First comes the Colour Blocking

After I drew and grid on both the background muslin and the photograph reference It was time to start adding the colour components of the background. Glue tacking allows me to move them, trim them or discard the fabric I'm auditioning.

Colour is really the only interest here so designs and patterns can be ignored for the most part.

If the Colour not quite right? I decided to tea dye a yard of fabric to see if I could tone down the lighter areas.