
Thought it would be fun to show a now and then photo of faces I did. The upper portion of the photo shows one of the first faces I did (back in 2001) and the lower portion shows a face I painted this year. I've come a long way in four years! You can too! Just practice, practice, practice.

It also helps to have some good books and some good teachers to learn from!
My picks are:
Sherry Goshon's Watercolor Faces book
Patti Culea: Creative Cloth Doll Faces
One of the best instructional packets I have is from Anne-Marie Brombal but you can't get it anymore. Awesome step by step photos.
Sigh - I think even the FIRST one is pretty! But you really have learned diminsion & shading! MAYBE there's hope for ME! Ya' think? Is the second one needle sculpted? I haven't mastered that technique. Come to think of it, I haven't mastered MANY techniques! You are a pro! I'm a work in progress. LOL! Thanks for showing us these so we can SEE what happens if we DO practice our craft the way YOU have!
Posted by: kai at December 20, 2005 10:36 AMJudi,
Your first doll face is very sweet. But yes you have come a long way and you keep taking those long strides. You do amazing work.
Have a Merry Christmas
hugs
HI: Yes it does take practice, I can see my own improvements over the past few years too. Each class I take I learn more and more. Your work is wonderful and you have a very craative mind. I love all of your work.
Please keep posting new things, It gives me inspration to do more.