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love the skeletonbutterfly!

Psalmbook wrote:Yes, when we're all doing holiday designs, we're bound to have similar ideas. However, I might like Barbie's way of doing the center & Mirandas way of outlining, etc. It will help all of us, so post away!
For instance, I was going to do a candy cane inspired butterfly
I also had an idea for webs....

It's coming up...I'm still trying to convinced my model... It's so hard to paint on a P.head..

This is my attempt at a holiday butterfly. I would love some feedback as im just starting to get serious with my faces.
I used TAG pearl white, light and dark blue, yellow, orange, red and black
Round brushes, not sure of sizes.

https://i.servimg.com/u/f22/15/72/76/20/100_1314.jpg

Fiona I think thats a great Holiday butterfly, very creative!! I like the red white and blue lips.
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I love the butterfly bones too. You guys are so creative and think out side the box.... I don't even know where my box is.

Hi All, here is another offering. I am trying to think out of the box some more especially based on the offerings so far. Thats why I like these challenges...keeps you on your toes about new ways to look at traditional things.


This is my Thanksgiving Turkeyfly...lolol considering Turkeys don't actually fly..... or do they???? I forgot to take photos of the SBS I was so happy with how it turned out but I will definitely re-do and post later this evening

Paints used:
DFX Met Green, Met.Old Gold, Essential Brown Red Black
homemade WB split cake I call Fall Harvest

Tools used:
sponge
3/4" flat
#3 round

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4


Repeat on other side and voila...the finished product

hahaaaaaaaaaa, that's ace changing!! i'm loving it

Ha Ha i love the gobblers...well done.

ok, here's my remembrance day / veterans day effort.

1st of all, in red outline a kind of poppy leaf shape butterfly wing
do this on both sides and fill with red
add a black circle on the bridge of the nose and fill for the butterfly main body, outline wings in black and dry brush to shade
paint the butterfly "bottom body" / poppy stem in green / split cake
add a white dot to the centre of the poppy centre and white dots around the edge of it. you could leave it there, but i added a white soldiers headstone for the antennae. Finally, outline headstone in black and shade. Add red lips and glitter if desired.

products used. all snaz. large flat brush, small round brush, bright red, white, black, black/green split.

Wow! I love them all! It's gonna be hard to pick a winner!!

OK, is there room for 1 more? My Fall Butterfly:

I used Paradise Brown, orange & light orange for the back ground.
I used DFX Metallic orange, bronze & Oxidized (I don't remember the name but it's a tarnished light green) metallic for the leavers. DFX metallic green for the ivy & highlighted w/ wolfe dark brown & wolfe white.

Tools:
1" flat brush
round detail brush
sponge


triple load a sponge & press in the shape of the butterfly.


Use a flat brush to add leaves(arty cake style).


Twirl in some ivy w/ a small round detail brush.


Edge the leaves & design w/ wolfe dark brown(this is from the Zombie pallet) using a small round detail brush.


Highlight w/ wolfe white. Add butterfly center.

I am on a roll today. Here is my Menorahfly lolol for Channukah.

Paints used:
DFX white/ brown/ gold /blue/ black/ met. silver
Homemade WB split cake I call Ice Blue

Tools Used:
3/4" Flat
#3#6 & #5 rounds
sponge

Step 1 Sponge down base white and met. silver mixed

Step 2 Add Ice Blue split cake

Step 3 Add butterfly body

Step 4 Outline in blue and add tear drops

Step 5 Add menorah

Step 6 Add white highlights


Finished Product

OMG... I was totally planning on doing the turkey thing!!! too late on me I guess, I'm behind teh game on this one. I have a menorah idea too, I have to get my paints in from the car and get this thing done.

ok i have no idea what menorah is but i like the design!

Thank you for that.

The menorah is the name of the candle holder that Jewish people use lighting 1 candle for each day of the celebration/holiday.....at least I believe that's what it is. Although I am not Jewish I wanted to try something different so I figured why not do a channukah design in the traditional blue and white colors.


C'mon Perry show us what cha got we wanna see.....we wanna see!!!! lol

Not sure if I am gonna enter these, as I think they still need some tweaking to look more butterflyish...(lol) if you will. Gotta give this some more thought but still wanted to share. Luckily I did capture the steps on camera just in case.

Alright, I finally have one to enter

Tools used:
Size 14 flat brush
Size 4 round
Size 0 round

Paints used:
Snaz Red
TAG, gold, white and Green

Step One:
Outline the outside shape of the wings in red using the size 14.

Step Two:
Blend in the gold and white to form the shape of the wings using the size 14.

Step Three:
Using Tag White ans your size 4 round brush, create different size dots (baubles) around the edges of the wings. Add in a few stars too. (You could almost end the design here and it would still look cool)

Step Four:
Using Tag green and size 0 brush, paint the tinsel around the outer edge. Create some stripy patterns on some of the baubles.

Step Five:
Add some white highlights to the tinsel. And finish the bauble patterns using the gold.

Step Six:
Using the size 0 outline the baubles and stars and extra shaddows on the tinsel in black.

You have the most patient young children!!! And take such lovely photos of them!

You can totally see her enthusiasm fading through out the photos though... she does very well for a 2 year old although I have to be very patient with her going to check on it in the mirror every 3 seconds.

Halloween Butterflu

Supplies Used:
Size 14 flat brush
Size 0 round Brush
Paints Used:
Snazaroo white
TAG Gold, brown, black and white
Snazaroo red

Step 1:
Paint the white base shape of the butterfly using snaz white and the size 14 flat brush.

Step 2:
Vaguely blend in the gold tag using the size 14 flat.

Step 3:
From the outside edges roughly dab on some brown Tag using the size 14 flat.

Step 4:
Using the size 0 round paint in the black lines, creating a shaggy tattered look.

Step 5:
Using the size 0 and white Tag add the highlights.

Step 6:
Still using the size 0 and a very watery snaz red add blood to the torn edges of the wings.

Oh my gosh, I LOVE the torn butterfly!

Here's one for Halloween.
I was going for the whole slashed flesh look..... think I need some practice with the exposed bone bits.... but here it is none the less.

Tools/products used -
Paradise red, white, black and light brown.
#3 round

Step 1 - mark out in light brown


Step 2 - Follow with Paradise red


Step 3 - Paint in white for bone and fill with red


Step 4 - Come in with black wash and dirty up edges and add detail.


Finished! Have fun!

WT.....???? I resized the pics before I posted them and they still came out humungous!!!
Sorry guys.
No-one likes to see anyone's head THAT big!

I like your head that big lol

I get to see more detail w/ your big head! Love it!

So so many great entries!! There are some that I just have to comment on

Chez: Beautiful blue spiderweb butterfly .
- and I really like the colours of your next one - with the mistletoe
- clever using the skull in the "pretty halloween" one

Netsirk1976: nice christmas butterfly

Makin faces: your harvest butterfly is great!
- Zombie butterfly: Creepy!!

Anita: such clever design with your halloween butterfly

Pandoranoir: I really really like your skeletal butterfly. It is cool!

Psalmbook: creepy dragonlike butterfly - I like it

Daizy: What an adorable model - and cute design
- and the torn one is very dramatic and well made I think

Tash: Creepy flesh butterfly - so cool.

Oh well, I may have forgotten some and if so, please accept my apology .