Colour Mixing

Three different methods of colour mixing have been used here.

1. Different threads were used in the needle at the same time using tent stitch. Colours grade from the yellows/ochres to the dark browns and blues of the rock wall. Some colour from the different areas was also intermingled with previous areas to help achieve the transition.

2. Broad Cross Stitch was used to move from one colour to a second darker colour. The stitch was executed in the lighter grey colour, then with the plum colour underneath, the grey colour underneath until final;y moving to completed plum colour.

3. Rice stitch was used in different weight threads and colours to create a unifying effect over blocks of different colours. This is very effective for highlighting specific areas and for tying in colours.