#AtoZchallenge 2023: H is for Hockney

 

The Fluevog Hockney

Available on Redbubble things

My H entry for the A to Z Blogging Challenge, 2023 edition.

(Don't know what I'm talking about? Read this intro post or click here for the official hub).

#AtoZchallenge F is for Fluevog Faith

Fluevog Faith link 

Let me just say that Photoshop's Warp Tool was my friend on this one.
The sketch required extensive surgery.

I was all set to put this into repeat and then I checked the colorways.

Oh.
More pop contrast in some than I realized.
Back to the "drawing board"!

I also decided that I wanted to incorporate my "woven paper" technique that I've been doing as a dailyweave series (instagram link) for the background of the repeat. Using the upper left colorway, I printed solid squares of the four colors, then did my weaving process:

I was delighted with my results.

Until I tried to get it into repeat in Photoshop:

This is the point when I gave up. I had been wrestling with it for about 25 minutes.

What a headache! Nothing was lining up!

Next.

I replicated the pattern in Illustrator, as a regular grid. Not as "lively", but MUCH easier to work with.
Good thing it's Saturday. If it were a work day, I'd be seriously late!

Sundays are an AtoZ "day off", and I'll use the time to post art to Redbubble and work up colorways for those that request them.
[I wish. In reality, I have to do my homework grading for Monday's class. Sigh.]

Wacky Print from a Year Ago

I was looking through personal files that I have stashed on my work computer (as one does) and I found this:

I have a remote memory of WHY I did this -- isn't it STRANGE?

#AtoZchallenge H is for Fluevog Hermine

Fluevog Hermine link