Day 49: Plaid Stars

Well, I made this one today, but I had trouble naming it. Finally decided to call it like I see it.

I was trying to get those crazy colors to show up again, but no luck. However, I did manage to get a nice range of creams and browns with these. These were also made from photos of my little dog’s fur, but the colors are highly “adjusted”.

Day 49: Bright Plaid Star
Day 49: Bright Plaid Star

These darker colors required multiple layers and multiplied blending, but then I had to do some overlays to get the outer ring on the central medallion to show any definition. I think they came out nicely for a range of cream/red/brown.

Day 49: Plaid Star
Day 49: Plaid Star

Both versions came from me trying a different technique with the ‘scoping and layers. Took a bit longer, but it was fun to play. Tomorrow is back to work… ::sigh::

I’m thinking about making some more backgrounds for a while. This is by no means getting boring, but I think I want to change it up just a bit. I’ll see what I can come up with tomorrow… After work, of course.

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3 Comments

  1. erlebud
    February 18, 2013

    SEE IF YOU CAN MAKE SOMETHING WITH AN ODD NUMBER OF POINTS/SIDES, LIKE A NONOGEN OR PERHAPS AN ICOSAHEDRON OR EVEN AN UNSYMMETRICAL PENTAGONAL DODECAHEDRON. KNOCKING OUT THE SYMMETRY IS THE HARD PART ESPECIALLY IF YOU USE ALL OF THE R O Y G B I V COLORS (7 OF THEM) PLUS BLACK AND WHITE MAKING 9 COLORS THE ODD COMING INTO PLAY! THAT’LL KEP YOU COGITATING FOR A WHILE! :>)

  2. erlebud
    February 18, 2013

    THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN NONAGON INSTEAD OF NONOGEN.

  3. muse
    February 19, 2013

    Yes, I can make them with anywhere from 3 to 50 sides/points. If I wanted, say, a 9-point ‘scope, I’d just set it for 9. But in my experiments, I’ve found that I prefer even-number-pointed shapes. Just my personal preference. I like the 24-sided 12-point star shapes for a specific reason (that I might share later), but it’s easy enough to turn a polygon into a circle using a circular selection tool in Photoshop.

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