{"id":16692,"date":"2026-10-13T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T08:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=16692"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:52:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:52:28","slug":"pooh-bah-done-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/2026\/10\/13\/pooh-bah-done-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Pooh-Bah, done for now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BlueTongueHead_Watermarked.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BlueTongueHead_Watermarked-259x300.jpg\" alt=\"Head of Pooh-Bah, a few blue stitches on tongue and nose\" class=\"wp-image-16669\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:215px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BlueTongueHead_Watermarked-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BlueTongueHead_Watermarked-768x890.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BlueTongueHead_Watermarked.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I looked harder at the photograph, there was a gleam of blue on the model&#8217;s tongue, so I&#8217;ve added that. I&#8217;ve also tried to increase the contrast with the main body of the animal by creating the impression of shorter fur over the head and muzzle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, I think that&#8217;s working.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MoreWorkIntoCream_Watermarked.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MoreWorkIntoCream_Watermarked-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"More stitching over and through the cream layer of Pooh-Bah\" class=\"wp-image-16673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MoreWorkIntoCream_Watermarked-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MoreWorkIntoCream_Watermarked-768x780.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MoreWorkIntoCream_Watermarked.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then I worked over the whole animal again. The challenge with Pooh-Bah in particular has been the depth and fluffiness of the fur. I&#8217;m not convinced that I&#8217;ve made sense of it entirely, and at this point he seemed a little bland, rather than the sober and stately animal of the book. Well, I know how to deal with that &#8211; emphasize the darks and the lights, bring some some contrast and shape to the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PoohBahMaybe_Watermarked.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PoohBahMaybe_Watermarked.jpg\" alt=\"PoohBah, with maybe some more emphatic darks and lights\" class=\"wp-image-16699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PoohBahMaybe_Watermarked.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PoohBahMaybe_Watermarked-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PoohBahMaybe_Watermarked-768x708.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think he&#8217;s done now. He&#8217;s been rather a battle, especially when you consider that there&#8217;s a good chance only his head will be on show. But I don&#8217;t know that yet, and who knows, I may come up with the final tweak that makes me entirely happy with him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I looked harder at the photograph, there was a gleam of blue on the model&#8217;s tongue, so I&#8217;ve added that. I&#8217;ve also tried to increase the contrast with the main body of the animal by creating the impression of shorter fur over the head and muzzle. Yes, I think that&#8217;s working. 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