Painting The Alpaca - And a BIG Oopsie!

Kneesaa the alpaca is finished! It took a little longer than I thought it would, and I'm not excited about those false eyelashes, but I think she came out OK. I still might take the eyelashes off, though - let me know what you think of them in the comments below.

Thanks to Eileen for suggesting that Kneesaa didn't need to be painted - I did add a light glaze over the paper mache clay, but the only real painting was the eyes, nose and mouth.

But those eyes! If you paint directly over foam, and also cover them with nail polish, please tell me what I did wrong! I really can't figure it out, especially since one eye was fine and the other one was destroyed. Why???

And I also think the bright colors in the brush pen set would work just fine over smooth air dry clay - but the grey and black colors smudge, and never seem to fully dry. If you know of a good video that would help me learn how to use them, please leave a comment below. I think it would be fun to do a parrot or other bright bird, but not until I've figured out how to use them. This is the brand I bought (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/40H2585

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