Having said that, I'm fairly satisfied with the results.
What I did to make the scene was to have a paper around the same size which I tore the mountain area and other areas to create masks. I then sprayed the various unmasked areas with Tseuniko antiquing inks. The dragon was done seperately, the shapes cut and formed and then addded. I worked metallic crayon into it to try to add the accent.
At that stage I was quite discouraged. It looked like this.
Finally, I started working into the dragon with sharpie markers. That started to help. So, I worked into the rest with marker as well. That gave me confidence to do the stitch. The green blob in the front is meant to be a tree or bush, but I think if I worked it more, I'd have more problems.The actual piece is slightly more muted than the top photo.
There isn't a big story for the dragon. He is just resting after a long flight at the end of the day.
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Hi Sandy, you sound like I felt about mine... only I haven't come as far as you have with mine.
Maybe there are some Sharpie Markers in the future of my piece. How will you set the Marker ink? Or is it a problem?
You have proved staying with it works, I am glad you did!
Setting the ink could be a problem. I don't intend to wash this though. I have pretty much sewn over the marker now anyway. So, the marker mainly served to help me see how I should stitch it.
Thanks for the comment.
Sandy
Hi Sandy, glad to see your dragon again! Have you considered outlining him in black thread and giving him a shadow? It might make him pop! But maybe he doesn't want to pop...I mean, he is resting!
Cynthia
I am so looking forward to your dragon book...you are going to do one, right? I really look forward to what our dragon friend is up to each month. Glad to see he gets to rest once in a while :-)
Cherie
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