Newbie Challenge # 5 & 6

Since I am doing two weeks together I thought I would choose a new title.

We have had
Newbie Challenge #1 & #2: Spidey & Butterflys

Newbie Challenge #3 & #4: Tigers & Lines

Since we have a "open post" for other facepainting (YEAH!) I am going to go ahead and do a specific challenge.

so the challenge for this upcoming week----

Unicorns.

If you struggle like I do--In fact I don't think I have ever done a unicorn--they look so hard---untill I saw this video. I could wait to try one after seeing this!

https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D7XK08BLAM6s%26feature%3Dyoutu.be&h=zAQEKHqgw


You have a week! Enjoy!

I love when I find something to help me kick some painting butt! Thanks to FEE for doing this video!

Ooh, I've never painted a unicorn but I've been meaning to try! Fabbytastic choice. xx

I can't get a good photo of this AT. ALL.....but here it is anyway, my first unicorn ever!

I'll do another one soon, and try to get a decent photo by doing it on my leg instead of my arm.

Wow! great first try! I have yet to try mine--but it will be coming sometime in the next week.

A lot of our newbies seemed to disappear-- Hope they come back!

Great Unicorn Kammy! It is way better than my current Uni! Love the detail in the hair

Thanks, Amy and Tia. I'm quite pleased with it, and will try to do more of them so I can get my time down a bit. It's nice having that first gig behind me, so that I can branch out more and practice random things, instead of only concentrating on the designs on my board.

Isn't face painting amazing? Art- and community-wise, I don't think I've ever encountered anything quite like it.

amylady222 wrote:

Oh no! Who's gone? Who have we lost?

We were building such a lovely little sub-community of newbies here, I'd hate that to go awry.

Nobody is allowed to leave, y'hear?

It just seems like compaired to the first challange we have a lot less activity in this challenge

amylady222 wrote:It just seems like compaired to the first challange we have a lot less activity in this challenge

Perhaps they've all suddenly got tons of face painting work....?

In any case, I love the newbies who ARE here, and I'm really enjoying the challenges, even if I am sometimes a bit late with them. Thanks for doing these.

Kammy x

Maybe when we see newbie people in the "introductions" thread we can invite them here to join us?

I was trying too, but for a while there I wasn't online as much as I wanted, but I am trying to invite more....
Kammy--I hope they are so busy with real jobs they can't work on practice!!

Your unicorn's great, Daphne - but I really love the butterfly on the left, too! You have a real eye for colour and the wings are such a pretty shape.

today it was my purple day... (I'm going to post two other paintings I did today...)
Don't you like my beautifull (ahum.... more like messed up, the lines are way to thick) stars?? Hihihi

Yeah Daphne--I love the drop shadow on the butterfly-Nice job on your unicorn--they look so hard!

Figured out my company isn't coming till next week and I have a few hours before kids come home, so I am off to paint a unicorn!

I do like the challenges!!!
And this one only started today!!!!

I love the challenges! Keep 'em coming!!

Here's my first try at the unicorn:)

My first one stroke unicorn (inspired by Fee Jackson):



My first try at a face unicorn (inspired by Shannon Fennell):



Sorry about the size, they're on facebook.

amylady222,
I'm glad you liked my video .
I didn't paint the unicorn, but took a video and edited it. Susan was demoing another unicorn (Fee Jackson's) too, but the video didn't turn out good.
This is one stroke unicorn by Fee Jackson:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.401922656541891.94528.197535800313912&type=1&fb_source=message
And check out this video too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbU3-rx0CQk

Katerra--Thanks for taking the credit! I am really bad at doing that! I know that ticks people off big time and I am sorry!

I do like the video and the Fee Jackson one is great too--I watched the other video and I like that also! So much Talent out there.

This is what I did today---I would watch videos and copy their style--then I did one at the end that way a combo of what I liked and made my own style.

Here you go!


1st one I did--


Not sure whose video this was--some random person on youtube, but I didn't follow it very well. I Like the eye of this one


Like this one--needs work


The Evil hutchback Unicorn---has potential--needs work


I liked this ones, but --needs work (Lets just assume they ALL need work)


This is the one I did on my own--guess it looks like unicorns are on the Need to perfect list!

Doe--I like the Angle on the 2nd one--my computer is acting strange and won't let me click to see the whole picture of the 1st one!

Amylady I like the third one of yours the best but I think they all have super cute faces and ears!

I also like the third one the best, that one speaks...
and I like the shape of the eye of the first one

Leilani - gorgeous, delicate black line work on your unicorn. It really gives movement to the mane. :-)

Doe - I can't see your first one because it's so big, sorry! My unicorn was inspired by Fee Jackson too. I guess I watch so many tutorials these days, I presume everyone will see the influence, and then have to slap myself when I realise they might've not seen the same tutorials as me. I like the shape of your second design, too. On an unrelated topic....you are SO going to love your new FAB paints. Much of my kit is Superstar (the same stuff) and I love the colours and texture, though the latter can take a little getting used to. Do you already have FAB, lots of stash, or are you just building a kit? What do you have so far? Curious cat, here.

EDITED TO ADD: Scrap that. I just read on another thread that you have a good stash of FAB already. And now you'll have even more. Wahey!

Amy - I love that you've posted lots, so we can see the evolution of your unicorn as you practice different styles. I like the third one best too, with its magical, gentle colours and curly mane. The last two look like they're wearing ponytails, which is appropriate and made me giggle. Yeah. I've not had my morning coffee yet.

Great work, newbie lounge! Love seeing all these unicorns, and getting ideas for my own designs too.

amylady222,
no need to apologize, I'm really happy that the video helped you!