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Pictorial Hooked Rugs A rainy day here in Nova Scotia -  but the ocean is always with us, rain or shine. It brings to mind warmer days, holidays, and hazy days at the beach. This pattern is a pictorial and can be made to look graphic or a little more realistic. It all depends on color and details. Use perspective, shadows and contrast if you want realism. Sometimes you want depth and realistic hues to produce a true to life look. Here are some tips I have used- Try making about half your color values of the mat in the...

Choosing Color Have no natural color ability? Can’t decide on color? Like a color but you can’t imagine what goes with it?  For a dynamic Rug Hooking you need -light, medium, and dark values to make your hooking have some line definition and contrast. Contrast will bring emphasis to the design and values will make items recede or come forward. Select  any magazine, photo, artwork or image that appeals to you ignore the content,only look at the colors. Pick the main colors in the photo with a light medium and dark. Don't pick every color unless you want a collage...