Sept./Oct. Challenge

Hiya,This month's challenge theme is a new and orginal Halloween full-face design. All submissions are due by October 24, 2008. You will post them here along with a step by step of the design. All entries will be voted on by your peers using a poll. Judging will be based on quality and orginality. The prize will be a 2.5 oz. size of the Kryolan Interferenze Bronze-the ULTIMATE GOLD! Good Luck and Happy Painting!-Metina

Step by steps? Darn ... I did a couple of neat things last week but didn't take step photos!

It sounds like you'd post one picture of the complete design, and then verbal step-by-step directions? That would solve your problem Shannon.

It would. But of course step by step photos help other painters grasp the design better. Submit what you have Shannon and maybe by the end of the challenge, you could paint it again and take photos then? Just a thought.

-Metina

PS You know how we just all love those step by steps. I may have to make it, its own area!

Decided to post this one ... I have others but the Snaz Halloween Free for All will be up soon and think I might hold a few back for that!!

Ohhh eeeeeeeeeee hehehehehehhehe

PRETTY! WOW. Love that one!! I'm doing two harvest festivals (a few days before Halloween and right on it) and BOTH are church events and have specifically requested no witches, goblins, ghosts or spooky scary stuff!! I'm happy to comply, but I just know the kids are going to be asking for 'contraband' face painting! hehe /sigh I really wanted to paint some scary spooky faces this year!!

Direct quote from my 23 month old upon seeing your painting Shannon... "Wow! Take picture, mom, take picture!"

Too cute. Thought you'd like to know, you're even impressing the toddler set!

Aww... cute!! Thanks all...glad you like it and hope you can use it!!

Looks good! Hope this will get the ball rolling.

Does the Halloween Face have to be typical Halloween themed scary stuff (witches, ghosts, goblins, etc) or can it also be something like what Kids would want for dressing up...ergo, I just did this Tiger Face and have step by steps!

Edit: I reduced the link to the thumbnail...click for close ups. Thanks!



I've not posted a picture from a site link before...so trying to get this pic to post! Might have several 'edits' on this post!!

Update: YEAH! Got it to work. I'm not used to the BBCode...duh...now I understand! I was using the wrong coding. Ok..so do we post the step by steps here too...or wait to see if it is wanted?

I don't know where you're supposed to post them, but thought I'd let you know that... personally... I always love step by steps! So, it's definitely wanted.

Thanks,
Sherry

Good Question. What if we post the end result here and the step by steps in the albums. I am working on upgrading the albums and this will be much easier to post and share real soon. Keep up the good work.

As to the question, my thought behind the challenge was only Halloween, but to get things rolling, I think we would all agree that Halloween Costume faces would be acceptable as well.

How about the 'Step by Steps' in the 'How did you do that' section. Then it's there as a tutorial anyways.

Cool....I just know there are ALOT of kitty faces at halloween...it's a classic! Plus...isn't all face painting kinda of 'Halloween fodder' by it's very nature! hehe

Sounds good to me. Great suggestion.

Here is one that might be popular this Halloween: The Joker Face

(Click the pic for a close up)

Hiya,

Just to update that the prize for this month's challenge is the 2.5 oz. Kryolan Interferenze Bronze, the Crème de la Crème of gold!

OKAY!!! Love that colour. I am really stingy about using mine... don't want to run out!!

Is this ok for Halloween? If not... no worries!

A purple dinosaur!? Better watch out or the Barney police will be after ya!!!

That look's very nice Heather! I just wish we could get more people into the challenge. Any thoughts?

Hey now, who knows what skin color the dinosaurs had

She-Rex is more violet and pink ....haha...

Besides the Wolfe Brothers' book has it in greens (and so does yours, Shannon) and I wanted to make it 'mine'...so I changed the colors. It was purple or blues! Purple pinks usually win out with me.

Mmm, well...I know Kathy just painted a wicked awesome 'sugarskull' face...I wish she'd upload it!

I'm just doing a bunch of them anyway...for Halloween and the 'Business Portrait Builder'. Having fun and figure it might inspire someone to upload their stuf too! Mmmm....come on ladies!!

Don't worry about 'original' stuff...just do your own version of one you like. Nothing is truely original...we're all affected by the images we've seen....and each face painting is unique, even if done by the same artist.

Besides...you really will love that Kryolan Interference Bronze!! It's uber cool 'gold'.

Maybe all the other ladies are so busy 'booked' they don't have time to put up a new pic for the contest!

Thank you for the comments. I was starting to wonder if I was posting too many of my latest creations (eeks) . I'm just in the 'newly excited' stage still! haha

OH, I do have one other idea on why there might not be more pictures. Posting here is kind of a pita. I have to upload to the gallery first. Then go to that picture in the gallery and click the 'copy' button for the thumbnail size and then copy that to a post here.

I know it's convoluted, but it's the only way I could get pictures to post here. At least you can then click a thumbnail and it'll open the the full sized gallery picture.

/shrug (boggle)

Maybe that will help anyone that hasn't uploaded because they are still figuring it out!!

I post my photos as links... to my server. I haven't put the ones in the emails in my gallery. Click on the image icon (the one that is a photo - it is the 7th one from left to right) and a box pops up that asks for a link. I just cut and past the address of my image to the box.

I would love to enter a picture. I think I have something in mind. I have to paint it first though, so I'll post again real soon.

Me too! I'll post something soon too...after I figure out what I'm going to enter