She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
I was asked how my Russian Doll project is coming. I must admit that it’s coming slowly because it takes me so much effort to paint small (and I’m not really that good at it), and even doing a little one like the one in this entry is about two hours of work… I expect about twenty-five hours in the whole project. Anyway, I am working on it, and here’s the bird!
The picture doesn’t do it justice because it’s painted in iridescent paints and shimmers from tone to tone from different angles.
Update: And the dog too…
November 27th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
wow, i love it. cant wait to see the set.
just…LOVE it.
November 27th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
The good ones always downplay their talents!
November 27th, 2007 at 5:33 pm
That looks pretty kewl!
November 27th, 2007 at 9:39 pm
Lovely, I’m so excited to see the rest of them. Keep it up, th time you’re putting in is worth it.
November 27th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Just a side note, you might want to cut them in half before you paint them, the paint might chip if you attempt to cut them after all of the painting is complete. I carved a puppet out of wood once, painted it, then decided that I wanted the hands to have a different shape. The paint chipped when I cut it. Just might save you some time and work to consider.
November 27th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
Amelia – The dolls are already cut of course, I separate them relatively fresh, and acrylic paint doesn’t chip anyway… So it’s been a non-issue with them…
November 28th, 2007 at 3:37 am
aww they’re cute.
can’t wait to see the whole lot of them finished.
November 28th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
Soo fun looking. Love the look on the dog’s face.
November 28th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Shannon it is so amazing just how much you do from day to day… what time do you wake up in the morning?
November 28th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
I think it’s turning out quite nice!