Too Many Rabbit Holes

     While painting these white, I noticed a couple of problems.  Holes.  Places where there was a bubble in the resin or plaster.  What was I going to do about that?  Then I remembered!

 

 

Spackle!  Just a little dab will do you.  Squeezed it out on my finger and...



 

 

 ...filled in the hole.  Did a little shmooshing, shaped it and let it dry.  This spackle goes on pink and dries white.



 

     The hole at the feet of the other bunny was a little trickier and I had to use a sculpting tool, but then they were ready to be painted.

     I started with the heads, feet and hands, using a "golden brown" colored paint for the base using a number 6 brush on the heads and feet and a number 2 brush on the hands.  The figures needed 2 coats of paint to cover and fill in the little white spots.  I made sure to brush out the blobs and the air bubbles.  That was it for one night. 

     Time to wash the brushes, rinse the cups and catch an episode of a Korean Drama.  Love those!

Hopping Down That Bunny Trail

     Easter is a comin' so I thought it was time to pull these bunnies out and start working on them.  I probably won't finish in time, but one never knows.  Things get pretty busy in spring.

    

 

 

     I bought these bunnies a couple of years ago at All a Dollar, for a dollar each.  I liked them and thought they were cute, but the colors were dull.  Dull eggs, dull clothing, bad paint jobs. The faces were pretty good and I contemplated keeping them, but then decided I'd redo the whole thing.

 

     Stage one.  To get the best colors - Easter colors - for these little figures, I painted them all white.  I've tried painting over existing colors, but I never liked the results.  I got truer color if I gave the figurines a white base. 

     Here's my basic set up.  2 glasses of water, my brushes, a pallet and protective paper.  You don't see the 3.5 magnifying glasses I'm wearing.  At my age, they help me see details.

     I painted all the tops, then watched an episode of Miss Fisher Mysteries while they dried.  Then came back and painted the bottoms.  We'll let those dry.  This is why I like Acrylic craft paint because it dries so quickly.

 

  I learned to paint the bottoms too.  It's supposed to help them look "finished."  When we come back, we'll take a look at colors and styles of paint to see what's going to look the nicest.  Sometimes, honestly, it's just a gut feel.  But that's what makes it fun!

     Remember to wash your brushes.