Sunday, January 16, 2011

Just Playing Around




I like to take a simple doodle and then play with it in Illustrator and Photoshop just to see how far I can go. (Maybe because I'm trying to learn how to stop before I kill the entire design with pattern before I ruin the composition like I often do when I paint.) So here's my first doodle of the new year. The Illustrator version was just called Broken Vase. (Not sure why I love a nicely shaped vase with a break, but all my doodled vases seem to have them.) Once I added a scene to the window in Photoshop, I decided that the flowers were thinking of escaping so the Photoshop version became Thoughts of Escape.
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3 comments:

  1. Carmen BeecherJanuary 16, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    All I can say is, WOW. Beautiful design, colors and idea.

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  2. Kathy GarveyJanuary 16, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    Thank you, Carmen. I really appreciate that.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    I love the idea of a broken vase and how you have incorporated them into a wonderful and whimsical design I also love the different feelings you get from each print.

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