IAST Challenge #186 and The Bare Bones

String Challenge #186

Pi string featuring Pokeroot, W2 and Wacho

Adele challenges us to a piece inspired by Pi Day (3.14) with some Pie inspired patterns.

This one started off well, then took a wrong turn or two before I got it back on track. I had just made a new set of tissue paper colored tiles and found one that I thought could work with the string. I don't know why, but I started this off with a some trepidation. I'm not a fan of Pokeroot (though Pokeleaf is one of my favorite patterns) and that put me in a mood...which for some reason ignited the idea to track my process and give you The Bare Bones:

Aligning the string with the colors

The only thing I knew from the get-go was where I wanted W2

I like it big so I can decorate it

Wacho in the red corner came next...so far so good

decorated Wacho in the W2...good!

then I had the idea to try a little pattern morphing

risky move 'cuz I'm not good at it

...sigh...not going the way I'd like it to...

I think the transitions look clumsy...maybe an Aura will help (or not)

I almost chucked it at this point and put it aside

...later that day...

more auras

a little better but I'm still on the fence

shading with a Tombow paint pen

it's looking better

 a little pink colored pencil

highlights with a white Prismacolor pencil

better!

Finishing off with deeper shading, grey Tipple in the corner

some white gel pen highlights and (satisfied sigh) Done!

I actually can't stop looking at this tile now;-) So there you go. The anatomy of my tile.


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