One Stroke Holly Leaves???

I haven't done holiday designs yet so I worked on holly leaves and I think I came up with a fabulous way of doing them. I ended up making a leaf then following the shape of the leaf with the dark edge of the brush. Each scallop is a little "c" shape with a slight flick at the end to make the sharp point except when you get to the top you just wave the brush and twist to a point.

If I can get my daughter to sit still and stop being so responsible and working herself to death, I'll do a Youtube of a holly mask.

Here's the images and a mask I made with them. What I like about using the leaf shape first is that it helps to lay out and space the design and keep the leaves going in the right direction.

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Thanks face painting mom! I hope you can use it. I used to do them differently but they weren't consistent. Sometimes they'd look great and other times they'd look like a battle axe!

I'm excited about a holiday party I got invited to paint at. I'm thrilled to try out new designs.

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