Nailed It!: Golden Touch

Creation of The Lady in Red logo

1. First was the brainstorming and rough sketching. Figured a cartoonish logo would be best because its more cute and easy going.

2. After erasing all the marks I mixed white and black to make the hair and brown, yellow, and red for the skin tone. First I painted the light gray base for the hair and went back to create the lines with a small brush.

3 To get ready for the teeth I went in with white paint to get rid of any other marks.

4. Darkening the skin tone with a little brown and watering it down after I painted the eyelids and nose. When everything dried I used a smaller paintbrush to line the bottom of the eyes with pure black and delicately painting the eyelashes.

5. To prepare for the teeth I used a mix of black, white, and a little water to line the teeth

6. Going back lightly with black I painted within the gray lines to finish the teeth. When dried I went back with red to layer on the lips and black to paint the eyebrows. 

7. For the top I went in with watered down red as the base and layered on the color. As the finishing touch I darkened the neck.

 And voilà

I Spy

To get the look: Metallic Cap Toe Stilettos $49.99 at Mango, Lauren by Ralph Lauren handbag Newbury Slim Wallet $98.00 at Macy's, and Drawstring Dress $59.99 at Zara

Artist of the Day: Manuel Rebollo

These works of art along with others can be found on his website http://manuelrebollo.blogspot.com/

"Gold"/"Oro"

"No te desnudes todavía"/"Do Not Get Naked Yet"

"When The Sky is Over"

P.S. Looking for some outfit ideas? Feel free to look at ShopRuche's lookbook 

Enchantment - A Spring Lookbook

I Spy

The basic idea: lace dress unavailable from Zara, Light cotton parka for $99.90 at Zara, and Blooming Arrival Floral Sandals for $48.50 at shopruche.com

The Look: DV by Dolce Vita Amber Eyelet Shirt for $59.99 from Urban Outfitters, Printed Trousers for $59.90 at Zara, and Noreen Heels By Chelsea Crew for $59.99 at shopruche.com

I Spy

Items (starting from the left) : Lucca Couture Chambray Polka Dot Shirtdress from Urbanoutfitters now $39, Brixton Avenue Boater Hat from UO $50, Ratner in Tan from NeedSupplyCo. $170

I Spy

From the left going clockwise: Sweater H&M $34.95, Truly Madly Deeply Elephant Paisley Legging UrbanOutfitters $19, Studio Flats in Black NeedSupplyCo. $38

The Inspiration: Mary Tyler Moore as Laura Petri

Why: She was elegant, beautiful, silly, and great at dancing. Also you just can't help but love those fitted slacks with sleek pointed flats and loose blouse or sweater!

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