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Felt Dancer

    I bought some felt to experiment with and include the material in some of my work. I decided to try create a little felt dancer inspired by the dancers i took photos off. However, this was more aimed towards my "Dont Delete the Kisses" visual idea. For this idea the dancers would be doing more ballet styled dancing.
    It takes a while to build up the felt into a shape but i found a trick to twist the felt into a ball if i was adding it on as it was quicker to make it stay on as well as made it thicker quicker. The skirt was the easiest to make, i like the way i layered different shades of purple and pink to create the skirt. It would be nice to build this up more so it was thicker. Due to the skirt i didnt really focus on creating the legs as they cant really be seen. Originally she was suppose to be doing the splits.
     I wasnt able to create the hands or feet as it was difficult to shape and add tiny details. I tried to add features to her face but as this was difficult i think i made her look a little demonic. However, overall for my first try i am quite pleased with this outcome. I would like to try to create a 2D image using felt as that could be easier to add little detail. I want to create a version of Nester Formentera's work this way as creating straight shaping the straight lines would be nice using this material.

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