Four fabrics plus white batting for the snow. A pretty simple palette really. The detail will come from the stitching.
I made a large cartoon to help with the placement of the rockfalls and ledges that are suggested in the photo. Upon close examination the ledges are all covered with trees. We'll see how much is really necessary.
I experimented yesterday layering bits of cheesecloth, tulle and organza trying to develop the foggy or hazy look from the photo. Is it snow?
Over the background ( which was flannel, all I had) I used a combination of chessecloth and organza to replicate the colour of the cliff face on the left.
Over this, white batting was cut to suggest snow covered ledges. This was covered with a split piece of poly batting, gently pulled apart into 2 thinner layers. And finally over that, tulle anchored everything in place.
Nothing is stitched.
So I'll live with this for a few days? or not. The tulle and poly 'haze' will need to be removed in order to stitch the distant trees clinging to the mountain side.
This is definitely one of those times where the background will need to be completely finished before the tree feature is added.
Lots to think about here.
I made a large cartoon to help with the placement of the rockfalls and ledges that are suggested in the photo. Upon close examination the ledges are all covered with trees. We'll see how much is really necessary.
I experimented yesterday layering bits of cheesecloth, tulle and organza trying to develop the foggy or hazy look from the photo. Is it snow?
Today I cut and layered, pinned only this time. After several variations I came up with this.
Over the background ( which was flannel, all I had) I used a combination of chessecloth and organza to replicate the colour of the cliff face on the left.
Over this, white batting was cut to suggest snow covered ledges. This was covered with a split piece of poly batting, gently pulled apart into 2 thinner layers. And finally over that, tulle anchored everything in place.
Nothing is stitched.
So I'll live with this for a few days? or not. The tulle and poly 'haze' will need to be removed in order to stitch the distant trees clinging to the mountain side.
This is definitely one of those times where the background will need to be completely finished before the tree feature is added.
Lots to think about here.
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