What a fun challenge! This is the first time I have tried to work in this fashion and it was exciting to try. I started with a sketch of some tulips I had made years ago. Then folded a ribbon bow and laid it on a table. Then a did a new sketch of the tulips with the bow and colored it in with colored pencils until I had the shading correct. Finally, I fused solid pieces of fabric onto the background and shaded them with thread painting (a first for me) and colored pencil. Will I need to use a fixative on the pencil? Last, I layered and quilted the piece. I'm looking forward to trying this process again -- and welcome your comments!
Saturday, February 05, 2011
Tulips on a Table
What a fun challenge! This is the first time I have tried to work in this fashion and it was exciting to try. I started with a sketch of some tulips I had made years ago. Then folded a ribbon bow and laid it on a table. Then a did a new sketch of the tulips with the bow and colored it in with colored pencils until I had the shading correct. Finally, I fused solid pieces of fabric onto the background and shaded them with thread painting (a first for me) and colored pencil. Will I need to use a fixative on the pencil? Last, I layered and quilted the piece. I'm looking forward to trying this process again -- and welcome your comments!
Ticia, I can feel your enthusiasm for this project as I read your process......nice depth in those tulips and bow. Great challenge piece! Chris Predd
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ReplyDeleteYour tulips are lovely! Your pencil work looks great. Whether or not you need to fix the pencil depends on the brand you used, among other things. Having said that I always feel it is better to be safe than sorry so use a watered down mixture of fabric medium to seal any pencil work.
Kathy L
Nice job on the ribbon and the gold edge. I really like the textures you used for the table and wall.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet piece Ticia. Like a valentine! I too love the detail on the ribbon
ReplyDeleteCherie
The background pieces are perfect for this piece. As large as they are they don't distract from the tulips. Until I zoomed in I thought the ribbon had been tied and sewn on. Great depth there! The tulips' shadow is wonderful, too The only suggestion I might make is that you somehow darken the inside shading of the tulips to make them appear fuller. Fabric paint, stitching, etc.
ReplyDeleteLike it lots!
I too thought the bow had been tied and sewn onto the piece. Great job.
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