Step-by-Step - 2009 Part 2 Contest

By popular demand we are continuing our Step by Step contest. This is a perpetual contest due to its popularity and value to beginners. Once we fill up a page with ten step by step designs we automatically will open another round of this contest. We suggest you send in three to five photos along with a text description of each step. We will close this contest when we have ten different step by step designs. We allow a maximum of three entries per person for this contest.

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Contests ends when we have a total of 10 step-by-step entries.

Sponge a color base around the eye (any color they want, but not too dark!) Place a couple of claws with a round brush in diffrent sizes with white and fill them in With black on your brush, outline the colored area and make some spots, lines and cracks With a fine brush, outline the claws and place half circles around the broad side of the claw, so it looks as if it comes out. Also put some fine lines in the claw, to make it look a bit used. If they want to, you can finish it of with some “blood” dripping.
THIRD PLACE
Bernette Dijkhuizen     January 20, 2010     #10     link

Double load a 3/4 paint brush. The first five pedals are a ruffled scroll stroke. Start on the        chisel edge and pull upwards on the diagonal. gradually increasing pressure. Wiggle the brush to form ruffles at the top of the stroke. Continue to ruffle the scroll stroke, than relax onto the chisel and slide down-wards to complete the stroke.

 

To form the center of the rose, paint an upside down U. This is done by using a C stroke.        Start on the chisel edge and pull up, continue the curve applying pressure. Gradually release pressure while continuing the curve. Lift back up to the chisel edge. Over lap the U, with the same stroke except turn it upside down. Continue placing curved comma strokes, back and forth to fill in the rose.

To make the rosebuds, paint an upside down U. This is done by using a C stroke. Start on the

chisel edge and pull up, continue the curve applying pressure. Gradually release pressure while continuing the curve. Lift back up to the chisel edge. Over lap the U, with the same stroke, except turn it upside down.

 

To add small leafs, lay your brush down flat, drag, slide, twist, stand up on the chisel edge. For larger leafs, start on the chisel edge, lay your brush down flat, and pull upwards on the diagonal, increase pressure, wiggle, relax onto the chisel edge. This will form half on the leaf. Flip your brush over and repeat the same steps to form the other half of the leaf.

 

To add baby's breath to your design, simply by using a round brush, loaded with white and bounce the color.

 
FIRST PLACE
Gina Newsum     January 20, 2010     #9     email
 
paint a relatively pleasant looking model green rough in the teeth and horns with white outline the teeth and horns with black add details, scales, eye make up and an outline  
Danica Lorer     September 14, 2009     #8     email

Draw a diamond shape in the center of the design space and then create a “pinwheel” effect around it using a small flat brush.  Make sure the ends of the lines extend beyond the diamond shape just as shown.  Then add four lines in a broken square around the diamond.

 From the right side of the top line, drawn a line down connecting with the pinwheel portion  and from the left side of the bottom line, draw a line up also connecting to the pinwheel as shown.  Be careful to leave a small gap at the intersection of lines so you can tell which lines are crossing over and which are under.

Repeat the process starting with the top of the left side line and then the bottom of the right hand line.

 

 Complete the cross by connecting the left side of the top line, then the right side of the bottom line, then the bottom of the left line and finally the top of the right side line. Lines drawn later in the design always go UNDER lines drawn previously – so it is important to follow this order so the knots are correct. Finish the design by outlining all lines – being careful to observe the over and under intersections.  Add embellishments on the outside or color in the inside.
Ginny Sieminski     September 14, 2009     #7     link     
   
Blend the background from white, yellow to orange with a sponge draw with a white pencil a giraffe and fill in white the colors you like, I've used brown, white, red and black with your fantasy draw with brown, white and green the contours of the rounding. For the flowers I used earstick doped in white and green for a different style    
Marian Velthuis     September 14, 2009     #6     link
Sponge on a white base from the top lip up, not including the eye area.  Do leave a bit of empty space at the top of the forehead to allow room for the ears.

Sponge black around the eyes and on the tip of the nose.  Make two circle shapes with the sponge at the top of the white on the forehead, these are the two ears.

Using a round brush, paint a thin vertical line from the tip of the nose to the top of the lip and make a small triangle at the bottom of that line.  Make two small lines at the corners of the mouth to suggest a smile.  Then use short, slightly curving strokes around the ears and eyes to give them a more wispy/furry look, and add similar lines around the outer border to outline the mask.

 Paint the bottom lip black for a more boyish panda, or red/pink and sparkly for a more girly look.  You can add a bit of glitter or diamond dust on the white areas to make the overall design a bit more sparkly.
SECOND PLACE
Jean Smith-Chatfield     June 9, 2009     #5     
start with an orange triangle above each brow and continue the outer end towards the ear from there you draw a diagonal line to the mouth. you go over the mouth in order to "close" the mask. paint the nose and half of the cheeks in white. the lower part of the mask with orange and draw a thick line on each side of the nose. continue that line under the eyebrow. outine in black the mask and each eye. you can add glitter or golden lines as highlights. you can add white for some more highlights and depth to the mask.
Harmony Roth Shabtai     June 9, 2009     #4   link
Double load your brush and paint an outline of five loose hearts with the point toward the center.

Fill in the color of the petals and blend a bit of white in for highlights. Have some of the darker color around the outside edges of the petals.   I used dark pink to make lines radiating from the center out toward each petal.

 a dot of black in the very center and blend out with a dry brush.  Outline the petals in black.  The outline should be a little shaky, not a perfectly straight line.

Add a leaf in two shades of green.  Outline part of the petals in white to make it pop.

 

 Outline the leaf in black and shade a bit with a dry brush.  Add white if you like.  Add a yellow stamen (tear drop shape thick to thin) and some dots around the top.   This can be your finished flower or you can add glitter and or gel to outline.
Shirley Pine     June 9, 2009     #3     link
Start with a lime green base over the nose, on the cheek bones and over each eyebrow add dark green between the eyebrows and on the cheeks

add purple under each eye, and outline the mask with black and blend to soften using a dry q-tip color the eyelid itself in black. enhance each eyebrow with a curving line and blend.

 add white highlights to give it a more 3-d look. you can now add teeth if you choose.
Harmony Roth Shabtai     June 9, 2009     #2   link
Sponge on white teardrops over eyes and a bright red base forming a
mask shape.
Blend some bronze over forehead area to highlight.		 Frame the eye teardrops with black and add the spiderweb using a
series of long teardrops		 Paint in the joining lines of the web and add horn shapes in white
randomly around the edge of the mask.		 Outline the horns with black; adding details to give the 3D appearance
and add a jagged edge to frame the whole mask.		 Finish by highlighting the web with white.
Claire Guest     June 9, 2009     #1     link