(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.

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Tags: competition, Illustration, painting, umbrella

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