Ever since we checked out Have you ever seen a Smack of Jellyfish from the library, I've been wanting to paint more animal silhouettes. That book is full of beautiful animal silhouette illustrations. awesome!
I didn't have any stencils for these like with my other Stenciled Watercolor Projects, but I found a way to make it work. I used the same pencil transfer technique that I used in my Watercolor Portraits to trace the outlines of the elephants and bird. Then I just painted in the lines. It worked quite well!
I'll have to do more of these. The Mom and Baby elephant painting sold within a few days of listing it in my Etsy Shop! It now has a happy home in Virginia.
Those are lovely! I want to try to make one!
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ReplyDeleteThose are so perfect for babies/kids rooms. I bet you could sell a lot of them!
ReplyDeleteYou are very talented !
ReplyDeleteLove the colors you used.
Rose
I love your animal silhouettes and can't really choose a fave but, perhaps the birdy just wins for me but the elephants are soooo cute! x
ReplyDeleteElise- after using that same transfer technique for years I discovered that despite watercolor paper being thick, it is actually very very transparent when you hold it up the light. Just tape your picture/paper to the window and trace away! Love your work by the way :)
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