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Sneak Peek Part Two

I wasn’t planning on doing a part two, but, here it is! Originally, the river scene was the hero of the collection, but I didn’t like the way the river looked once the pattern was repeated and scaled. I removed the river completely, which gave me the pattern from yesterday, which also gave me twoContinue reading “Sneak Peek Part Two”

Create a Color Palette With the Mosaic Tool in Illustrator

One of my favorite things to do in Illustrator is to make color palettes, usually from photos I take or photos I access through a site like Unsplash. Using “Create Object Mosaic” makes this an easy and oddly satisfying task. Color is actually a complicated subject and there is a very scietific way to chooseContinue reading “Create a Color Palette With the Mosaic Tool in Illustrator”

Monday Mood Board

So, continuing from where I left off last week; We have motifs, we have texture and color. Possibly a title. I’ve made quite a lot of progress, though it may not look like it here. Thought I’d show you seven of the colors and a few of the Illustrator doodles I’ve done. Have a greatContinue reading “Monday Mood Board”

Mood Board Monday

Call me crazy, but the golden blonde shades of the fields around here completely mesmerize me. When I remark to others how beautiful the colors are, I’m met with a bewildered look and a “it’s dead” remark. But seriously, my photos just can’t do them justice and my color palette never really matches the lovelyContinue reading “Mood Board Monday”

Mood Board Monday

One blustery January morning. What a lovely, smooth gradient. I don’t usually do traditional mood boards. I like to pull colors from a photo that inspires a mood rather than use the mood board to develop a concept. For me, this is just a relaxing way to easily bring a little creativity into my day.Continue reading “Mood Board Monday”

New Beginnings

Fist of all, I can’t believe it’s been more than a year since my last published post. There have been many posts drafted, yet none worth publishing. But, are any of them really worthy of being published? What’s New We’ve moved. Again. Not just to a new house, but a new state. After being inContinue reading “New Beginnings”

Every Picture Tells a Story

I’ve always liked the idea of making special gifts for people. The problem is I always underestimate the time it will take to make something I’d actually WANT to give to someone. I have plenty of unfinished gifts from Christmases and Birthdays past that will forever be constant reminders of why I never hand makeContinue reading “Every Picture Tells a Story”

When as Good as it Gets is Good Enough

I can’t believe its been 9 months since my last post.  There are two reasons for that. The first reason I won’t go into as it is depressing and dark and not at all interesting. I know, depressing and dark is almost always interesting, but in some cases it is also just predictable and boring.Continue reading “When as Good as it Gets is Good Enough”