I'm a Christian wife & mother who enjoys depicting the realm of fantasy in paintings, drawings & the written word.
Acrylics on 300gsm Acrylic paper.
“Alone he stands in empty fields; awaiting her return…”
This is my entry for the AFAE Theme Challenge: Mythical Creatures. I’ve never drawn a centaur before, let alone painted one so I felt it would be a good challenge for me personally. 
You can see the original sketch here, and the work in progress here.
Well I transferred my centaur to acrylic paper and did a little bit of painting! I changed a few things in the sketch but they’re pretty minor. Anyhoos you can see the colour scheme I’ve chosen and I’m hoping to have the background either finished or very close to tonight! 
(Again sorry for the poor quality, I used my son’s digi camera. I’m too impatient to wait for it to dry so I can scan it). 
(Acrylics & Coloured Pencil on 300gsm Acrylic paper).
“Flash of gold in a sea of green,
glistening scales under the waves,
beautiful and dazzling is she,
the golden mermaid of the sea.”
You can see the original sketch here, and the work in progress here.
This is what I chose to draw for the next AFAE themed challenge – a centaur! I’ve never drawn one before so I thought I’d give it a go. ^^ He’ll be finished with acrylics at either A4 or hopefully A3 (if I can get the paper soon enough), and in some nice earthy tones.
The bodice is almost finished. There’s three layers of material – brocade on the outside, satin on the inside and interfacing in between them to strengthen, with eight pieces of boning to give it shape. I just have to overlock the edges, make the holes for the eyelets then finish the edges with some bias tape. I should mention that in the final dress & bodice there will be no visible stitching on the oustside! ^^
I did this sketch a while ago but I’ve changed a few things. I’ll be updating here again shortly once I figure out a suitable background for her. ^^
*EDIT* – Tweaked a couple of areas on the advice of my husband <3 and sketched a quick background. I had a more complex idea for the bg originally, but it just didn’t suit the mood of the picture. Simple is the way to go and expect some dark colours for this one!
Myriddian © Kathryn Whiteford 2007.
This is the pattern for my next costume! Isn’t it beautiful?!?
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Below is the material I bought for the overdress. It’s a gorgeous brocade I scored from the local market for only $10 per metre! In fabric shops it’d be at least $30-$50 per metre, so I was pretty happy when I found it! The dark red material is a lovely satin that I’ll line the overdress with. 
I’ll post progress shots as I go. ^^
(Acrylics & Coloured Pencil on 300gsm Acrylic Paper)
The Maiden – A beautiful maiden with hair of gold.
The Unicorn – I’ve been wanting to paint a unicorn for some time now, so here we are. ^^
My next ACEO’s, and they’ll be available individually or as a set! Sorry they look a bit dull, I used my son’s digital camera instead of the scanner. Soon to be finished with acrylics of course! ^^
I am so happy with the brand of acrylics I’m using! Go Kaisercolour!! These are all my paints, and below are the paints I bought yesterday Sah – see there’s a green there too! Tarran actually picked it out, but when I saw it I thought, “ooooh, sooo purdy!” ^^
