We’re taking crayons to the big screen. Not one. Not two. But six pages of old west adventure. That’s 3 pages of background and 3 pages of color and cut accessories. I’m super excited about this. You’ve got the sheriff, the shifty villain (in black for my version), Doc Holliday, a Gila monster (say it. It’s fun), dynamite, and a triceratops. Because, well...why not? And you get to make the scene. Finding just the right place for that puffed up cat is one of the highlights.
Making this was a blast. Coloring it was a ton of fun for me too. I really intended to only color part of it so I could get everything listed online as fast as possible. But once I colored, cut a few things out, and started moving them around the background, I really had to do the rest. I opted for mixed media...crayons for the background and colored pencils for the accessories
Here are just a few of the things I learned:
- Whether I’m working on one sheet or three sheets of paper, the hardest part is figuring out what has to be left out. I halfway cheated that process here by passing that decision on to the one actually doing the coloring.
- The Graffis kids, even the four-year-old, have loved this thing. And we’ve used a fair amount of printer paper. They’ve also super-modified by taping the background to the wall and then a couple of the figures to Popsicle sticks to make a pretty amazing puppet show.
- My 42 year old fingers just can’t cut with scissors the way they used to. Really, the kids plowed through cutting everything out but my hands were aching way too soon.
Available for digital download from the Graffis Designs Etsy Shop.
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