Jan 9th: Acrylic on Canvas

We had to cancel the internet at our apartment. Lame! So my posts are going to be a day late until we get a less expensive provider. It's all good. I'm still remaining diligent and doing art every day. Yesterday, I was having quite the time trying to figure out how to paint the pattern on the oldest child's shirt. The fabric has slight wrinkling in it which is made apparent by the white lines. The paint was giving me a hard time and would either be too light and not show up at all, or be too thick and look incredibly wrong. What I did end up with I like. I only managed to get a few stripes in, but the ones that I didn't have to paint over look pretty good. I'm pleased with the effect.

Besides struggling with shirts, I also fought with ears yesterday. I couldn't for the life of me remember how I got certain skin colors and I ended up with orange, tan, pink and yellowish ears. How fabulous. The great thing about me is that even if the color looks a little off, I'm not happy and will keep trying until I get it right. So the ears on the kids are done and I also finished shading and blending the necklines. Today I plan on finishing the father's face and continue to work on the clothing. Sorry for the delayed posts :p