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50th Anniversary Wall Quilt - Part 4

After I got the backgrounds painted on my portraits, I decided to take my practice portrait and try to put a light wash of black on dad's jacket so the pencil lines would blend in a bit more. That went horribly wrong. I had black ink seep into the bride's veil and into the white collar and in his boutonniere.

I also added tulle to the veil and thread painting to the dress.  After all that, I don't think it really did anything for the picture, which was a bit surprising for me. I also forgot to fix the neckline of the dress. I needed to find the center and flip the left side to the right to make it even. I could only see one side in the picture and forgot to make the other side the same. Again, I'm glad this one is just practice.

I also started to define the tiara on mom's head piece. The picture basically showed a white blob. There was no definition whatsoever and I had a hard time seeing even the basic shape. So I basically made it up using seed beads. This was tedious and didn't really help in my opinion but I needed something because the tulle was already down.

Although not horrible, I don't like it and I certainly won't be adding anything to other portrait.



So after I finished sewing the beads on, I went ahead and added a border fabric in brown/gold. I'll put this on a stretched canvas and call it a day. Maybe my grandmother will want it.

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  1. CharlotteJanuary 27, 2016 at 11:09 AM

    I am sure your grandmother will love it. Or you could hang it. It looks lovely to me, m'dear. Great job Lisa.

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