Playing with pattern-making in Photoshop. Pattern Swatches Pattern Samples It's been awhile since I played around with pattern-making. It's super fun. Normally I work in Illustrator but I wanted to focus on making raster based patterns for a Photoshop Pattern-making demonstration. I used bits of my own photos, drawings, stamp work, watercolor, and paste paper to make what you see here.
I'm working as a graduate teaching assistant this semester in ART 343 (Graphic Design II) with Christian Dunn. It's a Monday / Wednesday class but I'm only able to attend on Mondays due to a class conflict. I feel a bit out of the loop but I'm still glad to have this opportunity. Jan. 9th Syllabus Overview Project 1 assigned: Arbor Day Poster Jan. 16th MLK - No Class Jan. 23rd Final Arbor Day posters turned in Assignment 2: Country Stamps Jan. 30th I led our class critique. I wasn't as confident as I would of liked to of been, [...]
ART 677: History of the Printed Picture with Dr. Karen Henricks | Spring 2016 This art history class was inspired by the MOMA exhibit and book titled The Printed Picture by Richard Benson. We're exploring the history of the printed picture beginning with woodblocks and moving up to current technology. I'm excited about taking a closer look at various printing technologies and learning how they each work. The Printed Picture (Exhibition Website) Jan. 11th Reviewed syllabus and class objectives Discussed possible research project forms Jan. 18th: History of Printmaking Reading Discussion Relief Printing Woodblocks Wood Engraving Intaglio Printing Engraving Etching Mezzotints Aquatinting [...]
I still can't believe I was fortunate enough to wake up to this view during several of my days in Cuba. Vinales Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Check out some splendid images that capture the valley and it's inhabitants at the UNESCO website.
Picturesque America is a two-volume set of illustrated books filled with information and engravings of various American scenes. The books were published between 1872-74 by D. Appleton and Company of New York. The volumes contain a total of nine hundred wood engravings and fifty steel engravings based on paintings of nineteenth century American landscape painters. The engravings were made by John J. Harley, Joseph S. Harley, W. H. Morse, William James Palmer, Frederick William Quartley, James H. Richardson, and the collection was edited by poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant. This set of books is important not just for it's [...]
