Scrawberry Milk

In my scenic design class, we had to do a copy project.  That means that we had to take a normal-sized picture and paint a replica onto a 4 foot by 4 foot piece flat.  I knew that I wanted something with color but I wasn't sure how much I'd be able to do.  So I found this picture of a cow that has a bright, pink background!  I loved it right away!  The head is the focal point but his body is in the picture.  My teacher wanted me to add texture so I did a spatter of white over the pink and pink over the white.  I was really proud of how it turned out.  I spent 3 nights in the scene shop until midnight working and a total of about 25 hours all together.  First I had to base the flat white.  Then I had to grid out the picture by measuring the size of the picture and applying the same system on a larger scale to the flat.  (I didn't do a very good job because some of my proportions were off, but I'm still proud of it!)  After putting the grid on the flat, I had to paint layer after layer after layer until I matched the colors perfectly.  I had to examine every little line and make it match with the picture.  This was a very challenging project, but I made it through and I'm proud.  I can't wait until I get to hang it on my wall!

There she is!!! :D