Hi Everyone!
Well, today I'm 71yrs old. Rain sent me this beautiful card. Thank you Sis.
This crazy looking guy reminds me of a purple people eater. LOL
Now for the featured artist today
Cats and dogs
DVArtist Nicole Campanella's blog. Living in the Pacific Northwest sharing my experience with gardening, recipes and my art in extreme Halloween, graphite, acrylics, leather, and clay. Please join in with Friday Face OFF. Create a blog post, feature a face in any art medium. The faces can be human, alien, animal, and the strange and wonderful. Link up and share.
Hi Everyone!
Well, today I'm 71yrs old. Rain sent me this beautiful card. Thank you Sis.
Now for the featured artist today
Cats and dogs
Hi Everyone!
Welcome to FFO. The place to show of any type of face. Link back to this blog, link up with MR. Linky, then leave comments. Can't wait to see all the faces.
I do have to apologizes for the awful photos this week. We are in perpetual winter and everything is dark and gloomy.
Make even amounts of rolled clay, starting from a ball then roll them out. |
I tend to go thick but you can make them any size you want. Place the rolls over the tops of the eyes and blend in. |
Then do the same for the bottom part of the eye. |
Wet your fingers to keep the clay moist so blending goes well. |
Keep shaping and blending until you like what you have. |
Add other features and allow to dry. |
I used pastels on these faces. |
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Then paint the eyeballs. Blow any excess away. |
With a larger brush and any color you like, fill the brush with pastel. |
I used a periwinkle color that doesn't show up very well but I did cover the entire face.
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Now, to darken the color and add shadows. |
With a blade scrape off a bit of the color you want to use. You don't need much for this so start small. |
Use the small brush. I spritz some water on the back of my hand and dampen, just dampen the brush. Then tap it into the powdered pastel. Start light. Not too much on the brush or you will get a big dark spot that is hard to remove. |
Using the same wet technique paint your face any way you like. |
Mine ended up like this. Remember I am making creatures. You can get as real as you like. |
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Hi Everyone!
Today is FFO. Here you can show off any type of face. Then, link back to my blog, link up with Mr. Linky, and leave comments. It's that easy!
Wash a veggi can. Paint it any color you like. ![]() |
Prepare your clay. Brush some white glue onto the can where the face will go. |
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Roll out clay |
Place on can seal down the sides. |
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Mark out where you want facial features. |
Make 2 even sized balls of clay |
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Brush eye area with a bit of water and place in the clay. |
Using the tool of your choice smooth in the eyes. |
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Roll out a piece of clay |
That looks something like this. |
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Place between the eyes. |
Adjust by pushing up to where you want the nose to end. Smooth the sides. |
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Roll out a thick piece of clay and place it for the brow. | With your fingers blend it in. | | ||||
Go All the way to the top of the head. |
Make 2 small clay snakes for the eyes. |
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wrap them around the eyes and blend in. |
Make a ball of clay and cut in half. |
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Place on sides of nose and blend and shape. |
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Using the end of anything, make nose holes. As you push in also push out to form the sides better. |
For the bottom lip and chin. Roll a ball of clay then mash down half of it. |
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Start to shape the bottom lip. |
Apply it to where the bottom lip will be on your face. Blend and shape. |
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Make a clay snake for the top lip shape and blend. |
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