Day Four of the Poorly Painted Panda Series - 72 to go!

This is my fourth attempt at a panda painting. I think I'm coming along, and definitely notice improvement over day 1. This is my first panda to look like it wasn't painted by an alcoholic elephant, so there's that. :)

 

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20 Hours of Pandas - Day 3 of 76

My third attempt at painting a panda. I'm working on the theory that if you spend 20 hours practicing something you'll eventually get good at it. So far that theory remains to be proven in my case.

Please pardon the lined paper. The whole "panda project" thing was something of a whim for me so I haven't laid in a supply of sketch paper yet.

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20 Hours of Pandas - Panda #2 of 76

So after painting my first panda on canvas, I realized it would get pretty expensive painting each attempt on canvas. I only had lined paper on hand so I will have to paint on lined paper until I can grab some sketch paper.

Panda #2 isn't the prettiest panda in the world, but a definite improvement over #1!

 

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20 Hours of Pandas - Day One

I heard somewhere that if you spend 20 hours doing something, say painting, or learning the guitar, etc. you will get good at that activity. I'm not a very good painter and decided to put this theory to the test. I wasn't sure what to paint, and definitely didn't want to tackle anything too ambitious, so I did an image search for a simple black and white drawing.

Eventually I stumbled across a simple panda painting which, at the time, I erroneously assumed was the logo of the World Wildlife Fund. It wasn't, actually, but I decided I liked it and would paint my own version. I wasn't expecting much, and I wasn't disappointed.

So here it is, without further ado, my very first attempt at painting a panda.

 

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The Difference between my Cat and my Dogs

Feeding a piece of hot dog to my dogs: 

Actual pets not as pictured.

1. Take a piece of hot dog.

2. Hide it anywhere in the house, so long as it is on the floor.

3. A dog will find and eat the piece of hot dog within 15-45 seconds of release.

Feeding a piece of hot dog to my cat:

1. Take a piece of hot dog.

2. Find the cat.

3. Show the cat the piece of hot dog.

4. Hold piece of hot dog directly in front of cat's nose for 15-45 seconds until cat realizes piece of hot dog is edible.

5. Place piece of hot dog on ground directly in front of cat.

6. Point to piece of hot dog. Tap on the ground several times until cat notices piece of hot dog.

7. Wait until cat decide to eat piece of hot dog. This can take several minutes. Do not leave before cat eats piece of hot dog, or else a dog will it it in 15-45 seconds.