Steph 'N Stitch

[Undone]

Hi, new kid on the block here. This is a picture of my first attempt at converting a photo into a scrolling pattern. The photo is of my youngest daughter Stephanie taken at Disney’s Animal Kingdom last year. The scroll saw piece was done on 1/4 inch BB using straight blades (I’ve yet to try spirals but am looking forward to giving them a try soon).

I was unfamiliar with the process of turning a photo into a scrolling pattern until I started reading this message board. I’m not sure whether it took me longer to make the pattern, or to cut it out, but it was a wonderful learning experience.

Thanks to all of you who have posted the various tidbits of information that allowed me to discover this exciting, new (to me) form of scrolling.

I hope I get the picture attachment part right!

[Undone]

Hmmmm, the pictures look "all blotchy". I guess I need to look into how to do the “picture posting part” further.

[Undone]

Okay, I think I fixed 'em.

[sheltiecarver]

Undone,
Your pictures still look kind of - maybe pixel-y would be the right word. But whatever, I can tell that it was a cute picture, and that you did a good job interpreting it into a scrolling. I haven't a clue about the pictures - I can't even use the hand-me-down digital camera I have, but there are some real sharp folks on here who can help you a lot - they'll probably be on after work.
Sandy
I think it must be my monitor - disregard previous comment on pics.
Sandy

[Minnesota scroller]

Actually Undone, they look fine to me. Nice conversion, especially considering it was your first attempt. Time to start showing it off, taking orders and making some extra cash.

[CJoZ]

Pictures look fine, nicely done!

[Marcel in Longueuil]

Hi,

I'd say you did quite well.

Congrats. (And the pictures look good to me)

Regards,
Marcel

[Dusty Buffalo]

Nice job!


Stitch is one of my favorite Disney characters.

[Undone]

Thank you all for the encouragement. It’s definitely gratifying to create your own pattern, but it’s certainly a lot more work then just going with someone else’s published work. I’m sure I’ll continue to experiment with this, but will intersperse it with hefty doses pre-printed patterns. I just received the new J.Z. DVD and hope to learn more about “what’s possible” from this.

One thing I’ve noticed when I look at the many fine pieces posted by other forum members here is the use of large areas of shadow (or larger cut-out sections). This really helps the piece to “stand out”. I’ll have to try and incorporate this into my next attempt.

[Old Dust]

Very nice first effort. I gave up on trying to make patterns with so many experts on the sites I would rather spend time "cuttin'".

John

Old Dust