My aunt gave me two
colorbok bobble head plaster figurines - a cat and bear, and I've been wondering what theme to paint them in. The cat has a nicely shaped head, so I chose to paint it first. It's supposed to have this mane around its head, hence the curly hair design. The green was just a random choice, and its got sort of a poison ivy thing going on.
The figures are small, around 3.5 inches tall. This made painting a bit strenuous, and my back was tired after painting this cat.
Enjoying the outdoors :
The bear was kind of a challenge for me. His face was so happy and friendly that I didn't know how to make it look badass. I tried painting on an initial layer of flesh tone (since I didn't have any available primer paint), it made painting the following colors smoother. At the blue paint stage I was being spontaneous - I didn't have a clue what the shapes were going to look like!
I remember having this old bottle of gold Sakura Tempera powder, and decided to try mixing it with dark blue and the effect was not as I expected. It was a bit streaky when I painted it on, and as the mixture dried up, it became lumpy in some parts. Mistake on my part for not trying it on a small area first, I was too caught up in painting it. The mixture dried up quick and got clumpy, so I painted over it. The final effect was not as clean as the cat, but I'm happy with it.
