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My hardest one yet. A white mitten. (Original Post) GreenPartyVoter Dec 2019 OP
It works for me lunatica Dec 2019 #1
I'll let the outline dry and see what I have tomorrow. I am basically out of time. House cleaning GreenPartyVoter Dec 2019 #3
Does the mitten have any folds? You can highlight them with a very light lavender wash or secondwind Dec 2019 #2
I have it propped against the wall, so there's very little folding, although now GreenPartyVoter Dec 2019 #4
I like it! Nitram Dec 2019 #5
Thanks! GreenPartyVoter Dec 2019 #6

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
1. It works for me
Mon Dec 23, 2019, 02:35 PM
Dec 2019

But because you’re putting a white mitten against a white background it makes it harder to get the contrast you need. You can make the background into a faint color wash or you can look at your cup of tea and use shadows.

GreenPartyVoter

(73,037 posts)
3. I'll let the outline dry and see what I have tomorrow. I am basically out of time. House cleaning
Mon Dec 23, 2019, 04:14 PM
Dec 2019

and doctor’s appts, then Xmas. I’m glad I decided not to ink this one. It looked harsh on my little test. I didn’t do any iridescence either, other than on the heart. I was afraid it might mess with the delicate transparency.

secondwind

(16,903 posts)
2. Does the mitten have any folds? You can highlight them with a very light lavender wash or
Mon Dec 23, 2019, 02:43 PM
Dec 2019


light blue wash............

GreenPartyVoter

(73,037 posts)
4. I have it propped against the wall, so there's very little folding, although now
Mon Dec 23, 2019, 04:15 PM
Dec 2019

that the sun has set the shadows are more pronounced.

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