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This is Marley, my mom’s dog. It’s probably the best picture I’ve ever taken of her, and I’ve technically already used it once in a painting, but a good reference is a good reference. Don’t mind her spit bubble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As usual, I made a stencil by using my mom’s bf’s iPad (I seriously considered shelling out over 1k for my own of that size before I realized I’d probably really be only using it for this, because my iPad Air 2 still works fine for what I need it for thankyouverymuch and like, over 1K?? Plus over $100 for a pen? When I can just his use? Criminal), and then cut out each section. You have to be a bit generous with the shapes because it’s impossible to get this absolutely perfect as it’s by far from a realism portrait. Letting loose with art is a new concept for me lol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I already had most of the fabric on hand, but went out to specifically get the black fabric with flowers, because I wanted it to be a bit different from the rest of her mottled colour. Part of the good thing about buying new fabric for this kind of craft is that there was a sale and it was half off and I paid less than $3 Canadian for a good swatch of more than what I needed for this. On the flip side, a whole bedsheet or comforter cover or shower curtain or whatever is like, $8 at Value Village. Cheaper, way more material, but way less selection. Anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And here’s the finished piece! The background was from a sheet set my mom was gifted while visiting her family in Italy, but it didn’t end up fitting her bed. I don’t love how it turned out, but I wanted to incorporate it somehow so she at least still had a piece of it left. The frame is thrifted from the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store. You want to look for frames that are in-set from the front. Meaning, there’s no glass in front of the artwork, and the depth is at least 1″, or the depth of your piece. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It looks complicated, but it actually goes really quickly once you start putting pieces in. I started tracing on Friday, and finished the piece on Sunday, and probably could have had it done Saturday had I not booked myself a bunch of other things to do on the same day. lol. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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