How to embroider a portrait yourself (cross stitch, half cross stitch). How do you choose the photo?
Portrait in cross stitch or half cross stitch : The face should be without shadows.
I can cut the portrait out of the entire photo.
Then the professional work with Photoshop begins to obtain the best quality of the embroidery pattern.
Before - After the original photo:
Next, I create the embroidery pattern and can see what the embroidery prototype will look like:
It is important to check the skin colors.
The embroidery pattern consists of several sheets to make the embroidery template easier to read:
A high-quality portrait is best embroidered from a template. Why? Because you should use at least 30 colors. The color differences are very subtle. These tiny color variations are invisible on pre-printed fabric.
Embroidery sheet 10: Face and eye.
The embroidery process: Half cross stitch on 14 ct canvas.
The embroidery is finished and framed in an IKEA frame.
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