Smurf Holding Pencil Figure
Given the tricky nature of pencil holding — and its impact on kids’ handwriting skills — I thought I’d share a few OT-based tricks so you can help kids learn how to hold their pencil correctly. Trick #1: Use shorter pencils. A shorter pencil means less space for cramming in unnecessary fingers. 2011 THE SMURFS MOVIE 1.5' INCH FIGURINES SET OF 7 FIGURES. Smurfs Deluxe Mini Figure Set Toy Playset of 12 with Baby Smurf, Brainy Smurf, Smurfette, Gargamel, Azrael and More! 4.2 out of 5 stars 18.
If you wanna learn more about portrait drawing, check out my “” course.It’s a very beginner-friendly course that walks you through all the basics of portraiture, from constructing a basic head, facial proportions, drawing the features, and finally drawing a realistic portrait step-by-step.Lesson DetailsOne of the most important skill you’ll need to learn as a beginning artist is. This might seem like an obvious and trivial matter, but there’s actually a whole technique to holding your pencil and it can make a big impact on your results.There are 2 main grips for holding a drawing pencil: the Writing Grip and the Overhand Grip. The Writing / Tripod GripThe writing grip is the most common method and is employed by most artists. The reason it’s called “the writing grip” is because this is also the same grip we use to write with.It involves using your thumb, index, and middle finger to manipulate the pencil.This grip exclusively uses the tip of the pencil to draw.
I was surprised this week to learn that Sledgehammer was never released in the US. It is thought that Peyo felt that Sledgehammer was too violent for American children. Sledgehammer can be found in a walking stance with a large sledgehammer behind his back. In the early comics it was not unusual to see Brainy being clobbered over the head with a mallet or sledgehammer to shut him up.I have a question for anyone who grew up reading the comics, did they ever consider hitting someone over the head with a sledgehammer to shut them up?
I would like to think that people saw this as a humorous thing not a something to be taken to serious. Things to look out for in SledgehammerThe Sledgehammer figurine (#20096) was first made by Bully around 1977/78. In the beginning the sledgehammer was painted a light brown colour. This version is a very common is easy to find.Around 1984 Schleich was able to start adding their own markings to the smurf and started painting the sledgehammer a darker brown. If you look close enough on some of these you will see that the Bully marking has been blocked out and the Schleich marking has been added.There is also a version of Sledgehammer that was made in Sri Lanka. As there were only 24 smurfs made out of Sri Lanka, these ones are always worth collecting. Not like the other Sledgehammers the markings are not found under the feet but on different parts of the figurine.In 1995/96 Irwin Toys released Sledgehammer with China markings.
So this was possibly the first time Sledgehammer was released in the US. It is found with lovely matte paint colours. Fake or GenuineEvery now and then you may come across a yellow Sledgehammer. More than likely this will be a repainted fake and is not genuine. Schleich has confirmed that a small number of test versions were made. The yellow hammer part on the authentic variation is yellow PVC and therefore was never painted. How can anyone actually see this would be extremely difficult, in my opinion.
So if you see a yellow Sledgehammer, don’t pay a lot of money for these as they are repaints!Keep on SmurfinKath B in 381 Words. Collecting Super Smurfs can be tricky at the best of times. Just because it was sold with a box doesn’t always mean you get the complete or the corresponding Super Smurf. Then, there is always the little differences to be found. Log Car, first released in 1983 is one of the best examples of this.In basic terms a Super Smurf is a smurf with detachable accessories and its own cardboard box. Over the years, depending on the manufacturer or distributor, a number of boxes were also produced. In most cases, there were also minor changes made to the accessory.Log Car (#40232) was first made in 1983 and sold until 1999 by Schleich.
It was also made by Wallace Berrie in Hong Kong and was sold in 1983 and 1984. Later in 1996 Irwin Toys released a version made out of China.
This was sold for the first time on a blister card not with a cardboard box! The last version of Log Car was given away with the French magazine Je Collectionne les Schtroumpfs in 2005.As you see Log Car has been a long journey having been made by different manufacturers and sold by different distributors. Very little changes were made to the smurf used for Log Car over the years. This same smurf was also used by Tricycle (#40203) and Yellow Car (#20910). The Smurf is wearing his customary white trousers and hat. On his white hat sits his racing goggles.
