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Wow you guys just went dolphin crazy very cool.

Great dolphins! I need time to paint one!

These are all SOOOOO beautiful and creative! I love seeing everyone's different level of skill and style, each one just lovely.

Everyone's Dolphins look beautiful! This is my first entry into a contest so i'm a little nervous

I talked my daughter into letting me paint her, and then she didn't want to open her eyes for the pictures! I talked to her about being still, and she took that to mean keeping her eyes shut! I think she was actually asleep by the last picture, but either way she liked it and I got to practice

Paints used: Aussie Mermaid and Seashell Arty Cakes, Wolfe White, Yellow, and Grey, and Paradise Black.

Brushes: 1/4 inch brush, #4 round, #7 round, and a little detail brush that came with a skin color wolfe kit (I don't know what size - it's the black one in the picture)



Step 1: Using the 1/4 inch bruch create the bases of waves using the light colors of the Aussie Mermaid cake. Using the #7 brush define the waves with the white and light blue from the seashell cake - keep the blue on the inside of the wave.
Step 2: Using a the #4 brush, paint yellow between the waves, and the edge of the mask. feather out the yellow so there is not a harsh edge.
Step 3: Outline the waves in Wolfe white with the detail brush, and add swirls to center of each wave. Also add dark blue (Seashell cake) details aound the outside of the waves, and highlighting the swirls.
Step 4: Sketch in dolphins with white, and paint them grey with the #7 brush.
Step 5: Using the detail brush - Outline the dolphins in black, add in the eye and the fins. Also highlight the dolphins belly and around the edges with white.

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Sorry the picture is so big!

I love your dophins faces!

Oh...my...heck. Beautiful submissions. There isn't a bad one in the bunch. Nice job guys. I love dolphins. The different water treatments you all are doing are SWEET!

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Happyvickery that's a cool design you did there, I'd say that was a very successful first entry YAY for you.

sparklyone love your new avatar pic it's soooo pretty.

Aaawww Happyvickery she really does look asleep! So cute.

Awesome Happyvickery !!!

Thanks you guys! You make me feel much better. Everyone elses looks so perfect, but I guess you get better by going out of your comfort box.

I wish I had the finished design in my mind before I started. That would have made it much easier I think. I don't know how you guys just wing it :)For a first try "designing" something instead of just trying someone elses creations, I'm very happy with how it turned out All I could think was I wish I sketched the dolphins in first so I could place the waves a little better around them. But I think kissy face dolphins are cute so I'm glad I added them in - plus it let me enter the competition - Yay! I wanted the waves to be thick swirls instead of "waves" and I think they look okay. Maybe less dark blue next time? No matter what I'm learning a little about placement so it's all worth it!

HappyVickery I do this all the time but it helps me figure out what I want to do next time and how to layer the paint better for each new design its the only way I can learn really. I really love the combo of the yellow and blue. Great Job.

Wow, I missed this thread a few days and it has exploded! What a variety of dolphins. Very inspiring. I like how everybody has their own spin.
I practised 2 dolphins on my arm (see facebook PaintingPleasure), but now I'm thinking about a face design. I need a lot of practise.

what a lovely design!

Soooo now i'm ready ;-)
My colours are from Diamond FX and the most Brushes from Eulenspiegel a view are from FX too.
But see self at my slide Show.
Hope you like it.




(Hope you understand me)
The Brushes you can see it on the Slideshow.
Step 1: load Sponge with Diamond FX white and make a circle for Moon and then i pushing the sponge for make the stripes off
Step 2: then i load my sponge with my selfmade cake (D FX Colours white, light blue and darkblue) and make the horizont
Step 3: now i take the black from D FX ant make the Dolphins and then the Water.
Step 4: then i take D FX white and make Stars and Dots
Step 5: i take the dark blue from my cake and make also Dots
Step 6: than my little mistake ;-) i have forget to build my moon with light/dark blue from my cake and a little bit Hexengrün (witchgreen) from Eulenspiegel now i must the Dolphins a little bit with black ähhh ohhh i cant say it in english... to make wrong colours away ahhhhh I'm so sorry!
Step 7: i create the lips with black, blue's and white dots.
Step 8: I take my glitter from FX (white, black and dark blue) and put it of the Moon, Sparkling Stars, Dolphins, Water and Lips. Done!

Greetings from Germany
Conny

@ SuzySparkles, I LOOOOOOOOOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Inspired by wolfe brothers, using 3/4 flat brush, size 4 round, 3/8 angle brush, paints used: all TAG, rainbow: mix of neon and regular colours, Dolphin: pastel grey, outlines: black, stars and highlights: white, blue stars and water: dark blue, glitter pink for lips and TAG holographic glitter on the dolphins.

Step by step:
1. add rainbow colours in half figure 8 design with size 4 brush
2. add grey dolphins using flat brush
3. while dolphins are drying add lipstick colour and glitter
4. add water splashes in white and blue (try to make yours look more realistic than mine!)
5. add stars on rainbow dots on face and highlights on dolphins
6. add black outline on dolphins
7. add detail to dolphins
8. add blue stars
9. add more blue to water splashes
10. add glitter
11. enjoy!
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Ooops I forgot to mention that I used TAG pearl Skye blue for eyeshadow and put some TAG holographic glitter over the top.

Ok so I figured out what i wanted to put on the forehead of my design lol it's actually the pinstriping from the front of my husband's tow truck. I was walking by and it was right at eye level and all i could think was "that would look lovely on someone's forehead!" so i played around with it on my leg to figure out how to execute it but my daughter is already in bed. I was going to put it off till tomorrow but got sick of listening to my husband's scanner so i locked myself in the bathroom with a dean martin cd so now you'll just have to take a gander at my mug lol

I couldn't get the "tiara" piece just right on myself unfortunately but you get the idea. i think it looks much better this way than the original submission. In other words, Mandi, feel free to say "told ya so" lol

Suzy love your design.

Carolyn WOW lovely design so wonderful to see you entering. Great slideshow & a cutie ta putie model

Hey Mizz that looks fantastic with the tear drops in the centre it really brings the whole design together. Glad I could be helpful.

It looks better in person i think i need to invest in an actual camera. In the picture the tear drops look smushed together but they aren't in real life except the ones on the end...but those are suppose to overlap i swear lol

You rock Mandi

I am so amazed! My dolphins really stink up the room, so I am super excited to try some of these designs!

-Metina

I had so much fun attempting my first challenge today I thought I'd have another go! thankfully my little girl was cooperative and an amazing model.

This design is inspired by a design of Bec Anthonys that I learnt during one of her courses.

What I used:
Paints: Snazaroo sparkle yellow, sparkle orange, TAG pearl rose, black & white, pearl pink, TAG hologrpahic glitter
Brushes: size 4 round, size 4 renoir (for flowers) & a sponge

Step by step:
1. lay down yellow, orange and pink with sponge and blend into each other
2. add white eye pattern on one side
3. add clouds, sun and water ripple in white on other side and lipstick colour
4. add tropical scene (palm trees) and dolphins in black
5. put more black dolphins as eye designs
6. add seagulls
7. add flowers with renoir brush, do this by double loading first white, then the tip with pink. lay the tip of the brush at the centre of the flower and then lay brush down to create petal effect
8. add white highlights (dots, starbursts etc)
9. add TAG holographic glitter on eyelids and dolphins



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very cute!

loving all these design's. caro i really like that last one it is sooooo pretty