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funky statment shoes with your favourite gouls :D
i have been wanting to do the nightmare before christmas shoes for a long time im not entirely happy with this project but i wanted to put it up anyway :)

Posted by gwenives from Newbridge, Kildare, Ireland • Published See gwenives's 18 projects »
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  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 1
    Step 1

    i used boots for this one as i wanted to put quiet a large picture on a shoe and had tried perviously with heels and flats and i couldnt get the image i wanted on them and i think they look "witchy" to match the theme lol
    both shoes have different characters on them so ill start with jacks side

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 2
    Step 2

    so first i drew in my characters(dont worry i put a template at the bottom of the project :)) and the i painted the more vibrant characters in white, including jacks coat, i know it makes no sense to paint it white when we are gonna paint it black again but it does stand out with a white undercoat :) so we have the mayor, zero, jack and a mummy, (the dots on the right hand side were other characters that i wasnt happy with so i painted over them in the end)

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 3
    Step 3

    i did another layer because the material in the shoe was hard to work with. after it all dries paint in the black bits of jacks suit and his face.

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 4
    Step 4

    i painted zeros features in black too. i then started with a bit of colour and this little demon is the first to be painted :)

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 5
    Step 5

    then came stock( i think thats her name lol) i mixed in black to get the shades of her hat. i also painted bleached bone on the mayor as he is not as ghostly as the rest of the cast

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 6
    Step 6

    i love that shade of green so i use it whenever i can. i thought that the overall scene was lacking colour so the green was my background it it brought the more somber coloured characters to life i think

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 7
    Step 7

    i put more detail in the mummy and around the pink demons eye. you need a very steady hand for this because i used black paint. i dont recommened using a pen as even the most waterproff pens with fade in time.

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 8
    Step 8

    you can see the detail here, not too much i found it hard to paint the detail on a shoe lol

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 9
    Step 9

    this is the shoe from the other side. i painted it all green with a gap at the toes, there should be a line you can run your fingers along on any shoe, i usually stop there.
    when the grey has dried i first painted the black scene, waited for it to dry and added a very dark grey and then a very light grey, all done but different mixtures of white and black.

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 10
    Step 10

    this is a close up of the inside shoe :) sorry about the bad quality of the pictures, i have a really poo camera :)

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 11
    Step 11

    so i painted the toe bit with green for oggie boogie and then painted the mouth black

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 12
    Step 12

    while the black was drying i painted the white stitches, because it was still wet the black seeped into the white to give tone in on the stitches

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 13
    Step 13

    this is the finished shoe :D now on to the next one lol

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 14
    Step 14

    i painted sally first by using yellows and pinks. her other sleeve is green and her skin is a very light blue. put a bit of dark red in her hair around her nick and in the parting to add shadow

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 15
    Step 15

    i painted lock next and the orange is a haunted pumpkin from the pumpik patch :) locks mask is very light pink i suggest a lighter one than i have. almmost boardering on white :)

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 16
    Step 16

    i painted the clown with the tear away face next. his colours are different shades of purple and a light lemon yellow

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 17
    Step 17

    i painted the background black and put in oggie boogie in the moon. i used a light blue for the moon and black from oggie boogie and the green to outline him

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 18
    Step 18

    this is the finished design on the inside

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 19
    Step 19

    this is the finished design, i outlined the characters with black paint( very tricky lol) , cleaned my mistakes, put oggies mouth on the front as with the otherr shoe and let it dry :)

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 20
    Step 20

    this is the finished design on the inside :)

  • How to paint a pair of character shoes. Nightmare Before Christmas Shoes :) - Step 21
    Step 21

    have fun making these. i had a hard time with these as there was so many little details. i kept it simple, did have a load of characters on the shoe but it was just to hard to put them all on.
    happy crafting :D

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wendy.bage.1
wendy.bage.1 · Hartlepool, England, GB · 6 projects
these boots are GREAT love them
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Steph.
Steph. · Reading, England, GB · 212 projects
ooh - I'd love to watch that film!!!!
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Shayna K.
Shayna K. · 1 project
these are really cool!!!
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Did you sea the paint with anything after painting?? And what brand and yoe of paint dd you use?
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Philippe T.
Philippe T. · 8 projects
oeh sweet, I love that scenera in grey and white Happy
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Isaura
Isaura · De Haan, Flanders, BE · 36 projects
you are a very talented illustrator! All your shoes are soo beautifully paintedHappy I'd love to paint some of mine, but I can't seem to find good paint that won't crack when I wear themHappy
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lilMissPerfectionist
lilMissPerfectionist · Scottsdale, Arizona, US · 3 projects
Holy cow these are amazing! Happy
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Needle&Thread
Needle&Thread · 2 projects
so this is what love feels like... i would marry these shoes!
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Anna H.
Anna H. · Kassel, Hesse, DE · 243 projects
Oh my God, this is SO cool!!!
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BlackCherry
BlackCherry · New York, New York, US · 2 projects
I so Love these shoes It's like you created them with me in mind!Happy
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