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31 Days of Easy Paint Projects: Day 5–A Simple Owl

October 5, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson Leave a Comment

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Well, here we are at Day 5 of the 31 Day Blogging Challenge. And here I am, nearly a whole day late. Again.

I was almost ready last night. I had the owl painted. All I needed to do was Photoshop him and then write a little post. I mean, how complicated can a post on a 3-color painted owl be? Not very.

But then NCIS came on. It’s the new season, you know. And after that was NCIS Los Angeles – which I’m starting to like better than NCIS. Almost.

And then it was 9:00 and by that time my mind is mush and there’s no tellin’ what’ll come out of my mouth fingers get posted. So I set the alarm to get up early and write.

But I didn’t. Get up early or write. It was all stormy and cold and it just felt too good to get up at 6 a.m. to write about a simple owl. But after aerobics class I did manage to Photoshop the pics. A whole 11 pics! And then I was gonna write right after lunch.

I mean, All My Children is off the air so I no longer have that as an excuse. But there is another reason why I couldn’t write.

I had to have the last piece of cake. It was just sitting there, all lonely-lookin’, and I had to be the one because this wasn’t just any cake. Uh-uh. This was Safeway white cake with buttercream frosting. Buttercream! It’s like having your own personal wedding cake all over again. (without the drama.)

Now, I don’t know about you, but when it comes to buttercream frosting and me, there are two constants – 1) It puts me to sleep within 20 minutes of eating it, and 2) I can’t say ‘no’ to buttercream frosting.

So there you have it. The late afternoon of Day 5 and I’m just now posting this Simple Owl tutorial.

Owl

It’s so simple that I feel a little funny even calling it a ‘tutorial’.

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All you gotta do is paint some Turner’s Yellow around the eyes.

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Mix some Licorice + Wicker White for his body ‘feathers’ – starting at the bottom.

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Then add a little more Wicker White for the next layer.

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Keep going with layers until you reach his neck, then just use mostly Licorice.

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The even more Licorice on his tailfeathers.

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While the Licorice is still wet, mix some Wicker White – right on the canvas – and you’ll get some uneven grey tones that’ll be perfect.

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Then do his head and wings with Licorice.

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His toes claws with Turner’s Yellow.

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Add some Licorice pupils, then around the yellow, and some white to his ‘owl’ circles. You know, the things that make him look like an owl. Those things.

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Then mix some Licorice + Wicker White together for his other ‘owl’ thingie.

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But since this guy is for another Halloween project I thought he needed to look a little not-so-nice. So a couple lines of white. Just a couple.

There. Simple, right? Now he’s ready for the Halloween project which I’m supposed to be done with this afternoon but I haven’t even started painting yet. Not to mention the actual commissioned painting I’m supposed to be done with. (Commission = $$)

Oh, the trials and tribulations of a self-employed artist/blogger!

At least there’s no cake left.

Gah! I just remembered! The X Factor is on tonight.

Adventurez

Have you had a chance to visit Adventurez in Child’rearing? She writes great posts. With no mention of buttercream, I might add.

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