Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Embroidery Pattern for the Obi

I finally finished the embroidery pattern for the main obi band.  I still have to make the pattern for the bows.  I used Adobe Illustrator which is a wonderful program for those that want to make anything ridiculously symmetrical.  I might be one point off on the right side of the obi band-but I don't care and can't see it unless I have a grid beneath it-and my embroidery will skew things a little bit.  I just wanted to be as symmetrical as possible for the middle obi flower-16 petal each at an angle of 22.5 degrees.

obi embroidery pattern.  Because I am crazy like that.

I based the proportions of the obi decoration off the CG image using Yuna's detailed character design as a guide, making sure it fit with my proportions.  That's why the pattern at the ends of the band may look squished when you compare it to the detailed character design.
image from ffshrine.org

image from ffshrine.org

high quality CG image off of the Yuna thread from cosplay.com-cannot remember who posted the original image

driftingheart.net, a now defunct Yuna shrine, is the originator of the detailed character design, I believe