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GARDEN
IMPRESSIONS
Okay let's be loose and fancy free in our creations of
"Garden Impressions". If
you would like to order the pattern stamped on burlap with 4" seam allowance
in two different sizes: F013
Garden Impressions 1 size 28" x 20" or F014
Garden Impressions 2 size 32" x 24" Click
below: This sample picture is a guide line only.
Choose your own mauves and blues to recede and remember to put hints of the same color in different parts of the pictorial
to create color harmony. Use some of your darkest values
to guide the eye through out the pictorial. Keep
the sky color light and hook in a calm manner as there is so much action in the
foreground. A restful area is necessary. 1. The light source is from the left, so the lightest value on the trees will be
on the left hand side and gradually become the darkest value
on the right. It is up to the individual to decide how many value of each color they
want. For primitive hooking at least a 3 value swatch would be recommended. For cuts #3 to #5 a 4-5 value swatch
would be recommended. Dyed yarn can also be used successfully and so can recycled plaids, actually you can use any mix that takes your fancy
as it is only going on the wall. 2. For the actual flower beds, hook the tops lighter, then medium to dark
as the light is not that strong at the base of the plants. 3. Try to put the yellow gold's close to the mauve but in
lesser amounts so they won't fight each other for attention. Compliments
should range 70% of one color(dominant) and less than 30% of its compliment.
4. Play darks against lights to create form
and excitement. The bright colors
and lively shapes and edges keep the viewer's eye traveling around your garden. 5. This pattern has both
horizontals and verticals lines which represent serenity and quiet.
In this case, they help to create the natural beauty of your garden. 6. Notice the diagonals, zigzags and curving lines are lines of action and suggest something exciting is going on in your garden. 7. Please don't struggle with this pictorial.
You are creating an "impression" mainly from your light source
and knowledge of fiber art. It's like doing
a watercolor, "Let It Flow". Enjoy and
may you create many more fiber art impressions. |
