Saturday, June 27, 2015

Solving a Jigsaw Puzzle

Making the hydrangea bushes was like solving a jigsaw puzzle.  It took numerous tries to get the bushes the way I wanted them.  I would arrange the leaves and flowers one way and then I would take it apart and start all over again.  Finally, I began to think of each flower and leaf arrangement as a single plant and worked with that thought in mind as I built each bush.


 
 

 
 
I think I will need to add more highlights to the leaves.
 
 
A close-up of the beginning of the ornamental grasses in the garden

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Microsoft to the Rescue




I used Microsoft Word to enlarge my photo.  I divided it into four equal squares, print each one separately and then I tape them together.  This eliminated the need to use a commercial service to print it.



Then I traced the major shapes.




I love filling in details with Inktense pencils, but I know I can get carried away and add too much details with them.  Although, I know it is better to begin with the background, I have a tendency to begin with the foreground.  Thus making my life more difficult than it needs to be in the end.

Friday, June 12, 2015

Making Lemonade from a Lemon

It is good to quilt and blog again.  These last couple of weeks have been very crazy due to work and obligations here at home.

Think of one of your worst nightmares as a bride.  Try, the photographer has gone to the wrong hotel one half hour from the hotel where your wedding is to take place.   The before shots are missed because of this error. 


That is where Photoshop is the best friend you can have.  I used a picture a friend  at the wedding took and then lifted  the couple out of  the original photo.  I utilize elements from four other photos to create this one.  I choose not to recreate what should have been a shot from the venue, so as not to remind the bride what could have been.  She likes hydrangeas and they were the flower of choice as her centerpieces.  I will add the shadows when I make the quilt.  Now to make the pattern.