Newbie to your site. Looking for suggestions as to better ways to transfer pattern to beaded illusion bowls. Thanks
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Transferring patterns
- Thread starter Ken Kofoed
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What method are you currently using? As far as I know, there isn't an "easy" way to do it.
Thanks for asking. I have traced them out with various papers like sticky carbon paper. I have used horizontal patterns printed out similar to multicolored rows in woodturning software, but find it a bit confusing to stay oriented.
Appreciate any suggestions. ken
Ken, I don't transfer patterns, what I do is pencil in index lines - in the case of your design I'd do eight, one for each petal. From there, pick a starting point (color) and start coloring. Sometimes I'll color "cell by cell" , and other times I'll just put a dot of color in the appropriate cell and work through the pattern. Then I'll go back and start inking the whole "cell". Either way, it's picking a starting point and counting up, down left, right to develop the pattern.