Friday 26 June 2020

Cranes and Doodlewash

WIP - I've started work on a picture of cranes for an embroidery. I drew the pictures digitally, printed them out and as the design is bigger than the A4 paper I had to join several sheets together. Then I transferred the design to fabric by using a light box and a Pilot Frixion Erasable Gel Ink Pen. The pen lines can be ironed off if they have not been covered up by embroidery.




Also on the theme of cranes, I used the same birds for a Spoonflower fabric design and added a digitally altered watercolour background. I entered the design into their weekly contest, I came 491st out of 769 designs and received 32 votes. The winner got 393 votes!


The design showing a single repeat and below as a repeating pattern.


Doodlewash

Seal

Pyramid

Yo-Yo

Part of the A3 page


Happy Paint Party Friday







11 comments:

  1. Beautiful art. I love the cranes and the design you made. Have a great weekend, hugs, Valerie

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  2. I am always so impressed with your art. The cranes have perfect body structure and movement. Everything else has extraordinary colors. Have a great weekend.

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  3. seals with buttons, repeated circular shapes this week, a mandala on the yoyo... how wonderful! I've never tried to print on spoonflower but want to. I just do at home printing on treated fabric. Is your fabric true to color you painted? LeeAnna at not afraid of color

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    1. I’ve not had the crane fabric printed at Spoonflower yet so I don’t know how true to colour it will be. I have on occasion been disappointed with the colours on other fabrics I’ve had printed although I think they have improved over the years. And which fabric you choose makes a difference, I love the velvet but it is very expensive.

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  4. All great pieces, but I especially love your cranes!

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  5. Ich bin wieder so bgeistert von den Kranichen und die Musterungen davon. Alle andere sind wunderschön geworden!
    Fasznierend es an zuschauen!
    Lieben Gruss Elke

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  6. Very complicated but result is very pretty!
    Lots of art this time,
    have a good week!

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