kalamazu

I've started thread painting the owl on the left. You can just barely see a bit of texture.

Update - I'm working on the shirt. The order that the rest of this portrait will go is:

Shirt

Blue background

Flower crown greenery

Beard

Beaded purple flower

I bought fancy Japanese needles on a whim and suddenly I can no longer fathom finishing this project without them. I didn't know I was the type of person who could have such a loyalty to something like a brand of needles, but thread painting is so much better with them than without.

Update:

Update:

I had to take a break to sew the world's fanciest satin-lined, Celosia velvet, galaxy themed cape. Well, I didn't have to, but I did. Still not sure why I needed the cape, but it is vital to my very existence.

Update: The lips and teeth will make more sense when the beard is filled in.

Need to blend the shine on his rosy cheek more, and a bit more gradient from the nostrils. But the evergreen in the flower crown looks surprisingly realistic.

I cannot wait to start on the beard, but I've set a goal to finish all the flesh tone first.

Progress.