Building a timber framed swing and save money...!

My daughter, Princess Jasmine wanted a swing for her birthday and her old King daddy decided it was cheaper to try and build one than buy one (the cheapest timber one I could find, being £169.00). So on Friday morning, with nothing but the look of expectation in my little princesses eyes, I set off and scoured the local area. I bought the wood, bolts, seats and rope locally and saved a bundle by making it myself, the time it took to complete - a few hours, years of happiness in a little girls eyes that'll always remember the swing her daddy made for her, priceless.

5 x 10ft round logs - £42
10 x bolts - £16
Rope - £25
2 x seats - £ 9

Total £92

Not bad eh?

A colour sketch of the Jasmine, again using Corel Painter X...

This is a colour artwork of my daughter Jasmine, again using a photo as reference. I am slowly finding my way around the Painter software, and love the way it emulates real brush strokes when using a Wacom stylus. Not sure if it is finished, may have to work a bit more on the face. I'm sure my little princess Bessie will appreciate it!

Boris

Latest artwork using Corel Painter X in acrylics....

OK. here is my latest piece of artwork using Corel Painter X with Acrylic brushes, blenders and chalk pens. The subject reference is from a photo of my niece, Megan. It's still a bit rough around the edges, but I liked the final outcome, especially the textures and brush strokes but it really makes me want to try my hand at the real McCoy using real paints! Corel is OK, as it is really great, clean and fast (plus you don't have to clean up your dirty brushes afterwards).

Boris