submitted 1 month ago by MrJameGumb@lemmy.world to c/lemmy_stitch@sh.itjust.works

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I'm so close to the end of my self portrait now! Filling in all the little gaps here in the final stretch feels like the most frustrating and time consuming part of the whole thing lol but each gap I fill in makes it look a little bit better!

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[-] OrbularGerbil@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

I assumed longer! I kind of lose patience with mine and shelf them for weeks haha. I will post my current project soon!

[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I've tried and failed to make patterns from actual photos probably 4 or 5 times before this one! This time I tried to set a more realistic goal and reduced the size and the number of colors for the final pattern and that made it much less overwhelming

[-] OrbularGerbil@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

I bet! Having too many colors is a challenge, esp when they're so close in tint

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