Best tips for speedy holiday painting

Very cute Suzie and Tanya!

I took Pshurs holiday design class at FAB and got some good ideas... I'm not sure if I'm alowed to post the pics here or not though? I know there are some unspoken (and sometimes spoken) rules. Metina, what do you think?

Amanda check under the thread pics from fabbulas, I posted pics from that class, but you may have ones that I don't.

Tamara

I keep checking this thread because I have multiple day "Breakfast with Santa" where I will *try* to paint 25 to 30 an hour, for 3 hours. OMG, I will have everything rehearsed. Oh, and a line manager

Great designs! I just love the little Santa face.

This is my most popular (and so super quick with a 1" flat brush for the base) girl design - "Winter Princess". Not a boy design, but worth sharing for the speed as I can knock it out in about 30 seconds. I change it up every time, so sometimes I use snowflakes (which I suck at, so I now use a stencil) and sometimes a few vertical to horizontal teardrops.
Sorry, I don't remember where I found the idea for this or the ones below...


Here are a few more I have done that are fairly quick. Sorry they are so big!








I haven't sat down and actually painted anything, but a few boy ideas I had were a batman and spiderman with some holly or a candycane somewhere. I have a few dragons that I use the holiday colors to do instead of black/other colors. Same with my tigers, which are always a hit.

I have a super easy dragon mask that I do in holiday colors, inspired from SillyFarm. When I have more time, I fill in the eyes with color and outline the dragon face, eyes, etc.


If anyone wants a larger photo of a small one above, I'm happy to share.

Sonya
How cute are those bells!? Love them all
What brand of metallics do you use?

Thanks =). I think most of the colors on these pics are Paradise. I switched the winter princess design to Wolfe metallic blue as it's a deeper color, but I still use the Paradise for designs that I don't want to be so bold. I also switched to Wolfe gold as I think it's easier to use. Paradise metallics take some practice with. The butterfly is a rainbow cake from SillyFarm and the dragon mask is an arty cake - I think it's the Holly cake, but I'm not sure.

Sonya lovely pics thanks for sharing.

I love your holiday designs too! the bells are to die for!

dang that is big and blurry!!

but still beautiful!

I did a poinsettia on my daughter's eye. I'll have to download the pic I took with my phone tomorrow. Not even sure if the photo quality is any good, but the flower was quick and easy. I found it on a youtube tutorial. I don't remember who did it, because I was following link after link and just landed there....
Ha! Found the video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrhUKtVgErM

I like that design; simple but impressive.

we need more pouncer inspired fast holiday designs

thank you guys for all the inspiration!
My event went swimmingly, lots of very happy kids.

Just keeping this thread alive.... I just love looking at all your holiday designs and getting inspiration!

Heres a few of mine, I'm hoping to paint a new one each day leading up to christmas

Daizy, You always amaze me.
And what a sweet little reindeer!

Love, love, love the reindeer! And the poinsettia!

I too think your reindeer is terrific!! I love how you made the face small enough to actually have antlers!!

Here's some designs I plan on using this weekend



Boys are hard to please so I figured I'd use the same old designs and throw in a Santa hat or some holly and call it good!

Brilliant Lizz!!

Lizz you're a genius! I've been struggling all day with ideas for boys! I did a Christmas party on Sunday and still painted sharks...I shoulda put on a Santa hat! Thanks!

I agree! Great idea!! Sharks and dinos with Santa hats!! I think I might try angel wings and a halo! Probably wouldn't look right though.