(Update…. I won! YAY!)
Ella, ella, eh, eh, eh… OKOK.
For the pre-graduation thingy in Forsyth, soon-to-be grads were invited to decorate these paper umbrellas for a contest. The umbrellas were all varnished and glued and such, so watercoloring them was totally out of the question. I decided to give acrylic painting a shot, without high hopes because I am a dismal acrylic painter. I almost gave up in the middle cause it looked so bad, but once I finished it with black outlines I fell in love. She’s an adorable little trash mermaid!
I used acrylic airbrush paints rather than normal acrylics, and I think it helps a lot to make brushstrokes disappear. They are very thin and smooth. I highly recommend that stuff!
The winner gets $500, so wish me luck! ( Unless you did one too ;) )
I have no idea what to do with a big ol’ umbrella I can’t fold up after the competition, though… :( I was thinking of hacking off the handle and hanging it up.
Jade, that looks fantastic! I love how smooth and bright she looks. Good luck!
Generally, decorated parasols are hung (handle intact) in the corner of a room to soften the edge of an otherwise grey and dreary room.
I feel rather sorry for the mermaid who has to swim through the Great Pacific Trash Pool.
you WON!!!! yay jade! i am not surprised. :)