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Sea Turtle Tutorial

~*~Sea Turtle Tutorial~*~

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Who doesn’t love a cute little turtle with an awesome shell?

This would be a great quick design for someone who loves turtles!

Preparation:

* make sure your person is free of sweat and oils on face/arm

* have the necessary tools at your ready

*Have fun!

Tools and Paints Used:

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DFX White, Black, Teal blue, and Neon Rainbow Split Cake

#2 and #4 Round Brush

A dauber or sponge

and some water/ spray bottle

Steps:

#1: Wet your dauber or Sponge and motion like you would if you have a one stroke brush back and forth.

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#2: lightly dab some on yourself or on a piece of fabric before starting for excess paint, then gently dab on desired area making a circle or (square is fine for a sponge- there are square turtles!)

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#3: Add the Outline of the shell as well as some detail to the design of the shell if you’d like

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#4: Now make your head of the turtle with a tear drop motion and a straight line for the neck.

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#5: Now add the Fins with a flick of the wrist! as shown below.

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#6 & #7: Now add your details!

(if you have a busy line, you can stop here)

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#8: Adding pretty flowers and shadows will enhance the design

To learn how to do flowers please see my other Tutorial on them

HERE!

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And you finished!! if you have mastered this on the first try I pat you on the back! If not please dont get discouraged as practice makes perfect! I believe in you, feel free to show me your artwork as well! I would love to see it!

Thank you for reading!