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Fun With Procreate

Seems all I’m doing is practicing and taking classes. I feel like I should be a doctor of something by now. I’ve actually been working on a big project that I thought would have been done about 6 months ago. But as usual, there’s another huge learning curve and I’ve had a few technical issuesContinue reading “Fun With Procreate”

Inspiration is Everywhere

I’ve been moving along slowly in From Paint to Pattern, while I haven’t been so motivated to work on any patterns, I did find some inspiration from my little friend here. It was nice of her to bring a little present too, so thoughtful! I thought I’d put my new Photoshop skills to work andContinue reading “Inspiration is Everywhere”

Luna Moth and Pattern

It’s always a great feeling when you make progress on a project. This gave me a bit of trouble as I kept losing little bits when I’d move the moth around. I usually wouldn’t notice until I had already posted to my shop. Ugh so frustrating! And I find myself wondering why do I evenContinue reading “Luna Moth and Pattern”

Monday Mood Board

I’m getting there. To get the gradient for this moth I used the blend tool in Adobe Illustrator. With it set to smooth color I was given this beautiful gradient. It’s perfect, however, not easy to work with as there are probably more than 50 colors here. So, I narrowed it down to only seven.Continue reading “Monday Mood Board”

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”