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Monday 25 March 2013

DT THROWDOWN CHALLENGE

Well hello and happy Monday Peeps,
I am here to tell you about the 2nd DT THROWDOWN CHALLENGE over at SMEARED & SMUDGED FORUM.
Challenge #1 was won by the hugely talented DT over at Haunted Design House, so they got to throw down the next Challenge Theme.... FAUX FINISHES.

For my entry with my DT from QUOTH THE RAVEN, I have used one of my own digis called "POE CAT". It was inspired by his story  'The Black Cat' - where the guy bumps off his wife and bricked her up in the wall !!!  If you want to read the full story go HERE.

I coloured the cat digitally and then printed him 10 times, fussy cut and feather cut him and then layered up with silicone for a 3D image. I used Glossy Accents on his eye and cut up some bristles from a broom to make whiskers.
My bricks were made from thick cardboard then painted with acrylics mixed with sawdust to give them texture. 
Click on pic to enlarge if you dare !!! :-D 


Here's a side view before I added the whiskers :-)


Now - if you go over to QUOTH THE RAVEN you can see what the other Minions of The Master have produced for our Team effort.... prepare to be totally gobsmacked !!!!
All the DTs have until 27th March to upload their entries at Smeared & Smudged and then the Voting starts. So - if you are a part of a DT, then why not go over and play.... if you are quick !!! 
Voting Starts: Thursday March 28 at 12:01 am
Voting Ends: Friday March 29 at midnight (email your team's theme choice before this date JIK you are the winners!)
Winner Announced: Saturday March 30 by noon
New Challenge Posted: Sunday March 31 by noon


We would love it if you would go over and VOTE  for your fave creations too.
Don't forget also that you still have time to enter Quest 19 - ANYTHING POES over at QUOTH THE RAVEN :-) Challenge ends 10th April and our Sponsor this time is  Inky Froggies who are offering a lovely Stampin' Up prize.

Well, I think that's it.... see you later xx

23 comments:

  1. this is incredible. It looks sooo dimensional that one hardly can believe that it is paper.

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  2. I certainly don't have to go anywhere to be gobsmacked!! This is truly a work of art and all the patience of making dimension and the amazing job inking up cardboard for bricks.... Totally JawDropping!!!! hugs

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  3. I just love this and think this is really coooool!!!
    XOXO SanDee

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  4. ohhhhhh WOW this is out of this world awesome. Just loooove how you have made him 3D he's really really scary! And those bricks look so very real. FABULOUS!!!!!!

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  5. omg...Ike this is awesome! I can't even imagine fussy cutting around that cat even once. Your bricks looks real! You rocked this challenge lady!

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  6. This cat is so great. All that layering, totally worth it for the effect, esp with the 3D wiskers! Bricks look great and love the texture. Ug, this round so hard to vote! GL, s.

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  7. Freakin' AWESOME! I'm swooning over the cat and the brick texture is amazing! LOVE, love, LOVE iT! Of course, you're also a Minion so I expected nothing less. LOL xxD

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  8. Brilliantly scary! The bricks are totally stunning and the cat seems to really stick its head out and hiss ... goosebumps. Love it! Suzanne xx

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  9. That cat is so awesome he almost looks real. Great jon

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  10. This is fabulous! It almost looks real! Just looking for your link and here you are, added your banner (again) to the digi site, coz it's soooo good! ....
    its nearly 7 and I haven't been to bed yet...feel a bit dizzy, oh no!! Have a great Easter...

    ((Lyn))

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  11. SO cool, love the texture, the bricks look amazing and the cat, well, god knows how you have the patience but it;s well worth it x

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  12. That's one bad-ass cat! Your faux brick work looks amazing and the dimension and attention to detail on your cat is frickin crazy! The whiskers and feather cutting add the most brilliant, realistic touch to the kitty. Great work, Ike...as always :)

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  13. WOW, that's a LOT of fussy cutting...but the effect is well worth the effort! I love that you used broom bristles for the whiskers and sawdust on the brick...great work for the throwdown challenge!

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  14. I don't know why people keep saying it almost looks real-I thought it was a photo you had your way with-had no idea it was your digi----great job...the BLACK CAT is one creepy story and you have captured it well.

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  15. Holy Crow! That fussy cutting must have given you Carpal Tunnel! This is amazing!

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  16. It almost looks real!
    OMG! AWESOME!

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  17. Those bricks! My god. Absolutely brilliant - you have thrown down a hell of a gauntlet here!

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  18. Very cool effect and obviously cracking digi. Way to go Ike xx

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  19. This is one scary bad ass looking cat. I hope never to meet it on the street. Yeesh! Which tells how good the piece is that it scares the bejesus out of me.

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  20. I guess I forgot to come by and ohh and aahhh, over your awesomely wicked, one eyed feline. Gorgeous and wonderfully tactile piece of art! Love the brickwork and the immense amount of fussy cutting and layering. You are a true artiste! Killer socket!!!

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