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Friday, September 28, 2012

29 Faces (Day 28) - Graffiti Girl

This girl was inspired by all the fabulous graffiti looking girls that Dina Wakley has been doing lately.  While this is wild for me, Dina manages to be even more free - letting more of the under paint show through.  With time, and a bit more courage, I will be able to do that too!
Started out with random ink splats spread out by a straw (you can definitely get kinda dizzy doing this) and then I quickly sketched a face on top with markers and charcoal pencil (you may wish to add a setting spray at this point so you don't smear your charcoal from here to forever!)
Thin layers of paint, Copic Markers and a snazzy book quote finished her up.
Check out all the amazing faces this month at Ayala Art!
Linking to Paint Party Friday and
Art Journal Every Day
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18 comments:

  1. DebbieSeptember 28, 2012 at 9:32 AM

    This process leads to very interesting results! Great face. I'm stuck at 20...time to get busy!!

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  2. Mary C. NasserSeptember 28, 2012 at 10:01 AM

    Great graffiti girl!
    Love seeing the process of her being created!
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  3. NettySeptember 28, 2012 at 12:49 PM

    Terrific graffiti work, thank you for sharing. Happy PPF, Annette x

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  4. aimeeSeptember 28, 2012 at 12:50 PM

    fantastic! the ink splats and layers go together beautifully -- it all works so well!

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  5. UnknownSeptember 28, 2012 at 3:22 PM

    Love this. Thanks for sharing the process.

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  6. Jenny PetricekSeptember 28, 2012 at 7:02 PM

    I love this portrait, as well as the graffiti-esque techniques! I will definitely have to try blowing paint dribbles thru a straw!

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  7. Daniele ValoisSeptember 28, 2012 at 7:13 PM

    SOOOOOOOOO awesome!!!

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  8. Carolyn DubeSeptember 28, 2012 at 7:50 PM

    Love how you have the layers hinting through on her face and in her hair! Happy PPF!

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  9. bellefrogworksSeptember 28, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    She is wonderful -

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  10. MollySeptember 28, 2012 at 10:20 PM

    i like the texture created by the ink splats. and the words are perfect.

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  11. Tracey FKSeptember 28, 2012 at 10:44 PM

    great effect with the layers just peeping through... it adds a lot of depth and interest...xx

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  12. carol l mckennaSeptember 29, 2012 at 8:53 AM

    Lots of creative expression here ~ terrific! ~ (A Creative Harbor)

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  13. wednesdaySeptember 29, 2012 at 9:41 AM

    Love this! All the lines and layers are like the story of her life and who she is.

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  14. NatashaSeptember 29, 2012 at 4:38 PM

    Fantastic, I love the marks you can still see through her. Great work! I will go check out Dina Wakely's website. Sounds very inspiring!! I love charcoal.

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  15. dentheSeptember 30, 2012 at 7:47 AM

    Oh! Lovelovelove! I'm gonna miss your daily faces, getting quite addicted to them ☺ ♥

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  16. Lavender RoseSeptember 30, 2012 at 10:28 AM

    This is fabulous, you are very talented. I am enjoying looking at your lovely blog.

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  17. DuaaOctober 3, 2012 at 9:09 AM

    Interesting and very vibrant!

    Thanks for sharing!

    your new follower,
    Duaa

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  18. ViolaOctober 7, 2012 at 3:15 PM

    WoW! so extraordinary and gorgeous! I love it!=)

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