I am oh so bad with colour theory! Unless pushed, I know I don’t think in technical “colour terms” the way I should/could. It’s not that I don’t consider value, intensity, tint, shade, etc. etc., I just don’t think in those actual terms. I make an uneducated guess, and fix/change as I’m working . I spend a great deal of time looking at my work and deciding what works and what doesn’t work, As a result I have a lot of difficulty choosing an entire colour palette before I begin hooking, and usually end up with a drastic departure from my original ideas. Since I dye my own wool, this isn’t as much of a problem as it would be if I had to choose all my colours from a store or vendor beforehand.
BUT…I want to get better at it, and Wanda Kerr’s on-line course is a great way to force myself to consider value as decider number one when it comes to wool choice….to analyze in terms of plane and cohesion BEFORE I start to hook.
I’m going to try and hook this little piece entirely from existing wool in my stash, but the operative word there is TRY. I am at heart a monochromatic person, so if the colours are too different, I may have to amend them in a little blending stew.Here’s my pattern.
I chose a selection of blues from my stash that I thought might work, but they cover a wide range of values.
I settled on these medium and dark values, plus the greyish white for the moon
These browns are possibilities for the ground
I found two bags of green strips that may work
…and began sorting them according to value
They were mostly an 8 cut, so I’m cutting them down the middle so they are roughly a 4 cut
I haven’t forgotten Althea. I’ve been working away on the background, and it’s nearly done. Then I will be forced to tackle her hand, and the re-do of her nose. I’ll need to be in the right mood when I sit down to destroy her face, and re-hook it.
Although it is officially spring, we still have about a foot of snow on the front lawn, so no need yet to think about spring clean-up and yard work. I can happily stay indoors and hook to my heart’s content.
Thanks for stopping by.
That tree is taking on a life of its own and I can see the effect of the moon-shine on it already. How instructive this is for me! And Althea is simply magnificent!
jill in Ontario
Thanks Jill. I’m learning as I do it too. Wanda is so knowledgeable. It was also nice to have something small to take out to our hooking meeting this morning. Althea has put on a lot of weight!!!