How to Paint Contour Faces #1

Painting Abstract Faces is a series for the whole family.  Using basic techniques you can accomplish amazing finished projects.  Acrylic is a fun, fast and easy medium to use for beginners.  We teamed up with artist, designer, and Willow’s daughter Nya,  to create a brand-new tutorial that will get you started!

Callia Artist Brushes

1. #1 Callia Liner Brush
2. #3 Callia Round Brush
3. #6 Callia Filbert Brush
4. #12 Callia Flat Brush
5. 1″ Callia Wash Brush

Acrylic Paint – DecoArt Americana Arylics

1. Peaches N’ Cream (The photo on screen looks much more like  Dried Clay)
2. Winter Blue
3. Lamp Black

FolkArt Acrylics

1. FolkArt Linen

Surface

1. Mixed Media Art Paper

Random

1. Palette (surface to put your paint on which can even be wax paper)
2. Grey transfer paper
3. Pencil and eraser

Paint The Design

1. Use the 1″ Wash to basecoat the background with Winter Blue. Let dry and repeat. You may require several layers.
2. Basecoat the taupe area using the filbert with FolkArt Linen. Let dry and repeat until solid coverage is achieved.
3. Basecoat the coral area with Peaches N’ Cream.  Let dry. Repeat with several coats, allowing each layer to dry between coats, until solid coverage is achieved. Let dry.
4. Transfer the face onto the background using grey transfer paper, or sketch the face you would like onto the background.
5. Then Ivory Black to an inky consistency and use the #1 round to paint the face.
6. Let dry. Frame as desired!

Download, print and transfer the design from the following PDF. If you are not sure how to transfer a design, see Transfer a Design in our Basic Tutorials.

ContourFaces#1PDF