Schleich versionBoth the smurf and car can be found with markings – W.Germany Schleich S © 1982 Peyo. The Log Car has different wheels than the other versions.It also has a dark brown crank with ring connection, completely dark yellow Candles (unpainted), dark brown wheels with small hole connection (without Axles) and unpainted seat.
Berrie versionBoth the smurf and car can be found with markings – Hong Kong W. Berrie Co Schleich S © 1982 Peyo.The Log Car has a white crank inserted directly into the car, white candles, the wheels are attached by an axel that runs underneath the car, yellow car seat. Typically found with a darker brown log car.
China versionBoth the smurf and car can be found with markings – Made in China Schleich S Germany Schleich S © 1982 Peyo CE. The official documentation lists the markings are the same but a closer inspection of the smurfs shows they are different.There are at least two different versions to be found with China markings. The Irwin version can be found with a mushroom with white spots whereas the Je Collectionne les Schtroumpfs version has a red mushroom with no spots. There is also difference with how the wheels connect to the log car. My thoughts on Log CarI have always like this smurf, as it is a good illustration of smurfs having fun.
This smurf can be popular for kids wishing to play with their smurf toys and just as popular for those who like to collect smurfs because of the many variations to be found.Keep on SmurfinKath B in 503 Words. Does this smurf look familiar to you? If you were like me, I first came across this smurf without his skateboard leaf and was intrigued by why the smurf had a hole under each foot. It wasn’t until much later that I saw a picture of this smurf with his leaf skateboard that things started to make more sense.The Smurf Skateboarder was one of the first five Super Smurfs released by Bp Australia in 1980.
The Smurf Skateboarder (#40204) can be found wearing a red shirt, white trousers while riding his leaf skateboard. Like a lot of toys, it is easy for things to go missing. So more than likely the Smurf Skateboarder would lose his skateboard and its owner would be none the wiser.The Smurf Skateboarder was a popular Super Smurf throughout the world. It was initially made out of Schleich’s headquarters in West Germany in 1978 until 1986.
During this time it was also sold by National Petroleum in the UK.The Smurf Skateboarder was also produced out of Hong Kong and was sold by BP Australia, Wallace Berrie for the US market and more than likely by BP New Zealand. Points of differenceThe W.Germany made one has the markings under its feet – W.Germany Schleich S © Peyo. There are no markings to be found on the actual leaf.
However on the leaf there are two holes, though I am unsure why.Due to the quality measures introduced to smurfs being sold in the UK, it is possible to find with a mustard paint dot under the smurfs’s foot.The Hong Kong version was sold in Australia and can be found with Hong Kong markings under its feet and skateboard. There are no holes found on the leaf.
Generally the smurf is found with extreme dark blue skin either in a shiny paint colours.Around 1982, Wallace Berrie started adding their own markings to the skateboard. So it’s possible to find two different Wallace Berrie markings – Made in Hong Kong W.B.Co Schleich S © 1978 Peyo and Made in Hong Kong W.Berrie Co Schleich S © 1978 Peyo.The Smurf Skateboarder is a Super Smurf that should be part of every smurf collection. Not only is it a fun looking smurf to display but it’s part of smurf history.Keep on SmurfinKath B in 386 Words. When was the last time you went on a wander? (not to be confused with wonder) Regardless what you call this smurf, Traveller, Wanderer, Tracker, Smurf with Knapsack (#20088) etc, this smurf is one for the ages. A simple design that has stood the test of time. We find this smurf, wearing his customary white trousers and hat while carrying a stick with a knapsack over his shoulder.The Smurf with Knapsack was first produced by Bully in 1975. Back then Bully would produce posters with hand drawn sketches of their smurfs they were selling at the time.
The Smurf with Knapsack was first shown in 1976 with a brown stick with white knapsack with red spots and was referred to as Wanderer. I don’t think they never produced a figurine like this, which is a shame.The figurine was only ever produced with an orange stick and knapsack. In the beginning the length stick was about 7cm and this was later reduced to 5.5cm.
The other small difference that can be found is with the knapsack. Some of the earlier knapsacks appeared to be flatter on the bottom and the later ones were more rounded. Both small but notable differences!You may also come across with Wanderer with a yellow, white or green stick and knapsack.
This is accessory is from the Jerry figurine (Tom & Jerry).After Bully lost the licence to manufacture smurfs at the beginning of 1980, Schleich continued to make and sell Wanderer right up until 1986. A version was also made out of Hong Kong but oddly it was never sold by Wallace Berrie or BP Australia. Perhaps it was sold in New Zealand? MarkingsFor those who like to collect smurfs with different markings, there are not many to be found with this one.
