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Post by caterina on Aug 1, 2021 7:33:44 GMT
Hello! This my last portrait before the Autumn, because I am travelling tomorrow and going on holiday. www.dropbox.com/s/gsro4thr1xprsl3/img_20210801_082009.jpg?dl=0It is still a bit wet, and maybe will need a bit more rubbing and rolling in September, some adjustments. The colours are a bit less bright, my phone camera is not helping me with adjusting saturation, so I guess I will make peace with it and go pack my luggage as my children are asking me. :-) I made it from memory, this is "Heather", a proud local rambler and exquisite lady, a pleasure to converse with her and that kind of person who is a magnet for kids (and can impart tons of knowledge to them in a fun way). And she loves red clothes! Caterina
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Post by lyn on Aug 1, 2021 11:51:51 GMT
Heather looks like an interesting person! Love her clothes and hat.
(Is her right foot something that you are planning to adjust?)
You have quite a series of portraits now.
Bon Voyage!
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Post by caterina on Aug 1, 2021 12:09:46 GMT
Heather looks like an interesting person! Love her clothes and hat. (Is her right foot something that you are planning to adjust?) You have quite a series of portraits now. Bon Voyage! Yes, she is a very interesting lady. Thank you for the comments. I am going to fix the legs and feet a bit (the right foot needs adjustment, yes) , also in general the shape of her coat, especially the shoulders and arms...I guess my list could go on and on, but I need to leave it for now, so I will return to it with a fresh mind. I have not managed to felt the two other portraits that I have planned, I will make them in Autumn, hopefully. I hope that the series of them will be highly marketable locally :-) we will see when I will show them around, in September. :-) If not, my daughter would love to keep them for our flat. :-)
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Post by MTRuth on Aug 1, 2021 17:02:52 GMT
Another good start. Have fun on vacation 😎
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Post by Shepherdess on Aug 2, 2021 11:29:16 GMT
a good start on this one. I like her. I had the same question as Lyn about her foot. Have a good Holliday.
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Post by caterina on Sept 26, 2021 13:13:19 GMT
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Post by MTRuth on Sept 26, 2021 18:54:44 GMT
Looks good, the changes helped the body proportions significantly.
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Post by lyn on Sept 27, 2021 6:16:48 GMT
Ah yes - looking good now and she could be anyone's favourite aunt!
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Post by caterina on Sept 27, 2021 19:36:22 GMT
Thank you, Ruth and Lyn. I did my best, without taking away the "primitive" and immediate feeling of the piece. I believe it works now.
My major issues have been that I had no more of that particular red, and no more of that particular skin-tone pink, as I was working with hand-blended colours when I made it, and also I was using my last bit of a particular red, and I have no more of it. So, I couldn't just cover parts that I did not like. I had to peel parts of my lady off the background and rework them with needles. Anyway, I think that it was worthwhile.
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