My family were happy with this - and impressed! I was not. It was not my original. Just a scraperboard with the orignal picture imprinted and I had to scrape away the printing of the black lines.
What's more, the two pictures did not link. They did not co-ordinate. Something jarred.
I had originally intended to fame each of the two pictures separately. But I had only one frame large enough and the available frame was larger than either picture. I tried the pictures side by side with the dog on the right. That did not look correct, because the dog appeared to be looking out of the picture.
So I swapped them around. The pictures overlapped. Her ear is in front. I cut the background white around the dog and put the cat picture on top on the right. He is bigger, but she is standing in front, looking more confident. Has she pushed him back or has he retreated, a bit woebegone, but right next to her.
I originally intended to just store them safely in a frame, so they did not get creased, stained by coffee, or lost. I wanted to re-frame them, when I found a large enough frame for the two pictures and got around to it.
However, I have decided not to do this. I like the new combination just the way it is.
The result is that the confident cat is in front, or appears to be, whilst the lugubrious, or disappointed dog is behind her. I think this captures the personalities and a situation which is funny, and creates a link between the two pictures as well as an imput by me.
If you didn't see this at first, I hope that you enjoy my explanation.
I look at it and try to imagine a situation which fits the pictures. She is about to demand something. Perhaps dinner which is due any minute, or right now!
He is too shy to ask. He is trailing along behind. He is hungry and will benefit from her action.
It amuses me every time I look at it.
If you enjoy my creativity, analytic abilities and sense of humour, you will enjoy several other posts I have written.
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I tend to buy cheaply. I bought water colour pencils and scraper boards from Wilko in London, England. You will find sets in the art book departments of large stationers such as WHSmith in the UK, and art shops worldwide.
You will probably find several more in Mohammed Mustapha's in Singapore.
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I haven't tried this company but they look good for
Expensive and professional and large size sets.
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