TAG dragon one stroke fish

I've been obsessively painting goldfish this last week, but they all turn out looking very cutesy & girly, so I just had a quick go at painting a slightly 'tougher' looking fish, aiming for a fish that might be better for boys. Now, I haven't been painting long so am still getting the feel for basic stuff like how to use brushes & where to put white highlights...I know I stuffed up the highlight placement & splashes on this a bit. I'm liking the colour & how his expression turned out though.

Denise Cold wrote:That would make a fantastic mouth fish.

I hadn't even thought of that, but you're right, I think he would!

You are more amazing then you even think. Your line work is great. It looks like you have been painting for years. Give yourself some credit girl!!
Love the goldfish...love the cupcake.....love your work.

what a great mean looking fish...I also think it would look great on the mouth

I don't LIKE it. I LOVE it! Would love to see what that looked like with some scales stenciled on him.

He looks fabulous!

martha wrote:I don't LIKE it. I LOVE it! Would love to see what that looked like with some scales stenciled on him.

you actually had me going there for a sec, Martha - I thought you were about to tell me why you didn't like it

People do use stencils for face/body paint then? - I've noticed they sell stencils in online FP shops but I just assumed they were used for glitter tatts or something.

Denise Cold wrote:That would make a fantastic mouth fish.

+1 Definitely an interesting mouth fish
I would never have guessed that you were new at this by looking at your work, lady!

That's one cool dude, that fish of yours!
Johnny Depp of the deep waters!

I had a go at doing a larger mouth-painting version on my face - didn't turn out all that well...I struggled with it a bit (I suspect mouth paintings are beyond my skill level yet!).

The other idea I had was to put a fishing hook 'body-piercing' on him, I think it needs to be silver though (which I don't have because I read on here somewhere that most silver FP is rubbish).

That looks great! I love the colours...

Coral3 wrote:

martha wrote:I don't LIKE it. I LOVE it! Would love to see what that looked like with some scales stenciled on him.

you actually had me going there for a sec, Martha - I thought you were about to tell me why you didn't like it

People do use stencils for face/body paint then? - I've noticed they sell stencils in online FP shops but I just assumed they were used for glitter tatts or something.

Yes, you can use stencils on top of your paints once dry. If you want to play at no cost, save a mesh produce bag or salvage a torn lingerie bag that you use for the dryer. Cut a section out and edge it with some duct tape to give you something to manage. Lay it down over your dried paint and dab with a diferent color. Make sure that second color is really on the dry side. Have fun and play around!

Nice--I did a Koi last night and wish I had one-stroked it, thanks for sharing!

marta wrote:Yes, you can use stencils on top of your paints once dry. If you want to play at no cost, save a mesh produce bag or salvage a torn lingerie bag that you use for the dryer. Cut a section out and edge it with some duct tape to give you something to manage. Lay it down over your dried paint and dab with a diferent color. Make sure that second color is really on the dry side. Have fun and play around!

Thanks for the tip Marta - I'll try that! (And sorry for calling you Martha before!! - just realised you're Marta NOT Martha ...bet you're sick of that mistake!)