Pages from Sketchbook 60

3D Printed Items

These are some of the items we have printed with the 3D printer. None of them have been designed by me, they were all found on the internet. I've painted them though which I found quite a challenge.

This is what the castle looked like before painting.

then after many attempts at painting - I wasn't keen on the colours on the previous attempts.

You can buy the plastic in different colours so they are not always brown to start with.

We have had a lot of spiders in the garden this year as you can see from this photo. [click on the photos for a closer look]

Sizzling Circles and Rhine Drawing

I went on a Rhine cruise a few years back and took some photos with my tablet. This was drawn on my tablet taken from one of the photos.

This is a repeating pattern partly done on my tablet and finished off on my computer. I'll be adding it to my collection of fabrics and wrap in Spoonflower. 

Partridge and Turtle Doves

Designed on my tablet and cut on the digital cutting machine [KNK Zing Air]

I used the partridge as a stencil in the top picture before painting.

Various Paintings

I drew one flower on my tablet then tried it with different colours in Photoshop on the computer.

I copied from a photo and made a blobby painting of my Grandson also on my tablet.

Another tablet painting, I put on the texture after transferring to the computer.

A flower in a doily was sketched on the tablet and coloured in Photoshop.

I'm trying to think of a new fabric/stitching project to do but the brain seems a bit dead.

Cuts, Drawing and Fabric Design

I've not posted much recently as I've had visitors staying so I'm catching up with a few things. First two cut patterns which I created [on a tablet] then cut on my digital cutting machine.

Below - I thought the pattern left on the board after 'weeding' the fish was interesting ie, the pieces taken out.

A try out of some pencils a friend gave me, aren't they big?

This is the fabric pattern I have entered in the Spoonflower 1920's design challenge this week.

Happy Paint Party Friday

Richard the Bird and Cat and Rabbit Cuts

First I have a digital postcard to show you. The writing on the left is a quote from Richard 11 [1595] and was written in an old lined book [by me]. The writing on the right was on the original postcard but I removed what was on the left hand side. The stamp and postmark were added as well as the birds which were from the Naturalist Library.

 Two more animals I designed and cut on my KNK Zing Air cutting machine. They were just test cuts so I reused some old card [subject dividers originally]

I've remembered that is Friday and will join in Paint Party Friday where you can see more arts and crafts or join in.

Patterns, Bluebells and Landscape

The three above were created on my tablet as well as the drawing part of the image below. A few different photos were inserted into the spaces.

English Paper Piecing Cushion

As you can see I have finished the paper pieced cushion. It was made up of three shapes - decagons [10 sides], polygons [5 sides] and elongated hexagons [6 sides]. My intention was to be very neat and not show any of the stitches [the shapes were all hand stitched together], but I'm afraid I didn't succeed. I tried a few different ways of stitching them together [tutorials can be found on Pinterest] .I'm not sure if I have a favourite technique, I think it all depended on the access to a particular bit, for instance it is much easier to sew two small shapes together than when there are large pieces to join.

It was made from a pack of 5" charming squares which determined the size of the cushion.

The fabric is called "Enchanted Forest" by Lewis and Irene. I bought a fat quarter the same as some of the squares and made an envelope type cushion [hate putting zips in]. There were a few blue scraps left so I edged the overlap, which made it slightly bigger which was better.

Cut Work Book - Pages 10 -15

All the cut designs were created on my tablet.

I used a digital cutting machine to cut them out. {KNK Zing Air]

Doodle and English Paper Piecing Update

 A doodle worked on my tablet, then multiplied to make a pattern

If you were wondering if I am still working on the English Paper piecing, here is the backside. I'm working on the edges at the moment because I am getting short of fabric in big enough pieces.

Fish, Pattern and Cut Work Birds

The vintage fish picture is from the Naturalist Library, the lady from a vintage book of women apart from her head which I drew.

The pattern was created on my tablet.

I created the birds for my cutting machine, [KNK Zing Air] the bird on the left needs altering slightly as the eye was not joined to anything so fell out. I also ripped it a little when removing form the mat.

Digital Doodles

Created on my android tablet using the Corel Painter Mobile App.