Friday, May 8, 2015

MODULE 2 CHAPTER 4

DRAWING PATTERNS FROM ANIMAL MARKINGS



Lizard photo taken in Canberra Botanical Gardens, Australia

 Tui photo taken in Wellington Botanical Gardens, New Zealand

Another view of the Tui with photo changed in Photoshop to sketch with graphite pen tool

Picture of shell found on beach in Australia

Photo of snake from the internet

Photo of Loon from internet.  The Loon's haunting cry can be heard on the lake near us all summer

Photo of tortoise from the internet

Picture of dead lobster found on the beach on Roratunga, Cook Islands

Picture of shell found on Australian beach

Picture of Rosella found in my daughter's garden in Canberra, Australia

I used several methods to help me get clearer pictures or closeups of these photos.  I used the cropping tool to isolate some of the pictures, then zoomed in to get a larger view.  I also used Photoshop tools such as Filter,  Sketch, then Graphic Pen or Stamp.  I also used Filter, Artistic then Poster edges, which helped me isolate designs further.   I can see that several of these drawings could be translated into machined strips.  Others could be translated by shibori, or other patterning methods with dyes and paints. I am excited to try them out.


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