Comments on: Where Do You Begin?

By: Sandra

Sandra — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:18:41 +0000

You are most welcome Boop!

Oh and also the larger areas take a little more finesse to make everything blend well. The techniques you would employ for larger work is a bit different than for smaller complex applique. I have not done a whole lot on larger applique, but disguising demarcation marks of the colored pencil would be a bit more difficult.

Have a nice weekend!

By: Boop

Boop — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:57:36 +0000

yes it does help ! Thanks

By: Sandra

Sandra — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:00:54 +0000

90% of the shading in my applique is in making the commercial fabrics work for me. This is why I like batiks, tone on tones, etc. If after fussy cutting, I still don’t have the contrast I need, then I will use only *touches* of colored pencil to emphasize the highlights and shadows.

I do not use paint because it alters the hand of the fabric. I am making usable quilts.

I do not use those inks because control is a huge issue and they are very limiting (to me) as far as my color palette goes. They also don’t allow for correction.

You could use the white Tsueineko (sp?) ink to make a highlight. Make sure you have rubbed off almost all of the color from your foam tip and with a feather touch start applying the color in gradual steps until you have the desired transparency or opacity.

Does this help?

By: Boop

Boop — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:56:38 +0000

Sandy ,
do you use dyes or inks for your shading ? What is best to make a highlight ? Do you start with a lighter fabric and go dark or dark and add paint , dye or clored pencil ?

can you use colored pencil on a large surface?

I have used Fantasix and like that for some things, but was wondering if there are more options to choose from .

By: Boop

Boop — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:54:10 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to explain . It was very helpful , to know and understand how you proceed. I especially like the morgue idea . I do a little of that when I do my bulletin boards for the library .

I’d be happy to have that sample as my finished work , but it is good to know that you don’t always get the finished piece right awayand that it takes work and doesn’t come all at once.

I guess I’ll try out an idea and see if I can develop it for starters .

Maybe I’ll just go back to learning how to draw first , it has been a long time since I have done that .

I won’t have any problem collecting fabrics , LOL !

Thanks again !!!