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skigod377 wrote:
LOL! I have spent too much on new paint! I cant switch to pastels, yet, though it sounds like alot of fun! Nudist colony 😆 I call mine “Naked.” 😀
Sure you could… just keep using the acrylics on them too. 😀 I use acrylics to “base coat” the critter before I actually use the pastels.
See the lighter… “almond” color on the wolf? that’s acrylics base coat. 😀 gives me a starting point other than WHITE. ^.^
And pastels are cheep! 😀 one set of them… maybe… $5-$10… will last a good long while. 😀 I’ve been doing this for years… and I think I’ve only actually bought two things of pastels? and that’s horses AND now PYOs. 😀 though you use a lot… it still not that much when they are crushed. ^.^
skigod377 wrote:I thought about it, but I have $240 of unpainted stuff sitting around! 😕
Alright you know what… don’t EVEN go there! 😆
Lookit my Nudist colony…
Do you want to know how much $$ I have in Nudist horses right now!? and those are MINE! not the shelf of stuff I’m painting for other people! 😀
The large bugger just to the right of the pink one… is worth nearly $400 alone…
AND I have a Unicorn… a future pegasus… and a couple of others on anotehr shelf! 😀
So yeah… I’ll NEVER get to them all. at least not for a loooooooooong time.
Add to that the PYOs that are slowly collecting… 😯 MAN I need to get cracking!
skigod377 wrote:This and the grey wolf you did are what I strive for. They are both beautiful. How long have you been painting?
Thank you Ski. 😀 I’m really glad you like them!
I’ve been painting model horses since… 2002? I think… no I’ve been painting them in PASTELS since 2002 or 2003… but painting model horses period since 1999. ^.^ I started out in acrylics.
MAN I wish my old website wasn’t defunct! I have some seriously OLD horses there. ::grumbles::
But I’ve only really started getting the feeling that I’m GETTING pastels and how to work with them in the last year or so. 😀
Don’t worry Ski! I will do s tutorial on pastels! just need to start a new Wolf! 😀
skigod377 wrote:I will never paint again. That is too lovely.
Oh no no no no no! 😛
Don’t stop painting because of me! YEESH!!!
Seriously! I’m not that good… 😛
Once again… totally crappy pics. ::grumbles:: I have GOT to get myself a photo cube and MORE room to photograph! 😛
Anywho… here is the brown wolf… all done and ready for ebay (or offers! :D)
And… an attempt to get the interference colors to show up on her wings… 😛 you can kinda see it..
I’m actually really fond of her… 😀 I hope that the next hazel eyes wolf I paint (an xmas present from my mom…) turns out as nice as she did! 😀 definately liking the interference green with the bronze color 😀
And… as I said… she’ll be up on ebay tomorrow… OR… if you really like her… PM me with an offer. 😀
I LOVE it Cheryl! Very nice!
I especially love the gold toenails!! 😀
She’s sweet… and demure… she’s awesome! 😀
Thanks guys!
I’m glad his new owner (a close friend of mine) likes him too. ^.^ Now to just get decent pics that show him off… and upload them to my gallery. ^.^
asinnamon wrote:No kidding! You brush on the chaulk in a “dust” form? Do you mix it with anything to turn it into a liquid?
No… actually… I just dust it on… blend it till I like how it looks…
Then I take the piece outside… and seal it with a clear acrylic sealer.
So this medium is applied in layers… I think that grey wolf is… approx. 5 layers…
And I do it the same every time… dust… blend… seal… dry. then Dust again. 😀
Teh final step is applying the different acrylic paints… the interference colors etc. 😀 Those are last. ^.^
Finally one last coat of sealer and it’s done! 😀
asinnamon wrote:Looks amazing! How did you do that? Oh, and what are pastels?
Thanks guys. 😀
These are pastels… Chalk pastels. 😀 What I use on horses and these wolves..
And here is Enviado (the horse) waiting for me to attack him with those pastels in front of him. 😀
And these are the paint brushes I use to apply the pastel dust… though mainly the lower three on PYOs…
Those are my weapons of choice! 😀
SilverArrow wrote:Ladybrooklyn, did you paint that horse? It looks very nice!
Yup! He’s been the pain in my arse for the last week or so. 😀
Problems with his paint… crackling in his finish… not having time… then last night as I’m ALMOST finished with him… I run out of Matte Sealer!!! ARGHH!!!!! 😛
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Try pastels Ski. ^.^
I’m gonna try to get a tutorial on it soon… but this bugger… has obsconded with my life until he’s finished. 😛
I can’t wait to see what you come up with. 😀
Still… not the best pics on this guy… I can’t get any of the interference blue on the wings to show. 😛 But here he is…
I should have taken pics of the brown one… she’s pretty much done and ready for ebay…. 😛 Oh well… later tonight! 😀
LMK what you guys think! 😀
Yup… the brown wolf should be headed to ebay… maybe this weekend…
Unless you want to make an offer on her. 😉 I’m always willing to sell off of ebay too… HATE their fees. 😛
Hum… good point…
well if they go on thin… but opaque they do sound good… interesting…
I might have to cruise ebay for some. ^.^ I just don’t want to pay the gamer store prices! ::hee hee::
