Any improvement?

[theladyrebecca]

Now that there's two, I'm starting to think I might be okay with it. You know, that, and trying to come up with any other option and getting nothing that would actually work. The only thing I can think of is to rub a little orange paint over the other colors in the "eyes." I tried it on one test eye, and really, I think it just made it look like the color had seeped into the fabric, but it dim the paint. However, the embroidery stitches are still the same light colors as the paint, so it didn't really do as much as I would have hoped.

Here's the updated pictures. Has it improved any?

First, with flash.


And without:

Comments

[missmalexander.livejournal.com]

I like it very much!! Not clownish at all!

[starlightmasque.livejournal.com]

Aha! I think the dots are too small. They seem much bigger in the fashion plate. But, really, it's gorgeous-- all put together it's going to be a knock out!

[theladyrebecca.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I tried making them bigger, and they looked even more like eyes. I'm not sure what's worse.

[starlightmasque.livejournal.com]

Maybe fill the entire void, just leaving the satin stitching the pale color?

I'm just throwing out ideas, I think it looks impressive no matter what you do to it.

[nuranar.livejournal.com]

I love this SO MUCH. Honestly, it's still under-stated for the late 1820s! Can you widen the ruffle over the shoulders? Things were almost wing-like, and it looks like it widens on the plate. It also narrows the waist. (If you've gotten it sewn down, then forget about it.)

I'm sorry there's not enough cording for the back seams. :( Have you got the rest of the design set there? Maybe you can extend the ruffle into that collar shape that was SO common, and make it dip lower down to cover the upper half of the back. Then use the cording just where it's visible.

I saw you've tried making the black dots bigger. Is it possible to make them REALLY big, use an orange background, and switch to medium/dark brown instead of black? I think the high contrast of the whole thing - from the black to the white, the white to the orange - is part of what's making that part grab so much attention. Your orange plate has lots of detail, but it's not so high-contrast.

[rum-inspector.livejournal.com]

I love that whimsy!
Sorry I haven't read your blog much lately, and commented even less... keep up the good work! I love orange/copper/rusty colors, wish I could sport them myself...