Awl SCRATCH

[Cactusman]

Finished eagle, ready for dye after cut to shape for jacket. Had to, just had to mess up and put a big scratch on the background. Any suggestions for fix, minimize? I don’t want to background the whole piece so looking for help.

David

[PastorBob]

Beautiful eagle.  You could try using a modeling spoon or maybe just trim the piece so the marred area is in the scrap bin.

[AlZilla]

I think Pastor Bob is right, you could lower the top and get rid of it. You're so close on the tail feathers that you wouldn't lose proportion. 

Or a border on the top.

Impressive piece.

EDIT: I think that piece is meant to fill the yoke area of a denim jacket. Looks like a border or a do over.

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[BlackDragon]

That is a beautiful piece!

Could incorporate a boarder along the top or stitching to hide the scratch?

[Cactusman]

Thanks for the feedback. Border can work if I just do it on those two short sides. I”ll try a semi-dry soft modeling spoon first. This background area will be red… I may shift to burgundy to hide this better and put more focus on the eagle (whose feathers will be dyed various colors in various shades. All a great experiment in doodling with a knife.

Again, thank you.

[dikman]

There's enough there to cut it back to a uniform distance all around, using the distance from the tail feathers as your reference, and then sew it onto a backing piece that can be larger to allow for a decorative stamping if needed. Just depends what it's going to be used for.