Alright everyone, we need your input. We're having trouble choosing which painting photos to print out for our family room wall. We may keep playing with cropping, and Ant may tinker with the color, but let us know what you like thus far.
For those of you interested in the process, I've got all the details at the bottom. I put it there, so I could trick you into giving your opinion first. Thanks everyone!
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Failed but Fun
The boys painted this panel all by themselves to look like a lightning storm.
The Scream
The Thinker
Potty training during the project. hehe.
Background
Rather than buying art, which is expensive, or painting our own art on canvas, we decided to paint ourselves and photograph it. And no, we aren't cool enough to think of this on our own. Alexa Meade is an artist who has been doing this for years. You can learn more about how she does what she does, here: http://www.ted.com/talks/alexa_meade
Also, making it a family project was Anthony's brother's wife's family's idea. Thanks Winters Family!
Materials
* For the background, we painted on giant painter's paper from Lowe's with left-over paint samples we bought for our walls.
*For our bodies, we used Americana Acrylic paint from Joann's. Yes, it comes of pretty easily, unless you cake it onto the hair as in Eliot's case.
Tips
*Paint your people in the lighting you'll be photographing them in.
* Paint, then photograph immediately! It starts pealing fast. We wanted to do family shots, but we started looking like zombies after a few minutes, especially since the boys were chasing neighborhood kids around with their "dragon" paint on. Don't plan on painting everyone, then starting the photography. Paint one person, then photograph one person.
* Plan on doing this over 2-3 days. It's more fun if you don't feel rushed with burning daylight.
