As I mentioned, I have been sidetracked lately doing a painting. I have done a lot of painting in the past, but never a paint by number.
So out of curiosity I ordered a paint by number canvas with a picture I liked. I had in mind that I would embellish the painting to add more detail.
Once started, I realized the detail was crude and the colors were not blended well and looked very cartoonish…
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This to me was hideous and I pondered throwing it away and considering it a lesson learned. But rather than give up, I decided to go ahead and see to what degree I had to embellish it to make it something worth pursuing…below was what I did next…
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I was not completely satisfied, but it motivated me to continue.
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I embellished the roof and cabin, and did the basic colors on the trees above the cabin.
I decided I wanted a wood shingle look to the roof and to embellish the trees…
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I also put a lot of work into the sky and chimney. It’s actually starting to look promising and I am enjoying watching it come to life, even though I am redoing everything. So this will most likely keep me busy for a while and then I can resume model building.
See ya next time…