wing dress update: title slump (can't come up with one)

so my wing dress project is moving forward steadily
for i have been
putting pretty much everything else on...hold


on my last wing dress post
i've shown you 6 out of 7 panels (to be painted in with dye)
completed to 70-80%

below: the last but not least
the 7th panel is the most challenging as
it is the front/ center piece with
lots of fade-outs and contrasts

as of 17th of november, 2008
(placed on left is the fabric, right is a pencil drawing as a guide)



and
as of nov. 23rd
(right: fabric)

pretty darn close
but that could change post heat-set
that is the procedure that follows



there were some challenging aspects

here's one:
when i traced the pattern onto the fabric
i was not at my best in terms of concentration
hence messy confusing lines, especially on lower right
(see that?)



i've gotten sharper somewhere along the process
and
fixed the messy pretty well



next:
another part from the same panel i felt nervous about
due to the "fading" look i am after that i've never done before

below:
traced onto fabric alright
could've been a bit more faint but
too late for that



and
a pencil drawing to
guide me to the desired



fabric, painted in
lookin nice
for now

it may turn out darker
when the dye's set



next:
another part with drastic fading/ contrast

traced too dark again?
that's just gonna have to.....do



and i oughta make it turn out like this pencil drawing



the goddess of unnecessary self torment was on my side
turned out more than i hoped for so far



next step will be
to lay all the 7 panels flat and
bring them to utter prrrrrrrrrrfection altogether

first i must bring myself to my sharpest, preferably
then find me some floor space ha ha.....


that's all for today
i'm gonna im the said goddes now
thanks for viewing!