June's MATS Bootcamp assignment was Nautical wall art. Unfortunately I did not meet the deadline but I am still working on it.
I really enjoyed this theme. I did a lot of sketches of ships in bottles, sailors and mermaids, pirates, boats and sea creatures. I think the hardest part was deciding which elements to use but no worries, I will eventually flesh out the ones I like and save them for a rainy day.
Read MoreThis is pattern is originally from a sketch I did on a post it. I liked how the little guys came out so I decided to make them into a pattern. Here are a few different versions with the same palette.
Read MoreI decided to try and transfer my original Tea Time print to a pattern form. I have a hard time finding color combinations that I like and then getting them to work in my patterns. I'm happier with some color palettes more than others.
My knowledge about patterns is very sad considering my mom is an accomplished seamstress. I may update this post if I ever find out if there is specific terminology for these types of patterns. Here are closeups and larger views of the repeating patterns.
Read MoreBelow you'll find my final piece with close ups of the individual patterns. I also started in a different direction which I'll post sometime in the future. I have also been working on expanding on the cuckoo clock theme from February which I really enjoyed. Hopefully more to come on that soon!
Read Morereally liked how these looked like as a sketch so I did a trace in Illustrator then added color and texture (in Photoshop). I wanted to try something different so I used triangles to give it texture. I like the effect but maybe I should have been more subtle. I may revisit these later. I feel like I want to give it a similar treatment as my other mini geisha illustrations.
Read MoreThis is an illustration I did based on a few sketchbook doodles. I wanted to blend Illustrator and Photoshop by creating the base images as vector and adding layers of textures and overlays in Photoshop.
Read MoreA pattern that I based off one of my sketches. Just some happy skating cats. :)
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