MY FIRST WOODEN FIGURE

• YAY !! I have finished my first wooden figurine all painted and everything. I made sure to paint both sides so it looked the same from any angle. it's so nice to hold something psychical in my hands that i've put so much thought and time into
• it actually stands up on its own but it's still a bit wobbly so i'm thinking about making a little stand for it as well and glue it on top
• I used tester pots of wall paints to paint this as I did have a go at painting them with acrylic paint and it didn't sit nicely on the wood at all. I don't know whether this was the quality of the paints I used or just the fact the wood was quite textured. but the wall paints work perfectly and they're £1 from wilko and the colours come out so vibrantly
• I made it quite small but I think I could develop this into a bigger figurine!
• I think these will be perfect for the end of year showing so i'm planning on making a few of them to match some of my prints to sit alongside side them at the exhibition