It can also be found with a mustard or red paint dot. Bully © Peyo (hand etched markings). W.Germany Bully © Peyo. West Germany Bully © Peyo. West Germany Schleich S © Peyo. Made in Hong Kong Schleich S © 1975 PeyoCollector’s TipWhen looking to add Wanderer to your smurf collection, ensure that his mouth is closed and that he is holding the stick with his right hand.
Butterfly Catcher (#40209) holds his net over his left shoulder and has his mouth open.Perhaps we all should take a leaf out of this smurf’s book and go for a wander (or should that be wonder?)Keep on SmurfinKath B in 402 Words. Have you ever wondered why this smurf is sometimes referred to as a ‘promo?’ – I know have. As far as I am aware it is not really promoting a company or organisation like other promotional smurfs produced by Schleich.
Or was it just a variation produced by Wallace Berrie for only the American market and was never intended to be sold in Europe by Schleich.Perhaps the confusion began when Schleich would refer to the Red Apple with #1 Teacher as a promotional smurf made for the U.S market in some of their catalogues. This was then followed by various collector books and websites doing the same thing.I don’t consider #1 Teacher a promotional smurf but a variation.
This is similar as the #1 Grad – a variation on the Graduation smurf. But the difference with these two, is that Schleich never gave #1 Teacher its own article number. Whereas #1 Grad was a completely different mould compared to Graduation Smurf and was produced a couple of years later by Wallace Berrie. When looking for the #1 Teacher red apple smurf there are a couple of things you should look out for. This smurf was only produced by Wallace Berrie.
It should only be found with Hong Kong markings. #1 Teacher was never produced or painted out of Europe, so it should not be found with any paint dots under its feet.
As the smurf mould was also used by Pumpkin Smurf (#20136) which was first produced in 1981, it is possible to find the Apple Smurf with either the year marking to be 1981 or 1983. #1 Teacher Red Apple had two marking variations:Made in Hong Kong W. Schleich © Peyo 1981Made in Hong Kong W. Schleich © Peyo 1983There is also another red apple smurf that causes debate amongst collectors as to whether it is real or fake.
This is the one with the words I (heart) NY written in white on the red apple. Some feel, that it was produced as only a test version and others feel it is a fake.
Regardless what your opinion is of this smurf, one would have to be a very passionate collector to buy one, due to the high price tag it demands.No matter if you call this a promotional or variation, #1 Teacher smurf is an interesting smurf to add to one’s collection. The red apple complements the green apple variations.
Perhaps one day someone will explain why they added #1 Teacher to the apple.Keep on SmurfinKath B in 415 Words. Do you have an elusive smurf, that you have always wanted but can never find? For some this is Cheerleader Smurfette (#20149).
Cheerleader – Wallace Berrie version.This version of Cheerleader is wearing a white dress with reddish ‘S’ on the front, light blue collar and cuffs and waving her reddish orange pom poms. She is standing on a round grass pattern base with one leg slightly raised.It is thought that Cheerleader was first released by Wallace Berrie at the end of 1982 or early 1983 and was produced out of Hong Kong. The first one released has a W.B.CO marking and then this was later changed W. Berrie Co under its base. Some collectors have noted a difference of the green paint used for the base; light green to dark green. However all of mine, seem to have a dark green base.Wallace Berrie must have produced a lot of these Cheerleader Smurfette’s as they were also sold as key-rings and on variety of triangle pedestals.
Cheerleader – Schleich version.There is very little difference between the Schleich version and the Wallace Berrie version. The most notable difference is that the Schleich one has no ‘S’ on the front of her white dress.Some collector books such as the Der Schlumpf Katalog IV states it was first sold in 1989.
Which is not correct. If you have a look through old Schleich catalogues you can see it was first sold in 1987 and only available until 1989.The Schleich version is considered harder to find compared to the Wallace Berrie version. For example I have 2 Schleich ones compared to my 6 Wallace Berrie ones. Cheerleader – McDonald’sMcDonald’s also have their version of the Cheerleader.
Her white dress has gold spots on it to match with her gold boots and she is waving orange pom poms. M embossed into the back of the head.It was first used in 1996 to help celebrate McDonald’s 25th anniversary in Germany and the Netherlands. And then again 1998 McDonalds used her to help celebrate their 40th anniversary in England, Ireland. I have also read somewhere that Iceland was included in the promotion in 1998. Markings.
