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Congratulations to the winner of my Party Animals book giveaway: Kristen Muscat! In addition to the book, Kirsten has also won a WellerWishes "doggie prize pack" consisting of:
A set of four (4) WellerWishes "Garden Pug" art magnets
And, last but not least, a hand-painted, original art wood ring featuring a cute little doggie! Modern palette of black, white and red! (Silver-plated adjustable ring base.)
Congratulations to Kirsten, and Thank EVERYONE for Tweeting and Facebooking and commenting up a storm! Wish everyone could win! But don't fret - you can still get a copy of the Party Animals book here, and every penny of the proceeds goes to A Place To Bark. That is totally cool and totally worth it!
October 15 will see the start of the Party animals original art auctions on EBAY! Please check it out and if you are so moved, please bid. And remember that 100% of the proceeds from the original art auctions are going towards helping stray and abandoned animals have a NEW LIFE, thanks to A Place To Bark's hard work and all - around amazingness.
You can sign up to get auction updates here (bottom of page).
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Once my pencil work was completed, I went in with my Rapidograph pen (.25 point size nib). I love this part of the process. I can kind of "zone out" and let my brain go on autopilot. Inking the lines is still a very creative process but it's kind of like rollerskating wearing knee pads. You are protected to begin with, but you can take a few chances and still feel safe.
Here's the final video featuring the painting I created for the Party Animals book! In this short video, I chat about the details I put in the piece and how those little things mean a lot. > Enter my Party Animals book giveaway
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I began my composition by simply fleshing out my idea in rough sketch form. I was not sure where I was going with it, but part of the fun is the journey. I just knew that I liked the idea of all different kinds of dogs dressed in party gear. Each type of dress would show off the individual dog's personality. I love to do characters and show little personality traits through what they are wearing, facial expressions, and demeanor. So I knew that this idea would work perfectly with my sensibilities! > Enter my Party Animals book giveaway
Once I drew a bunch of the dog heads, I decided I would fit them all together, kind of like a puzzle, as though they really were at a party! I wanted to add my signature flourishes—a decorative border plus some fun title lettering, as well. But that would come later...
I then took many of my dog heads and I worked them into the desired space. After scanning the original sketches, I worked in Photoshop to cut them out, head by head, and place them into the desired size of composition (in this case, the entire piece is 8" x 8"). I sized the heads to allow extra space for my lettering/title and the decorative border. Once this layout was complete, I printed out the art to actual 100% size on a piece of 8.5 x 11 paper. Then I drew it onto watercolor paper using my lightbox and the printout as a rough guide. I never trace art work directly because I feel that the finished traced line always lacks life. It makes a huge difference to just redraw instead of trace—it's like night and day! You can really see the difference! So instead, I used the print-out guide as just that: a guide, a marker for where things should be placed in the finished composition. Using the light-pencil lines I put on the paper from the lightbox/printiout sketch, I then redrew all of the elements freehand in my own hand once again. This time I generally followed the original sketch so the general characters is still intact. After this was complete, I then pencilled the title lettering and the decorative border directly onto the watercolor paper freehand.
Friday: ink phase and see the final painting!
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In this next-to-last video demo of my Party Animals painting contribution, I show you one way that I like to use metallic paint. I also give tips on adding texture to your painting, and how a little shading can help elevate your work. > Enter my Party Animals book giveaway
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Monday (today) through Friday is Party Animals Week here on my blog! First up are the final two video demos of the painting I created especially for the Party Animals book project. This one focuses on how to get colors to harmonize well together in a small composition. I offer a tip and a trick or two to help you to wiggle your favorite colors into a painting even if the colors might not seem to "go together" at first. Hope you enjoy!
Love these dogs! ^^
YAY!