{Doll Dreams - Art Journal Cover}

I have been a long admirer of the very talented artist Adriana Almanza for a fair while now, and I find her work incredibly awe inspiring.  I jumped at the chance when I saw her offering art workshops to learn how to draw her beautiful dolls.
After signing up to join the DOll Dreams class, I have learnt a huge amount about.  Not just about drawing the dolls, but also about the importance and technique of shading.  I have never been able to shade my artwork correctly when using acrylic paints - watercolours, yes - but not acrylics.  I'm learning how to change that now.
Adriana is very generous with her knowledge sharing, and she allows us to "copy" her own artwork for us to learn.  She offers step by step tutorials via PDF and video files that I have found incredibly useful.
One of the tutorials was an art journal cover using one of her gorgeous girls.  After studying the step by step pointers, I set about creating my own using the same styling.

I used acrylic paints, paper, embellishments, a charcoal pencil, and a PITT waterproof pen.  I'm really pleased with the way it came out for a first attempt of the doll style - but I don't like the over similarity to Adriana's work. Now I have a strong basis on which to grow into and find my own style and way of doing things - exciting things to come...

**If you want to have a look at the Doll Dreams workshops, further information is available here:  http://dolldreams.ning.com/ **