Artwork created on iPad and computer
TIMES TABLE ART I have recently been watching some very interesting YouTube videos from Mathologer. I don't claim to understand a lot of what he says because maths is not my subject. I am keen to learn more, though, because there is something deeply fascinating about how numbers are the foundation of all…
FISH IN MY DESIGNS AND PATTERN BOOK, AND A SERENDIPITOUS ABSTRACT WATERCOLOUR Fish In preparation for my next negative watercolour painting, I have been collecting images of fish to draw. Some are more realistic, and some more stylised. I have drawn them first with pencil and then with a permanent fineliner in my…
TWO ART PIECES FRAMED Some time ago I visited an online picture framing site and added a couple of pictures to my gallery there. You can upload a photo of your picture and then customise the frame and mount. In the preview window, your picture will show up with the frame of your…
ZENTANGLE IGUANA When we began the Iguana project in the online drawing course, Phil, our teacher, encouraged us not to feel intimidated by the amount of detail in the drawing, saying that it was rather like Zentangle, a method of drawing consisting of repetitive small marks. I have done Zentangle drawing for many…
FUN WITH DIGITAL IMAGE MANIPULATION, AND ANOTHER UTI Seeing design everywhere! Over the past few years my eyes have become much more attuned to design and pattern everywhere, even in the most unlikely places. I often take photos of curious things, so that I can store them away for future use in projects…
RECYCLED PAPER-GLASSINE BAG ALBUM - THE BINDING AND FINAL FLIP-THROUGH I've finished it! It was quite a sweat getting the final stages done, but I wanted to get it finished before Tuesday when I was meeting up with my friend who I was sure would want to see it. Nothing like a deadline…
RECYCLED PAPER-GLASSINE BAG ALBUM - THE SIXTH AND FINAL FOLIO Very exciting to have reached the final folio of this recycled album. The theme of this one is trees, following on nicely from the previous one which is botanical. The front page I used a fairly large tree stamp for the focal image.…
RECYCLED PAPER-GLASSINE BAG ALBUM - THE FIFTH FOLIO The fifth folio of this recycled album has a botanical theme. Choosing papers A few days ago, I die-cut a lot of leaves and coloured them with Distress Spray Stains, and made different backgrounds, negative spaces and stencilled pieces in the process. These two backgrounds…
RECYCLED PAPER-GLASSINE BAG ALBUM - THE FOURTH FOLIO Today I completed the fourth folio of this recycled album, with a theme of entomology. Lots of bugs! Before we begin, I downloaded some gorgeous freebies from VectoriaDesigns. Tinne is very generous with her free downloads, some of which are just backgrounds and elements, and…
RECYCLED PAPER-GLASSINE BAG ALBUM - DIGITAL ELEMENTS AND SPECIMEN SLIDES An update on the third folio Looking at the front page, I noticed that the pointing finger at the top of the page wasn't really standing out, so I added some shading around it, and this has improved things. Also, the tag with…
