Progress on Cartload - VIII

Edits to the initial post:

Picture of the completed kit (after being held taut):



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After 72 hours of being occupied with the kit over a period of 29 days, it has all come to an end! A four hour continuous effort starting last midnight finished up the kit, and a picture of the completed kit (unstretched) is put up here.



Time spent on filling up the remaining area with white: 4 hours (approx.)
Cumulative time spent on the kit: 72 hours (approx.)

Later today, I will try to add a picture of the kit such that the crumpled look due to the bending of the canvas is not very obvious.

With framing charges in the US being much more than the cost of the kit itself (which was bought in India), I have decided to send the completed version back home for framing. I am planning to put up a picture of the framed version once I get it back.

Now, the only thing left to do with the kit on my part is to decide whom to gift it to!

Progress on Cartload - VII

I am posting this with just one more colour to go! Here is the kit status after the last of the brown shades got done with.



Time spent on identifying and working out the above regions: 4.5 hours
Total time spent on the kit so far: 68 hours (approx.)

Progress on Cartload - VI

The last two days have been pretty busy and taxing, not only with the kit (for which I am fighting a deadline!). The shade of gray and the rest of the haystack have been worked upon, and here are the latest updates.


Time spent on identifying and working out the above regions: 5.5 hours
Total time spent on the kit so far: 63.5 hours (approx.)


Time spent on identifying and working out the above regions: 3 hours
Total time spent on the kit so far: 58 hours (approx.)

Progress on Cartload - V

This post gives a minor update only. Just a single colour has been completed since the last progress update, and here is the latest status of the kit:



Time spent on identifying and working out the above regions: 4.5 hours
Total time spent on the kit so far: 55 hours (approx.)

Progress on Cartload - IV

Over the past one week, I have been working quite a bit on the kit, and I was particularly enthusiastic after my visit to JoAnn's. However, the colours didn't match quite exactly as warned on the websites carrying the Anchor to DMC conversion chart. You can see for yourself in the difference in shades between the wisps of hay on the top and the bottom of the haystack However, the one thing of consolation is that the difference in shades is not that obvious when the kit is viewed directly. With regions starting to get filled up, the canvas has also started bending, particularly in areas where it was creased due to folds during packing. These will get corrected in the framing process (this has been my experience from working with previous kits)

Here are the latest updates on the kit, and as usual, the most recent status of the work is right on top.


Time spent on identifying and working out the above regions: 4.5 hours
Total time spent on the kit so far: 50.5 hours (approx.)


Time spent on identifying and working out the above regions: 5.5 hours
Total time spent on the kit so far: 46 hours (approx.)