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jcbarb
Posts:63

11/06/2007 6:51 PM	Alert
This is a beautiful drawing - you have a very expressive and sensitive line. Keep Drawing! Barb

srmph
Posts:14

11/06/2007 8:22 PM	Alert
Thank you!

May Our Lady bless you with Her Holy Child!

dlmtle

Posts:85

11/09/2007 12:22 PM	Alert
This is my 5th attempt. watercolor approx 9x12 To save time I skipped making a sketch first and used some of the paints i had mixed and that were left over from my previous attempts.

Dawna my blog http://dlmtleart.wordpress.com http://dlmtleArt.imagekind.com http://www.zazzle.com/dlmtleart*

dlmtle

Posts:85

11/09/2007 12:26 PM	Alert
this one is my third attempt. watercolor approx 9x12" my other three attempts were not completed within the 1/2 hour time limit.

Dawna my blog http://dlmtleart.wordpress.com http://dlmtleArt.imagekind.com http://www.zazzle.com/dlmtleart*

dlmtle

Posts:85

11/09/2007 12:35 PM	Alert
this is my first attempt, and it took me a little more than an hour to complete And I absolutely hated it. It has grown on me a bit since then but at the time I thought it made me look like a ghoul and could have been a halloween decoration it's colored pencil approx 8x10" on lavendar colored paper

Dawna my blog http://dlmtleart.wordpress.com http://dlmtleArt.imagekind.com http://www.zazzle.com/dlmtleart*

dlmtle

Posts:85

11/09/2007 12:43 PM	Alert
this is my 4th attempt and it took me abt 45 minutes to complete. (when the 1/2 hour was up I still had not added the eyes lips background etc) I did not bother photographing my 2nd attempt. It is watercolor approx 9x12"

Dawna my blog http://dlmtleart.wordpress.com http://dlmtleArt.imagekind.com http://www.zazzle.com/dlmtleart*

Pannet
Posts:3

11/13/2007 5:26 PM	Alert
Great idea!!! I will work on a self portrait to submit also! It's a way to get me started again - the 30 mins may help eliminate my procrastinating ways!! Phyllis

Pannet
Posts:3

11/13/2007 5:37 PM	Alert
How do you save edits to your profile? Phyllis

Pannet
Posts:3

11/28/2007 7:54 PM	Alert
Well the challenge did not keep me from procratinating - I had way too much on my plate!! Soooo rather than spend my 30 mins working on proportions I set a timer, took a photo of myself, enlarged the outline, quickly put identifying marks for feature placement and then spent the remaining time scumbling pastel dust and using colored pencils for details! Unfortunately I used a piece of copier paper (because I figured it wouldn't come out well!) and now I actually like it!! Guess I'll have to do it again!! Here is the drawing

jcbarb
Posts:63

11/28/2007 8:11 PM	Alert
This is really awesome! I like it very much. Scumble away!!! Barb

keecojo

Posts:3

11/28/2007 10:22 PM	Alert
Phyllis - That is beautiful! Well done! Kiana

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