Making Monsters With Painted Faces

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  Step 1

  As always, start with a sketch. I just used a regular #2 pencil, probably one that the kids left for me since it had no eraser. Pencil will erase from the muslin pretty easily if you need to erase, but use a light touch or it'll smear like crazy.

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  Step 2

  Next, lay in your midtones. Here I'm using deep violet. Feather and smooth any hard edges and let it dry completely.

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  Step 3

  I laid in the shadows next using dioxazine purple and smoothed any edges with light glazes of the deep purple. Once that was dry, I filled in the empty spaces with quinacridone magenta.

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  Step 4

  I used titanium white for the highlights and teeth and gave him a smattering of purple freckles.

  Before you cut it out, brush the edge of the face with glue to keep it from frying and falling apart. I used a watered down glue/gel medium mixture, but you can use whatever glue strikes your fancy (or even Fray Check if you're super fancy). Once that's dry, cut it out and sew it onto your favorite monstery fabric or your favorite monster. I'd advise using anesthetic first, though.

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Kay Bay · London, GB · 28 projects 5th September 2014

so cute!

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sometomato 3rd September 2014

One comment: It seems to me you should be pretty sure that the doll will not be going to a kid who will "mouth" it, as the paints may have unhealthy ingredients.....

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