Sock Monkeys

So, I'll admit it. With art this week, I was a lazy bum. I didn't do half the things I wanted or needed to do, but here I am! So last week I gave you a taste of this project with my thumbnail sketch. Today, I'll show you some of the process behind the piece, and the (mostly) finished drawing.

This drawing is a pretty similar process to my last one. So first we've got the beginning outline

And then the finished line drawing. Now we're ready for the first step.

On a side note, it was about 10 at night when I went in to work on this. The studio was completely deserted, and I found this laying up against the wall:

Nope. That's not creepy at all. Anyway, after the initial line drawing is done, I did the acrylic background. The light blue area is a single layer of acrylic, while the background was about 3 layers of acrylic on top of a layer of primer.

And to top it all off, several layers of chalk pastel. This was quite the challenge, because I have never worked with pastel before in my life, and it is very difficult to blend without making the colors too muddy. I'm calling it a good first attempt. Hopefully, the next one will be better. 

Join us next week when Hannah attempts to complete a 4-foot piece using pastel, her arch-nemesis!

Have a great day!