Tag: design
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Paisley // Try Every Day
Try Every Day #22 Paisley has always fascinated me. It’s such an odd thing to see this arguably abstract pattern on men’s clothing. I’m not sure why it became popular, but I’m glad it did. It’s a very interesting pattern that leaves plenty of room for personalization and experimentation. I’m thinking of doing a paisley…
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Incompetent Acanthus // Try Every Day
Try Every Day #21 This is a disgrace, but it’s all part of the learning process. This is my first attempt at scrollwork / acanthus design. I thought about practicing a few times before sharing here, but that would be counter to everything I’m doing here. If I’m serious about trying out some woodblock designs……
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Illuminated Letters // Try Every Day
Try Every Day #20 I’ve been working on a site redesign lately and one of the changes I needed to make was a new favicon… the icon that displays in your browser tab and bookmarks bar. The old site was still using the fedora logo that was part of my board game publishing brand. As…
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Key Heart // Try Every Day
Try Every Day #19 I’m not sure where this came from… the inspiration that is. I’m not even sure I’m done with it. I might work on it more. Do something with the white space in the heart… but it’s enough for now. I’ve been fascinated with the idea of love for a long time.…
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A Pendant // Try Every Day
Try Every Day #18 I’ve worn a feather pendant since my teens. Maybe longer. It’s a part of my identity. I claimed it as a religious symbol in the Marines so I could continue wearing it. In truth, it’s the closest thing I have to a religious symbol… it’s a deeply personal thing, and I…
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Rose, From Memory // Try Every Day
Try Every Day #17 This is the first drawing in this series where I didn’t have a reference in front of me. Being that this is from memory, I doubt it has any degree of botanical accuracy… but I’ve drawn this rose hundreds of times in my life. I started drawing it, I believe, in…
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Technology Replaces Technology // Try Every Day
Try Every Day # 16 I’m still experimenting with this woodcut style. I’m hoping to find something that works for me so I can try to actually carve it in wood. I could practice with simple shapes, sure, but I always enjoy a bit more challenge when trying something new I like the irony of…
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This one is bad // Try Every Day
Try Every Day # 15 I thought I would continue exploring the woodblock style. This time, instead of searching online for reference, I took a picture of a book on my desk, and then tried to block that out. It looked okay until I tried to do the shading at the bottom. I need to…
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A Phone Case // Try Every Day
Try Every Day #14 Today, the girls and I went shopping. My oldest, Row, found this awesome phone case at Claire’s. She couldn’t pass it up. When we got home, I suggested a little drawing together. We decided to pick an object to out in the middle of the table and all three of us…