Exercise: visual distortion (2)

I have lost my last digital image. As it had taken me half a day's work to make, I have decided not to make another one. It included colour adjustments and shape distortions, and I'm pleased that I managed to learn how to do this. 

Also, I started with the 'paint.net' programme because I found it the easiest to use.  Now I also use 'pixlr.com'. I think I can do more with pixlr and it maybe closer to 'photoshop'. However I should learn how to save my final work better! 

drawing from cat collage (distorted)

carried on working on the drawing and made a few studies of cat heads as I thought it was badly needed

this was an idea that I liked but I would have to rework the fork / cutlery like paws and finish

I accidentally made this on the computer and liked it...

This was the final digital image. 

I like the final image as it tells a story. I used a digital finish which takes me a very long time, but I like the idea that I am now able to play around with some of the different items in the image.  I aim to be able to use this more, to a point where I could make a rough image using my own ways and the computer, and be able to decide on the best medium to use to finish.

Exercise: Visual distortion

At the beginning: drawing of a cat - I picked our cat Sparkle
She is a hunter, but I couldn't also sketch her in action, so for this I drew from images on the internet that most resembled her.

Here is a stylised version

From this I made a collage, and a digital collage (yes, I'm making progress in that area, but it takes so long to learn).

digital version

First digital collage

Something went wrong when I saved my last digital collage, which I had distorted.  

Exercise: Tattoo - 3

Using the tattoo design I made earlier, I wanted to make a pop-up card. I used the Kyle Olmon website to practice making one that I could adapt: 

  Baby signs pop up card website

Then I adapted it to my own card:

This can be considered a 'prototype' of a would be mother's day card. It works as a pop-up card that can be folded flat and put in an envelope.  I have tried to add a message by printing, cutting and gluing unsuccessfully.  A specialist would be able to do that in a minute. My plan now is to wait for my daughter to come back from school and help me to produce an idea of what it would look like with the message. 

Phew!

Exercise: Tattoo - Part 2

I have started by making drawings for an 'ironic' mother tattoo, and thought that I should consider better how some elements traditionally used like roses, ribbon, and style of lettering can be useful to integrate the writing in the image.

This image shows the colours  better   (warmer)

Final idea inspired from the ones below

In the image above I made a mistake while using the computer, but quite liked it. I thought it would be suitable as an ironicon the arm modern kind of tatoo a bit like the one below.

image from the Smithsonian

Exercise: A tattoo

"Design a tattoo for a friend based on the word Mum. Also make it into a greeting card that he can send to his mother (what a good idea for Mother's Day)."

Do I like tattoos?.. I may like them more now than scientists have discovered tattoo ink that can be removed.  I did research tattoo art and body art, but it always finished with me turning off the computer in disgust, not that I don't appreciate the artwork...

To prove it I'll show some links to the Smithsonian's pages that have great pictures.
Tattoos The Ancient and Mysterious History  , today's tattoos,  looking at the world's tattoos