tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957153864673467533.post1338233689697048045..comments2023-10-29T09:57:34.390-02:30Comments on hOOkwOrM: Wow!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075237604879544009noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957153864673467533.post-3963177747011807262009-03-26T11:06:00.000-02:302009-03-26T11:06:00.000-02:30Hi Julie,I'm never too sure where to reply to comm...Hi Julie,<BR/><BR/>I'm never too sure where to reply to comments, so I've left it on my blog and copied it here as well.<BR/><BR/>Re the portrait....<BR/><BR/>It was based on a picture from my 40th birthday. Isn't it a joyful shot?! I can't remember such a great picture of my family - and it was a great birthday.<BR/><BR/>I used the program that I told you about to blow it up to the size I wanted. Then I did an outline tracing and marked position of key features like eyes, etc. And they I used the colour picture (which I blew up to an 8 x 10) as my reference for highlights, shadows, etc.<BR/><BR/>And I guess all those years of painting must have paid off, since I find this is very much like painting with wool.<BR/><BR/>You can also use the computer to create "posterized" images from your picture - lots of photo software has that and you can play around with it, if you're interested. But that's a neat way to create hooking patterns too.Wendie Scott Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422462454689323029noreply@blogger.com