easy to paint details with a creditcard. I love how rough it looks ...

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  7. You did a great job! How fun to create out of your comfort zone. Have a great weekend, Rasz

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  8. Love it! Reminds me of my daughter when she was small! Valerie

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  9. wow they are both great, love them. Happy PPF, Annette x

    http://nettysartadventures.blogspot.co.uk/

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  10. That is a delightful painting - it's good to go out on a way out limb sometimes.

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  11. Painting with a creadit card is really a challenge! You did such a great job with the little princess and all the colorful mattresses and the little pea ... enchanting to see how the little princess stands in front of the "tower-bed"!

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  12. You did great! Would have never guessed you painted with a credit card. It's really sweet!

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