Some shiny (?) fish

Sorry for the long silence, but as I explained, I’m not able to post now as much as I usually do, because I really have to concentrate on things that I can show at this year’s exhibitions. OK, I know that it’s a couple of months now before I have to have anything ready, but it can take a long time to do something complicated enough to be worth exhibiting, so I have to get started early

But at last I have a couple of things which should be OK, and this week we have another design that is meant to show off the effects of Mylar (that is, plastic film). The problem is that there aren't very many subjects that are really suited to Mylar, and the one I always come back to is fish

 

Oh dear - they don't look as shiny as they really are :-(

 

They’re really well suited to stitching with Mylar, because the stitching of the scales can emphasise the shininess of the plastic film - although I have to admit that this scan doesn’t show the scales to be nearly as shiny as they really are. Maybe a couple of close-ups will show them to be shinier

 

Shinier in close-up?

So they're better when you can see them in detail. But that's really enough fish for the time being, and I’ll eventually have to discover a new way of using Mylar. Perhaps it could be part of the design of a glass vase filled with flowers? We’ll see what I can come up with in the coming weeks!

Comments

[Gail Beam]

Hi Mia, Your fish look magnificent!! Using my touch screen, I can really see the intricate detailed stitches that you used to digitize them with. I am sure the mylar really emphasizes the stitching, besides giving the fish a shiny appearance. I hope your exhibition is spectacular, but knowing you and your digitizing expertise, I am sure it will be.
Thanks for sharing your awesome fish!
Gail

[Linda Vaias]

Nice fish, I can tell they are a lot of work. I like the background it gives them some depth. Did you use a real fish to create these or are they from your creativity? They are in a nice formation, must be a strict school :-) I am sure anyone who fishes will enjoy have this. It is a relaxing display of fish.

The mylar is visible close up on screen, I imagine it shows better in person, giving more focus to the scales. it makes me feel the easy flow of these fish, gently sliding through the water.

Linda V

[Sunny]

I have used Mylar for a mermaid and also for water lilies. You're right - it needs the right subject to do it justice. I bet a Christmas ornament or snowflakes for the tree would work, too.

[Sandra Lane]

Hi Mia, Mylar is a wonderful addition to some designs, and you have chosen an excellent design to use this medium on. It has an amazing effect, and your detailed fish is absolutely stunning well done.