Morning Face - 30 minute warm up

Salutations Bloggers , Lisa here with a Friday mixed media update.

Sharing another one of my warm up techniques with you today.

I always need to start a creative day with a warm up play,

something quick and again, NOT to create perfect(cause I don't make perfect),

But to get the flow and confidence to create with freedom and enjoy the process.

I start with a coating of gesso 1st , a smear or 2 of  some Dina Wakley and Liquitex acrylic paint.

 Then a quick rough face sketch with a Black Stabilo water active pencil.

I then added a light coat of Liquitex Gesso

Now its about layering ,using more Acrylic paints , 

I have added some Dylusions acrylics as well.

Remembering this is a warm up and is created swiftly , so no time for perfection

Just more layers of paint and back into the piece with my Stabilo pencil.

I'm not really one for doing the natural face colour thing ,

 you know brown and me ain't the best of friends. 

A few more layers, more highlight ,more shadowing 

I am definitely no expert at this , but who wrote the rules of  creative freedom.

for me its all about fun and flow, not perfection.

" Always do your best , you can put your heart and soul into it ."

Even with a quick 30 minute warm up session.

Thanks for dropping by , I'll be back next Friday.

xxx