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My friends unfortunately had to put their dog down last week. I’ve done like 3 pretty basic floral embroideries from Etsy patterns but never tried thread painting before because of how intimidating it seems.
It’s really important that I capture this dogs essence, so here’s the basic pattern I made using procreate on my iPad. Am I getting in over my head?? I think with the proper colors and shading I can make a really nice tribute for them.
Any and all advice appreciated!