For our sixth version of the fish relief I did not start at the beginning. The chamfered edge relief with the sunken center was already done
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Trains!
I’ve loved steam trains for as long as I can remember. They just have a magic about them. I’ve panted a bunch of historical murals that featured them and have studied endless historical photos to get the details just right.
Fifty ways to build a relief – Part five
For the next version of the relief we started where we left off yesterday. To begin adding to that version I created a small circle vector and then duplicated it three times
Fifty ways to build a relief – Part four
As we get into the fourth version of this fish relief it is getting much more fun. If you’ve practices and memorized the steps in creating reliefs up to this point then this is where the real fun and creativity begin. This time around I’ll be doing a few things differently because we’ll be adding textures to various parts of the relief in specific areas
Fifty ways to build a relief – Part three
Today I created another version of the fish plaque, taking things up one more notch of course.
Fifty ways to build a relief – part two
Now that we’ve created a simple relief and modified it a couple different ways it is time to get a little fancier. Let’s start with a chamfered border on our fish plaque.
Fifty ways to build a relief – part one
During my recent vacation I had plenty of time to think about things I would like to talk about in the future. Visiting Disneyland sure fired up my imagination.
Story telling through design
Learning to be a good designer takes time. I believe it comes through practice and also by truly seeing (and taking careful note of what we see) good design around us. There are some good books available, the best most likely the one by the late Mike Stevens
New Jersey Sign MAGIC Workshop less than a month away!
I’ve heard there are still some seats available in New Jersey. I’ve made my plane and travel arrangements.