Help required please

[DaveP]

Hi All

In order to make my poor long suffering wife a little something for putting up with the constant trail of sawdust in the house, I decided I would get good karma if I made a portrait.

But despite my best attempts I just cant get the lines right..
Either it doesn't quite look like her or is just far to complicated, I can't get a balance and smooth it out.

I'm attaching a photo and also my best attempt so far

Can someone please help me ?


 

[grampa]

Hi Dave, the photo is a bit small to get a lot of detail from and like you i struggled, i don,t think its mutch better than the one you did, it may be of use.........Paul

[DaveP]

Hi Paul

Thank you so much.. that's fabulous and exactly what I was trying to achieve.

I owe you several pints 

I've taken the liberty of stretching the pattern a bit just to give her an instant weight loss of 1/2 a stone or so, not that she needed stretching of course (added just in case she ever sees this post).

Dave.

[Joleet]

Dave....Here's my try for a 2nd choice.  Nice pattern Paul....Ron

[GrayBeard]

YOu two guys and absolute Princes of Patterns!

Great job by both of you...

(Ron, the wolf is about 2/3's cut...hope to finish in the morning.)



~~~GB~~~

[DaveP]

Hi Ron

Thank you very much for that... now I'm going to have a hard time deciding which to cut first