tales from the crib

so right, remember how i was saying that i'd been painting my bro's nursery? i'm finally done! had no idea that it would take so damn long! granted it's my first time painting a whole wall but jeez... a lot of work sia. was supposed to do the whole room but no time lah. would love to, but baby is due at the end of oct/ early nov and gonna be busy these next few weeks cos of puasa and raya so... no go. i don't like the idea of painting the nursery after the baby comes cos of the fumes, having to move the furniture, health reasons, etc... ok lah less talk more pics. haha.

exhibit A: flowers. there was a pink/ purple theme, therefore the lack of any other colours. couldn't get a shot of the trail at the bottom or a full wall shot. oh well. imagine it.
exhibit B: butterflies. from exhibit A, u can tell where the 1st butterfly starts. i tell u ah, damn tedious ok! but it's a labour of love so i don't mind. have to be really precise and steady with the colouring and outline otherwise will look too messy. used my own normal paintbrushes for the outline cos they're finer and would give a better result. tis true, your tools do matter.

exhibit C: my constant companion during the entire painting process. meet fila the persian. so lepak rite? haha. damn nice lah the fur... takes fila a while to warm up to people but he (she?) did eventually and this is what happens.

i'm not too happy with the end result of the painting though. after i started outlining the flowers in black, i realised that i should've probably done the outlining in a darker shade of the flower colour ala the leaves. doh!! but it was too late to turn back and start again. :( nevermind, it's only the first time. can experiment again in the future...