When I first started painting people in acrylic, I looked at the photo and made my best guess with the skin paint colors that I had on hand. Once I got the book, Painting People in Acrylic with Lee Hammond, I opened up to more color possibilities. I added orange, blue and red; not the normal colors I had normally added when painting skin tones.
With the practice exercises of painting spheres, my blending techniques also improved.
This is the first face painting I did after practicing some skills that I learned in Hammond's book.
There are some things I would do differently now, were I to paint this boy again; however I am pleased with my first attempt with the skills I learned then.
If you're looking to take your skin painting skills in acrylic to the next level, I recommend this informative book by Lee Hammond, Paint People in Acrylic. It covers tips for painting skin as well as fur, brush maintenance, blending techniques, and more.
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Cheryl Paton
"Are the dishes in the dishwasher clean or dirty?" This is a question I used to get asked a lot. That is until I designed and purchased a dishwasher magnet. Of course, it has to be manually turned either up or down, but the learning curve is worth it.
Now my daughter and I both use it. How about you? Will a dishwasher magnet make your life simpler? It can as long as you and the others in your household adjust to the learning curve of turning the clean or dirty side up, as appropriate.
Sometimes I even have to look at the magnet to see if the dishes are dirty or clean.
Here is a link to various dishwasher magnets that I designed. There is a bit of a variety - from abstract designs to baseball, and ones for animal lovers. I had purchased one of the large round magnets and we have been using it for several years now. The large magnet is easy to grab and turn around.
I made the designs and Zazzle.com, a print on demand company, does the printing on the magnets, and the shipping.
Something so simple has also made our lives simpler.
Cheryl Paton
