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This one is for Theresa

Therese at Blueberries, Art and Life is my painting mentor. Thanks to her I found a new creative outlet.

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First a photo, then a sketch with a sharpie marker. After that, I started working on layering the paint on the paper in washes, and letting the colors mix there, instead of mixing them on my palate.

I started with my sketch…

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I then layered cobalt blue, and then alizarin crimson, the areas where these over lapped they made a grey.

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After this I continued added one color at a time in a dilute wash. Until I was satisfied with the results.

This method was fun and I like the results. I’m going to try another similar to this.

Layering washes has also helped me in my yarn dyeing process. I now am following suit with my fiber, and applying one color at a time. Although with fiber this has a much longer drying time, but it is worth the time and effort it takes.

First successful example

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I actually listed this hand painted yarn on my Etsy site if you are interested in knitting with this, more later on my process!

Have fun

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Knit Fast, Dye Yarn
"Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass... it's about learning how to dance in the rain."

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  1. Loree Jackson1/06/2011

    The yarn is gorgeous! I love the whole idea of letting the colors mix on the paper rather than the palette. I'm always so uptight about mixing colors on the palette.

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  2. Unknown1/06/2011

    Beautiful painting! And the yarn is very pretty too.

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  3. Walden1/06/2011

    Lovely! I really like how the stones on the ground worked out. Love the colors in the yarn too.

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  4. Jeannette StG1/06/2011

    Beautiful combi of colors -well done my friend! And a happy New Year to you!

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  5. Kathleen1/07/2011

    What beautiful yarn, and a wonderful, wonderful painting! We want more!

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  6. tamdoll1/07/2011

    I'm definitely putting "learn to paint" on my future to-do list. I like how you explain what you've done and you make it seem less intimidating than I imagine.

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