Monday 3 February 2014

29 faces day 3


My russet haired girl is todays face. I used neo-color crayons metallic liners and gouache.

I always wanted this colour of hair, mine is naturally a dark chestnut colour ( helped along a little these days ;) ) but when I was younger I used to henna it to try and make it this russet colour. I mixed the henna powder into a thick paste and would sit for hours with it stuck on my head, it smelt of warm earth and was very messy. It stained the bathroom and made me a very unpopular teenager with my mother who had to clean up after me!

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14 comments:

  1. Great face and she is definitely thinking about something. Annette x

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  2. I love your russet haired girl, she looks very thoughtful. Lovely background design x

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  3. Beautiful red hair! I love the texture of the painting! :)

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  4. She's lovely with her pale skin against the bright green. Very pretty portrait!

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  5. Ahh yes. Teenagers, aren't they wonderful. I too wanted red hair but I never tried henna. Really nice color and textures.

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  6. Love her - my Mom is a redhead and I was always very angry that I got her freckles but not the red hair!

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  7. ah, she is lovely
    how fun that you use to henna your hair
    such an awesome mom to clean up after your passion
    my mom was a red head
    now her hair is more strawberry blonde with all the white mixed in.

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  8. Lover her especially her hair.

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  9. Another great face Morag. I find it difficult coming up with different hairstyles for my faces. Only 25 hairstyles to go Eeeek!!

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  10. Wow, sweet of your mom to clean up after you .... ;-)
    Her russet hair goes very well with her purple dress ....

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  11. I loke your serious russet-haired girl, and she is so sensible to pose herself ib front og a green background! Lovely contrast.

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