Sunday 17 August 2014

PATTERNING

Hi and welcome. Thanks for stopping by. For Anything But A Card, this month, we've had the theme and challenge of patterns. To go with a previous canvas, I've done another, again in black and white, using a mandala idea, combined with different patterns. I like the look of these and  am tempted to do a series of them for a wall.... quite dramatic! The canvas size is a 45cm square.




 The design was drawn onto white cardstock, cut out and adhered to the canvas with Collage Pauge.



I started the design using a compass and drew  concentric circles and  a flower design.... always knew I liked geometry for a reason!


Further layers were added to make the design more elaborate
 

With the basic design drawn in patterns were gradually added



For the patterns I used an ultra -fine Sharpie pen. I like these because they give such a fine line and are permanent. Larger sections of the design were blocked in with a slightly thicker Sharpie.


   

 
 
 
Close-ups of the patterns used.

To finish off, I used some stick-on gem stones (black and clear). This added an extra dimension as well as helping to hide some wobbly cutting!
All I have to do now is to do another one or two....?!!!
There's still time to join in the challenge. Why not pop over to have a look at what the rest of the design team as done at: http://anythingbutacard.blogspot.ca/

Again, thanks for stopping by and having a look. I really appreciate your comments.
Cheers, Di






 

4 comments:

  1. This is awesome, so intricate and detailed and I can only imagine how long it must have taken.

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  2. This is amazing Di! The detail you have managed to get into the individual spaces is just stunning! Fabulous work! Jennie x

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  3. Beautiful! At first I thought it was beadwork.

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  4. Wowza!! This is absolutely amazing! Your patterns are fantastic and who'd have thought geometry could be so pretty!

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