Neocolor II Portrait.......Hay Hauling

These Neocolor II Portraits

have been a wonderful way to blend my love of

Photography and Quilting

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This is an image of my favorite guy...

He delivered hay to our neighbors for their horses

last fall.

After altering the image in Photoshop Elements 4

It is now printed on 13 x 19 Fabric.

It took several different shades of green Neocolor II

to achieve a realistic hay color

I am a bit relieved to have the jeans colored in at this point.

There were lots of wrinkles and shaded areas, and the hay dust down at the bottom of the jeans was a bit of a challenge.

At this point...

All areas have been colored in with Neocolor II Crayons.

I know it appears a bit light and faded out, but wait until it is painted.

After the portrait is painted...

it comes to life:

So far, this is the most challenging portrait I have done...

But, I do love a good challenge!

This piece is now ready to be basted and quilted.

I will post more images when I get this under the needle.

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For those of you new to this blog:

CLICK HERE to view Neocolor II Tutorial

CLICK HERE to view Photoshop Elements Tutorial

CLICK HERE to view Zinnia Portrait

CLICK HERE to view Quilting Anniversary Slideshow

CLICK HERE to view my Woven Quilts

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Thermofax Screen Printing........Play Day

Today is the day...

Playing with Thermofax Screen Printing

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Versatex Screen Printing Inks

They leave the hand of the fabric very soft.

Thermofax Screens, Squeegees & Bondo Scrapers

The table is set for......FUN !

This is an image of a metal tree grate I took in

Lake Tahoe last year...

Here is the tree grate as a Thermofax Screen...

Time to make our first print:

Loading the well with gold Versatex...

Drawing a fabric squeegee across the screen...

Taking a peek at the print...

Very happy with the print...

The gold Versatex is great on dark fabrics.

I took this image of an old wooden box at an antique auction

last year...

Here is the image as a thermofax screen...

I chose brown Versatex for printing...

Here is the wooden box image printed on fabric...

With gold Versatex, I added stars on top of the box print.

Great layered look and texture.

This is a photo of rusty culvert screens piled up in our barn lot

This is the culvert screens printed on rusted fabric.

I took this image of a Ponderosa Pine Tree

in Lake Tahoe last year...

Here is the Ponderosa Bark printed with Pearl Versatex

on dark blue batik...

It looks like lace.

I plan to cut this into strips and border a small quilt with it.

This is a commercial screen I purchased from

Lynn Krawczyk

fibraartysta

Lynn created custom screens from my original photos.

She was a delight to work with and helped me choose which of my images were most suitable for thermofax screens.

The yellow fabric is a commercial print.

I screen printed with 2 of Lynn's screens on top of it.

This was a really ugly clean up cloth.

The red squares printed on top

really brought this back from the dead.

Kathi, my play mate, is printing on a dark batik fabric

with the pearl versatex screen ink.

I took this photo of Poppy Pods two summers ago

during a Quilts in Gardens Tour

Poppy Pods

Printed on Fabric

By the looks of it...

This was an extra fun Play Day !

Now it's time to clean up...

This was our very FIRST time experimenting with

Thermofax Screens.

Yes, we plan on playing some more with them...

I will keep you posted.

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CLICK HERE to view Thermofax Play Day 2

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CLICK HERE to view my Tutorials

CLICK HERE to view Textile Painting

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Neocolor II Portrait.......Cow Calf Pair

Yes, I am at it again...

Neocolor II Portrait Time:

This is a photo I took last fall while herding cattle.

Just love this image of a Cow Calf Pair.

Printed on Fabric

At this point...

The cow is colored in with Neocolor II Crayons

At this point...

Both the Cow & Calf are colored in

At this point...

The background has been colored in.

It is time to paint this image...

Here is the completed portrait.

It is now ready for basting and quilting.

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For Neocolor II Portraits

I like to sit in my favorite chair...

I use a laptop desk as my work surface...

The inside of the Laptop Desk

holds all of my Neocolor II Supplies.

No sooner was I done with this Cow Calf Portrait...

When I heard Brad say...

The yearlings are in the yard

Sure enough...

Two yearling cattle were grazing in the front yard.

Brad opened the gate to the pasture...

The first calf found its way back into the field...

And....so did the second calf

Brad tied the gate up...

and the Rodeo is over for today.

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CLICK HERE for a Neocolor Portrait Tutorial

CLICK HERE to view Photoshop Elements Tutorial

CLICK HERE to view Cattle Drive in the Snow Slideshow

CLICK HERE to view my Adventures in Art Quilting Class in May

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn