The video for Whirl:
Enjoy!
hx
I am getting ever closer to the finish line of my course. I have one more round of assessments to go and should be done in around 6 weeks - I cannot wait! I have enjoyed it, but am more than ready for it to be over. Thanks for hanging in there with my erratic posting over the past year or so :)
My desk, which has a myriad of buried treasure amongst the clutter (my organisation "system" tends towards scribbling things down on scraps of paper when I get an idea then throwing them on my desk). Anyway, I had a bit of a clean up last night and it offered up this pattern ready to scan and share.
I love, love, LOVE easy patterns and how, often, from a simple construct the illusion of a more complex design can be created.
I think that "faux weave" is one such example. What could be easier than spiralling around a single line? Stack these spirals together using a square grid, alternate the direction, add some basic fill and shading and all of a sudden you have a woven effe…
My desk, which has a myriad of buried treasure amongst the clutter (my organisation "system" tends towards scribbling things down on scraps of paper when I get an idea then throwing them on my desk). Anyway, I had a bit of a clean up last night and it offered up this pattern ready to scan and share.
I love, love, LOVE easy patterns and how, often, from a simple construct the illusion of a more complex design can be created.
I think that "faux weave" is one such example. What could be easier than spiralling around a single line? Stack these spirals together using a square grid, alternate the direction, add some basic fill and shading and all of a sudden you have a woven effe…
Just love it Helen, thanks for sharing it.....have always loved whirling, and now I know how!
ReplyDeleteMy comment from You Tube - Thanks for this Helen. I've used Evernote for a while but you have shown me a few new tricks.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Chrissie :) I'm using Evernote to organise everything except my calendar at the moment. Loving it :)
DeleteHelen,This pattern is fabulous, can't wait to draw it.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
Love it! Can't wait to give it a whirl. :)
ReplyDeleteYou continue to amaze me, Helen. Beautiful pattern. Thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteAmazing!
ReplyDeleteYou mentioned markers for shading. What color grey marker do you use? I absolutely love to draw and your work is so beautiful. Thanks.
ReplyDeletePhyl
Hi Phyl - thank you!
DeleteI use alcohol ink markers for my colouring and shading - and (unfortunately) it is not just one grey marker. To achieve the graduated look I generally work in at least 3-4 values, and, depending on the piece they could be using my cool grey, warm grey, or neutral grey markers (I have a lot of grey markers!) You can see some shading step outs in the patterns section of the blog which might help a bit. Thanks! h