Saturday 10 November 2007

tea, tea and more tea

I've been making lots of small mixed media pieces lately. This one is chiyogami paper with ink and a little digital colouring. I'm a late bloomer to the wonders of photoshop and so haven't been able to stop fiddling with some of my drawings and prints since I got cs3 earlier this week. I'm driving my graphic designer friend J a bit crazy with all my basic questions (sorry J!). I'm playing around with colours on my designs this way so I can get a better sense of how a woodblock print might look before I start the labour-intensive process of carving the block.
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6 comments:

  1. Danielle12 November 2007 at 19:14

    i love this image, it has a great sense of balance and works really well :-)
    i think there's something really nice about handmade imagery combined with some digital elements...
    and photoshop is great! i bet you'll have heaps of fun using it!

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  2. ckillin13 November 2007 at 08:22

    this image is seriously beautiful.
    the colours, the shapes, the pattern.
    really lovely.
    i'm not sure if you intend to do computer prints of this - i think you should - or just using photoshop to work out your woodblock designs.
    and yes, another photoshop junkie here.

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  3. mizu designs13 November 2007 at 18:53

    you 2 are way too nice! thanks soooo much for your comments. i'll keep plodding along trying to work out photoshop as i design more images.

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  4. Kumikob14 November 2007 at 09:06

    hi there - thanks for your comment on my Red piece -as you saw, I love using chiyogami for inspiration too! I have lots of respect for woodblock printers like you because I just don't have the patience to carve like that. Photoshop IS very useful for designing, but I find it soooo hard to print stuff (i do some silkscreen printing) that looks the same as my original design.

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  5. Anonymous14 November 2007 at 09:29

    hello mizu designs, quick reply:

    Ha! I so wish I can do print making and etc. Nope, the fabric is from IKEA! (Only $12 too for 150 width). I agree with you, it's a great one.

    (oohh.. you make lovely stuff... i am coming back later.... but quick reply now...)

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  6. Melanie Gray Augustin24 November 2007 at 02:24

    I love this piece, it has a great balance and energy to it. It makes me want to sit down with a cup of tea and relax.

    I've just discovered your blog today and have been really enjoying it.

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