Sorry for the late post :-P
Two weeks ago I demonstrated how I made the pattern for my wave afghan. However, there were definite problems with my method: 1) final product has blurred colors, and 2) not easy.To explore methods I will be converting the above image (one of my fav lolcats) into a tapestry crochet pattern via two different methods.
Just for comparison I'm including the modified image I made the patterns from.
I was actually quite impressed with PM Stitch Creator, which is a cross stitch pattern maker. PM Stitch Creator has several image-modification tools. For this image I increased contrast, lightened it, posterized it (which makes color changes abrupt rather than gradual) and finally reduced the number of colors to ten.Ten is still a lot of colors to deal with for a tapestry crochet project, but this would be a attractive doable project.
This version took more time because I actually filled in the cells myself, but the result is a cleaner image that will be the same once it is crocheted (because I used a tapestry crochet grid). Tapestry crochet grids mimic the shape and directionality of crochet stitches so it's easier to gauge if lines will follow the picture you're working from.I prefer this method because I have more control over how the image looks, and I can make good patterns smaller and with fewer colors.
I can also achieve a high level of detail, as I did in this portrait of Max. I would estimate ten hours of work went into creating Max and probably around three for civil disobedience cat.
2 comments:
Very interesting, watching you explore this process.
And of course I love what you've done with that picture of Max!
That is the Cross Stitch program I was thinking of for your porjects. I use it for machine embroidery and although it is time-consuming, the results are very good.
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