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This is not an official entery b/c i forgot to get the step by step pics :*(
But I figured this would be the place to show it considering the challenge!
This took a couple of hrs to do and I did not even get to finish it. It was getting late, but at least my daughter in law sat there long enough for me to get it to a point were i could take a decent pic.

Cute boy design!

At first I thought: I can't participate in the August challenge, I paint my own kids... But then I remembered that I have a very good friend who is due in 1 month . So here you go - my very first belly painting



It took around 45 mins. I think, I hadn't seen her in a while so we had a lot of talking to do

Argh, the picture becomes unsharp . It seems to happen when I upload it, I hope you can still read it

Very nice...I love your roses!! Good job

Great Job!!!!

YEAH! Whitney let me come over & do her belly today! So, here it is:

I used:

Many 1/2 sponges
#4 round brush
DFX metallic white & light blue, gold, bronze & that oxidized light green(I can't remember the name)
Wolfe metallic blue
Paradise black(I wanted the washed out look that it gave)
Starblend black(for shading... Thank you Lilly Walters for this trick!!!)

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I used Wolfe white to draw out the basic design.

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Shaded in the blue areas & the gold areas.

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Filled in the dove w/ metallic white

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Shading w/ Starblend black & Paradise black

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Knot work w/ Wolfe white

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Line work Paradise black.. more shading Starblend black


The finished design

These are all very beautiful!

These look great!!! I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with. Bellies!!!! So exciting!!!

Well, I'm not sure how mine will measure up with the rest of them, but I at least wanted to try. All the paints are Snazaroo, sponge, small round (#2?) and a large round (#6?).


outlined in white


sponged on the largest coloured areas


filled in the other coloured areas


started adding some details


outlines


added a border and some "sparkles" near the fairy

That is a cute design Perry Noia

Awesome work y'all!!

Yeah Perry! Very cute!

oh i love them!

Now that the unicorn challenge is finished, I hope to see lots more bellies!

Me too... the problem is everyone has a face, but pregnant bellies take time to grow

Oh Perry that is so beautiful, wonderful work

That was my first time doing a belly... it was fun

I'm not 100% happy with the "background" at the bottom... the sky looks ok and the foreground stuff, but oh well... I'll keep working on it. And now I've got people asking me how much I charge for belly painting.... quick, um... $25!

Perry Noia wrote:That was my first time doing a belly... it was fun

I'm not 100% happy with the "background" at the bottom... the sky looks ok and the foreground stuff, but oh well... I'll keep working on it. And now I've got people asking me how much I charge for belly painting.... quick, um... $25!

My 10 minute PPB price at festivals is $25.
My come to your home & do one for a photo shoot is $50/hr(2-3 hours).
Some day I want a house w/ a studio, but right now I have a house w/ a scary, hairy German Shepard

Draw the outlines of the baby.
Base of white metallic DFX mixed with baby bleu DFX.
Dark Blue metallic (Eulenspiegel) sponged around the base.
Background of the inside is orange metallic (eulenspiegel)
Continue to paint with the desired colors and outline with black.

HA! The hand holding cracks me up! Great idea!

OMG! So clever Anita!

I love the hands!

That is ADORABLE Anita!

Gosh I wish someone close to me was expecting! I've never done a belly before and I'd love the chance!