garden gnome
In Europe (especially in Germany and The Czech Republic) as well as in other parts of the globe (including America), garden gnomes remain popular not only in lawns, patios, poolsides, and of course in gardens, but also indoors (mostly for collectors). Now while some may freely express their hatred against garden gnomes (why???), many are still very much tempted to buy them and bring them home as ornaments or charms (according to European folklore garden gnomes bring good luck). But how many of us have visited the local garden supplies shop, called the landscape artist, or even checked the Internet only to find ourselves discouraged because the cost of buying one is simply not worth it? Be at peace; you are not alone. And don't you give up just yet
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Yes, your very own garden gnome! Imagine the sense of fullfilment you will feel the moment you've realesed this beautiful creature into your garden. It's simple, easy to make (heck even a seven month old fetus can do this!), and inexpensive (I swear it won't cost you a hundred dollars
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For the gnome's body you will need a deflated rubber balloon (you can get this at kiddy parties), any color will do; I recommend the pearshaped ones over the spheres. Before we proceed
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Legs and Shoes
Legs: Use two cardboard tissue paper tubes to make legs
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Shoes: Scrouge up more newspaper and shape them into a pair of shoes; make sure they're rounder at the outer ends. Make two of these. Make sure the proportions are correct. Check the internet for gnome anatomy. If you're too chicken to do that you can't
tiffany free runs, make one. Use coversheet paper or cardboard and roll it into a cone, the radius of the base should be close to two inches (you can actually adjust). Use more tape. As in the body, you will need a balloon in making the head. Inflate it. The radius should be two inches (again
lululemon warehouse sale 2013, you can adjust this, depending on the size of the damned stuff toy's head). Same process as the body: newspaper strips, PVA glue, lots of patience. When it's dry, you can give it a face. Now while you can simply paint a smiley face there, why don't we make this more exciting
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Find a front view picture of Tom Cruise's face (this is really very easy). If you choose to get it online, save it on your Mac or PC.
Find a sideview shot of Tom Cruise's face. Not as easy as the first one, but not so hard either. I think the movie poster for War of The Worlds or Minority Report has one. Oh, did I forget to emphasize that it has to be a sideview and not profile shot? Sideview okay?! Sideview
http://www.qrcode-comminication.com! Alright. If you googled it, save it.
Now for those with posters coz you were too dumb to search the net, scan it at 300 dpi (why 300 dpi? well why not 301!). Save it and open the file in photoshop (or GIMP, whatever). For those who found his pics online (and saved it in your My Documents folder (or elsewhere)
ルイビトン, open it also (yes you also have to use photoshop).
If you found them online, resize the pictures so they're of the same resolution.
Resize the front view (by the way, his headshot should be really symmetrical) and the sideview so they're the same height; use the nose the chin and the forhead as guides.
Duplicate his sideview shot and use the edit/transform/flip horizontal command.
Paste or glue the headshot to the gnome's head. Use modeling clay to outline his eyebrows, eye lids, pupils, lips, and laugh lines. The sideview prints will serve as your guides in molding Tom Cruise's nose. When you're done apply PVA glue over the face and coat it with a thin layer of toilet paper. Let it dry.
As an added detail, cut out two tear drop shaped pieces of paper and paste one at the sides of his face as ears. Or find Orlando Bloom's Legolas shots or Liv Tyler's Arwen photos, and use their ears as models. You may photoshop them, print them
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Make his hair using leftover spaghetti or more modeling clay. Apply PVA glue and coat with more toilet paper.
Add more detail (collar, buttons, cuffs, shoe strings, etc.) to make your gnome more realistic.
Final Steps
Paint your gnome with acrylic paint. Suggestions: the gnome's hat and his clothes dark green, black for the shoes, and flesh for the skin
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