Midnight Monster Mixed Media

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In this year’s Sketchbook Revival tutorial blitz, there was a class by Eulalia Mejia called King Night that I fell in love with. @AIMR and @Lisasteatime both made lovely versions of that tutorial and posted them on LC. AIMR’s piece and Lisasteatime’s piece. I decided to do my own thing but use the basic techniques from the original tutorial: mixed media, using layered cardboard. I wanted to work small so I picked a 4x6 canvas and thin cardboard.

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I started by sketching my design onto tracing paper and then cutting out the pattern pieces.

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Next I used various blues to paint a background on my canvas and then painted the cardboard pieces.

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I used neocolor crayons to add extra detail to each template piece.

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I finished the piece by gluing the layers with E6000. I also used acrylic ink to splatter the heck out of the background to create snow.

Ultimately I used the finished piece for the Grab Bag swap and it lives with @EclecticDreamer now. The letters for the Grab Bag swap this round are G and B, so my Great Beast was a natural fit.

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This is such an adorable yeti!

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Your hands must be bruised from all the intricate cutting you’ve been doing lately. This guy turned out so adorable!

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So cute! He reminds me of a Yeti character named David in a TJ Klune novel.

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@Manders & @stitchandstones - thank you!

@endymion - thanks! I don’t mind cutting if I can use scissors (and I have nice carboard cutting scissors), but the exacto is my nemesis.

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Lookit this cutie pie! I love how dimensional and textured his looks. I hope one just like it lives in the forest behind my house! Just so long as they are as kind and chill as this one looks, that is.

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Awww, he’s so sweet!

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Thank you, @TheMistressT & @MistressJennie!

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He’s so cute! And thank you for sharing how you made this! I love it

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I’m so glad you like him!

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What a great take on the King Night class! He looks like a friendly fellow.
The snow is great in the background and his fur texture is awesome.

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Thank you!

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What a way to put your own spin on the cardboard art! Turned out really nice!

I really enjoyed that lesson and am glad that you and others are exploring it as well! Such a nice way to get some dimension into a piece that is not too serious!

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He’s so cute! Love the textures and layers!

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Thanks, @AIMR & @graverobbergirl!

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Oh my gosh, waaaay too cute!!

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Thank you!