Oh blog. My dear, dear blog. It seems that I've met my match with this knitted hat. I've finished the drawing and though the hat may be passing in appearance, I'm still not happy with it. Regardless, I don't know what I would do differently if I had more time to work on it. Was I wrong with not drawing every single hole in its correct spot? I'm not sure.
I did somehow manage to make the hat look better with suggestions from my husband. As usual, when you're too close to the project, it tends to blind you. All I saw was pencil marks and smudges everywhere. He suggested making the holes darker and more blotchy. There's just sooo much delicate shading all over that I probably could have dedicated a week to the hat if I were to do an extremely accurate portrayal. This is one instant where it would have been easier to paint the hat. Never thought I'd see the day when I'd say that.
I gave the kid a belly button since the photo still displays a nub of umbilical cord attached and shaded the right side on a body part that I can only guess is a bit of foot. Not sure. Weird angle.
Overall, I think that this is passable. I really like how the wrinkly legs turned out but the hat just disappoints me :( However, I think I've learned some valuable things from this drawing as far as knitting goes. I'm more hopeful for future drawings that might have knitting in them. Also today, I'm starting my last pencil drawing for a while. Then I'll have many paintings to do!
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