Now, I love really complicated designs. The more intricate the better as far as I'm concerned, and the more colours there are (preferably overlying each other) the more I like them. But there is one big problem with these designs, and that is that you never really know what they're going to look like until the embroidery is finished, and then it's too late to change things. If you've chosen the wrong colours, or digitised something at the wrong density there's nothing you can do about it. You just have to stitch the design out again and as I'm not very fond of stitching things out I usually don't bother, but try to learn from my mistakes so I don't make them again the next time
But this little falcon was different. My first version of him looked understated and boring, and I thought he deserved better than that.
The falcon, version 1
So I broke the habits of a lifetime and stitched him out for a second time. I used a warmer brown on his head, made his shoulders in more contrasting shades of grey and brown and changed some of the other colours. Finally I made the detailing of the feathers and the stripe on his face in a darker and more conspicuous shade
The falcon, version 2
It's still not perfect but it's better. Now all I have to do is figure out what I'm going to do with two stitchouts of the same falcon
Hi Mia, I agree that changing the colors in your 2nd stitch out of the falcon makes quite a difference, in providing more definition to the design.
Mia, wonderful designs, a very majestic bird the falcon. I have been fortunate to see a few flying at shows when overseas on holidays. The first design could be a younger bird, with the paler colouring, and made smaller. The second a parent bird with such striking colours and the defined markings.
Hello Mia I completely agree with Sandra Lane’s comments. The second does look like the parent bird.