Made in Hong Kong W.B.CO. Schleich S © 1981 Peyo. Made in Hong Kong W.
Schleich S © 1981 Peyo. W.Germany Schleich S © 1981 Peyo. © Peyo 96 (M embossed on the back of the head)Elusive as she maybe is for some, Cheerleader Smurfette is worth collecting. In most cases, it is not exspensive and just requires pataince to find one in good condition.Keep on SmurfinKath B in 424 Words. We first see Wild swinging from the tree trunk in the 1989 Schleich catalogue. Wild is seen in the Schleich catalogues right through to 2000.Wild is a two piece figurine.
The tree green base, light brown tree and dark green leaves. The figurine is a blue injected mould, with hand painted yellow shorts and a lime green leaf effect hat. There has only ever been handful of two piece figurines produced by Schleich. For example Bride and Groom (#20746) released in 2013. It was given the article number 20230 by Schleich and was never produced by Wallace Berrie/Applause.When considering adding Wild to your smurf collection, there are a couple of things you should be wary of. Some collectors mention variances can be found with the green effect hat. Though this is true, but the variance found with the green paint is minor and in my opinion not even worth noting. This would be the same as the brown paint used for the tree trunk.
MarkingsThe majority of the markings for Wild can be found under the base. These can be either W.Germany Schleich S © 88 Peyo CE if produced before 1991 or Germany Schleich S © 88 Peyo CE. The markings for Germany were changed after the reunification of Germany. Schleich started marking their smurfs with Germany instead of W.Germany.
Mini Smurf Figures
On the old moulds they blocked or removed the W in front of Germany.Only this weekend I have discovered that on the side of the smurf’s foot you can also find a small CE marking and sometimes a black paint dot under the foot. The black paint dot was added to smurfs made between 1988 to 1998 to indicate that the smurf was made using a new pvc formula and was made either in Portugal or Tunisia.Wild is a bright, eye catching smurf to add to your collection. The sturdy base makes it is easy display. No blu-tac required for this one – thank goodness! There is nothing worse than seeing a picture of someone’s smurf collection on display with the smurfs being held up by blu-tac. It always makes me feel the smurf are standing in their own poo.Keep on SmurfinKath B in 362 Words. Anyone new to collecting smurfs, will always want to know why there are so many different paint variations, especially of the older figurines.
Smurf Holding Pencil Figure Game
If you are like me and enjoy collecting smurfs made in different countries, in most cases you will also find a paint variation. In most cases smurfs made in Hong Kong for BP Australia and Wallace Berrie were almost painted differently than those made in West Germany by Schleich.
Then there are other countries that the smurfs were made in one country but painted in another.This will then lead up to the follow up question – ‘How do I know if I have an original or variation smurf?’. This is not such an easy question to answer as this will depend on where you live in the world. I live in Australia and most of the smurfs originally sold in Australia by BP Australia were made out of Hong Kong. So in one sense, I could refer to these as the original smurfs and the ones made in either West Germany or Portugal are variations.
But to be honest I don’t refer to a smurf as an original. Sunbather – #20014.To give you example of what I am trying to explain, let’s examine the Sunbather smurf first released in 1970 by Schleich. When Sunbather was first sold it was painted with red and white bathers. This continued right through to 1977/78. This is quite interesting as even when Bully had the rights to produce the smurfs between 1974 to 1977 they didn’t change the colours on the bathers.
Whereas they did change the colours on other smurfs such as the Judge smurf where’s his robe changed from black to red.So sometime in 1977/78 when Schleich started producing smurfs again, Sunbather was painted with yellow and black bathers. However in the 1978 Schleich catalogue Sunbather was shown wearing green and black bathers.
Smurf Holding Pencil Figure Gif
Also sometime around the same time Sunbather was painted with red and black bathers.When they started producing Sunbather out of Hong Kong back in 1979 they originally used spray paint for his bathers. This included two colour variations for his bathers, yellow and black or green and black. These are still fairly easy to be found today but not always in the best condition.Which leads me onto this newspaper article I found this week in regards to the Smurfs joining the EU’s fight against ocean pollution in taking part of the Global Beach Cleanup campaign.So if you have smurfs that aren’t in the best condition don’t just throw them away, see if they can be used in another way. This could be by moving them to the garden, recycling them or something else so they don’t end up in the rubbish bin.Keep on SmurfinKath B in 465 Words Post navigation.