A MAGICAL WHIMSY

A MAGICAL WHIMSY IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING DOLL MAKING SITES, MIXED MEDIA SITES, AND CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR'S SITES. PLEASE VIEW MY SIDE BARS FOR VARIOUS LINKS TO CREATIVE ARTIST'S SITES.

Friday, May 9, 2014

A NEW PORTRAIT PAINTING ONLINE CLASS OFFERED ON ETSY BY FADEDWEST...

A FEW YEARS AGO I CAME ACROSS THE BEAUTIFUL WORK OF DOLL ARTIST KAREN MILSTEIN.  THE DOLL FACES SHE PAINTS AND ALSO HER FACE PORTRAITS ARE SO ENCHANTING, AND NOW YOU TOO, CAN LEARN HER BEAUTIFUL PORTRAIT STYLE.  IF YOU WANT MORE IN DEPTH TEACHING ABOUT FACIAL FEATURES THOSE TECHNIQUES ARE TAUGHT IN TWO OTHER SEPARATE WORKSHOPS.  IN THE PORTRAIT WORKSHOP, KAREN TEACHES YOU HOW TO USE ONE OF HER DOWNLOADABLE  PORTRAITS USING A TRANSFER TECHNIQUE ON TO A CANVAS. FROM THERE, SHE SHOWS HOW TO PAINT THE PORTRAIT ON A CANVAS.

REMEMBER...THESE WORKSHOPS ARE ONLY ON SALE THROUGH THE DURATION OF MOTHER'S DAY AT 40% OFF.

KAREN ALSO HAS OTHER WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE WHICH ARE IN DEPTH VIDEO WORKSHOPS SPECIFICALLY TEACHING 'NOSE AND LIPS' WORKSHOP, AND 'SKETCHING AND PAINTING THE EYES' WORKSHOP.  I AM TAKING ALL THREE WORKSHOPS TO ENHANCE MY PORTRAIT PAINTING SKILLS.  I AM ALREADY LEARNING NEW TECHNIQUES FROM THE PORTRAIT WORKSHOP, BUT I WANT TO LEARN MORE IN DEPTH TECHNIQUES FOR THE FACIAL FEATURES, SO I AM TAKING THE OTHER WORKSHOPS TOO.

PLEASE VIEW MY RIGHT SIDE BAR FOR THE LINK TO ETSY WHICH WILL READ 'I TOOK THE HANDMADE PLEDGE'. CLICK ON THAT LINK, (YOU CAN JOIN ETSY FOR FREE, IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY A MEMBER) THEN TYPE IN 'FADEDWEST' AND IT WILL COME UP ON THE LIST.  CLICK WHERE IT SAYS 'STORES WITH THE NAME FADEDWEST' AND IT SHOULD TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO KAREN'S ETSY STORE WITH THE NAME 'FADEDWEST', THEN CLICK ON TO HER AVAILABLE WORKSHOP COURSES FOR WHICH EVER ONE YOU WISH TO TAKE. THE PHOTO BELOW IS WHAT YOU WILL BE LOOKING FOR IN HER ETSY SHOP TO PURCHASE HER ONLINE PORTRAIT CLASS.  AND BE SURE TO USE THE COUPON CODE AT THE CHECK OUT WHICH IS: MDS40   (MOTHER'S DAY SALE 40%).

SO...FOR THE WEEKEND, KAREN IS HAVING A SALE ON HER ONLINE POLKA DOT SALLY PORTRAIT WORKSHOP WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT 40% OFF JUST IN TIME FOR THE MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND.  THE SALE WILL END MOTHER'S DAY SO DO BE QUICK ABOUT PURCHASING THIS AMAZING ONLINE CLASS WHICH IS NORMALLY $35.  WITH THE DISCOUNT THE WORKSHOP IS $21.00!!!  WHAT A LOVELY GESTURE FROM KAREN TO OFFER HER PORTRAIT CLASS...AND THAT IS NOT ALL!!! IN HER ETSY SHOP SHE HAS EVERYTHING ON SALE FOR 40% OFF, BUT ONLY UNTIL MOTHER'S DAY. SO PLEASE DO RUSH OVER TO HER ETSY SHOP!!! OH! AND BE SURE TO ENTER THE COUPON DISCOUNT CODE: MDS40 FOR WHEN CHECKING OUT WITH YOUR PURCHASE.  PLEASE SEE PAYMENT OPTIONS WHILE CHECKING OUT TOO.  ENJOY!!! SHE ALSO ACCEPTS MONEY ORDERS.



THIS IS THE FOLK ART PORTRAIT PAINTING CLASS YOU WILL BE LEARNING THE TECHNIQUES FROM. 
BOTH THE DOLL IN THE MIDDLE AND THE DOLL ON THE FAR RIGHT ARE TWO EXAMPLES OF KAREN MILSTEIN'S DOLLS.  HER FACE PAINTING TECHINIQUE IS EXQUISITE.
HERE IS 'THE LITTLE GYPSY' UP CLOSE.  MADE BY KAREN MILSTEIN. THIS DOLL HAS SUCH AN ANGELIC FACE.
THERE IS NOT MUCH TIME LEFT FOR THE DISCOUNT ON KAREN'S ETSY SITE. SO PLEASE DO HURRY!!!  HER PAYMENT OPTIONS ARE LISTED WHEN YOU ADD THE CLASS TO YOUR CART. AND REMEMBER TO USE THE COUPON CODE:  MDS40   THE CODE IS ALSO LISTED ON KAREN'S ETSY PAGE JUST FOR THE DURATION OF THIS WEEKEND.

AND THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!

POSTED BY  Teresa

3 comments:

The Stitch Fiddler Bethann Scott said...

"Polka Dot Sally" is a beautiful Art Portrait and Karen's doll are lovely. I haven't taken a painting lesson in years and if it helps with dolls....well, this sounds good to me. Thanks for sharing.

Jennifer Michelle said...

The Little Gypsy is such a magical doll! Karen is such a talented woman with a beautiful style.

Anonymous said...

Wow, these dolls are really uniquely made! Love the pretty and flowy dresses too.

Thanks for stopping by my blog to lemme know about Troy's blog and Web site. I'll be trotting over to there now to check 'em out. Absolutely love his work! Just takes me to a far away off land...la dee da... :oD