Colourful Girl by Debs Wainwright

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Hi everyone Debs here, coming from Bradwell in the Peak District. I'm up here for two weeks on my hols and as you are reading this I'm getting ready to go to a workshop with Dina Wakley. Thinking of her paints inspired me to use them in this week's project. 






What I did


On some mixed media paper I added some texture paste to the page and created patterns randomly with texture brushes.





Once dry I added the paint in blocks of colours being careful not to blend the colours too much as I wanted to keep the colours fresh and not make mud.





My colour choices were based on colours that would blend and those opposite on the colour wheel to make them pop;  you can see that the blue yellow and green work harmoniously together and the purple next to the yellow really shouts.





I drew my girl with a black water soluble oil pastel which I activated to get some shadows, then added some white highlights. Why this dried I added some stamping using the paint and a few stamps with black ink. Once it was all dry I touched up some areas of the face with a black pen to neaten her features. I darkened the hair with the pastel. 


What I used


Strathmore Mixed Media Paper 
PaperArtsy Grunge Paste
Ranger Media Line Acrylic by Dina Wakley
PaperArtsy Stamp Plate EEA01
PaperArtsy Stamp Plate EEG15
Prima Finnabair Art Basics Double Ended Texture Brushes
Prima Finnabair Art Basics Silicone Brush
Prima Water Soluble Oil Pastels
Dina Wakley Media Line Fude Ball Pen


I quite like this girl who I  think is  quite colourful, hope you like her too.

See you next week

Hugs Debs xX

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13 comments

  1. Artmadnana17 March 2016 at 08:56

    I love this a Debs. It's a great step out explanation. Really inspiring me to go and paint. Have a wonderful painty session with Dina today!

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  2. Lauren Hatwell17 March 2016 at 09:29

    She's great! She's a strong lady with a forthright expression. I like that. Love those colours. Lx

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    1. Deborah Wainwright19 March 2016 at 20:47

      I like she looks strong too. A sign for that I too am getting stronger lol xxx

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  3. Moira17 March 2016 at 11:15

    Great color and depth smashing make

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  4. Fliss17 March 2016 at 22:07

    This is gorgeous Debs, so colourful and really love the face.
    Fliss xx

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  5. Amanda18 March 2016 at 23:15

    Fab colours, great drawn face.
    Love
    Amand x

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  6. Inky and Quirky Designs19 March 2016 at 16:23

    Fab face, Dina's class will be brilliant,enjoy ;)
    Hugs
    Donna xxx

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  7. Karen P6 April 2016 at 18:24

    She is awesome and I love the background too! Stunning art Debs, thanks for sharing the step by step too as I would not have thought to add paint and not mix the colours Karen x

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