A clean and clear new version of an old favourite. I traced outlines from the first pattern which was composed using collaged textures, then used colour fills in fresh palettes. This half-drop pattern is now vibrant and ready to go against a natural background. This pattern has now gone through several transformations. See the very first idea here and the first pattern version here. While the painter in me loves the soft textures and nuanced colours of the earlier versions, I realise that when printed on fabric the textile itself provides texture, and it needs room to breathe. It doesn't require any more than clean lines and flat colour; if you try to add more, the final result gets muddy and discoloured.
Thanks for visiting, see you next week! The results of last week's work in progress: vibrant, abstract pinwheels and knots patterns. I mentioned in my Heather Eliza journal that last week I was off work sick. As soon as I began to feel a little better I set myself up with a few old patterns I wanted to rework in a clean outline style for better reproduction on fabric: nice, absorbing work which didn't try my sore brain too much.
The two patterns here are my favourite new bold colourways of an old pattern, a result of the work in progress image from my previous post. This week I was able to return to work, probably a week too early, but because I am on a temporary contract right now I don't get statutory sick pay - what an incentive to get back to work. I had accrued a few days holiday, however, so all in all I only lost one day's pay. Anyway, it was a great opportunity to recover in bed with hot water bottles and cosy PJs and get on with some nice slow work on my iPad. This week I returned to work and grew stronger every day, so now I'm in full-on recovery and really enjoying these bright patterns. Thanks for visiting, see you next week! ... with bright, light colours: a cleaned-up version of my flying sprigs pattern - loving the cartoon feel. Now the days are noticeably longer, my early morning drives are in nearly full daylight, and I'm getting a bit fed up with darkness. I rather liked this work in progress shot of a pinwheels pattern just as it is. This one was originally a 'riso' texture in 2 sombre colours; in comparison to this new version it was very dull.
Thanks for visiting, see you next week! Well, this totally sorted out my problem with the ponies. I found the original texture I used in Yellow Bear and overlaid a clipping mask on the ponies drawings. It's interesting to see the clip mask applied to the first brush drawings of the ponies. I know it is very close-toned and painterly, but I'm much happier with this result.
Odd how things develop sometimes - it must be a mood thing. By the way, I'm reworking the leaping doggie/faun creature avatar I was using prior to the birdy one in temporary use at the moment - watch this space. Thanks for visiting, see you next week! |
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Welcome to my illustration and patterns blog.
I illustrate under the pen-name of Binky McKee, McKee being my mother's maiden name. Binky was the name of every single cat my great-grandmother kept - allegedly about 40 of them during her 94 years of life. I changed the website address a few months ago, so some older links on previous posts are broken. If you click one of those and it takes you to a strange page, simply replace the .co.uk after the binkymckee. with weebly.com and it will work again. I hope you enjoy your visit! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I keep lots of scrapbooks and sketchbooks where I develop ideas and design little creatures. Here's a peek inside one ...
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As you may know, I am also known as Heather Eliza Walker.
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This time, take a peek into my ceramic design sketchbook. I actually made some of the mugs, but I kind of prefer the drawings! The plate designs are painted on paper plates, a most liberating process.
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These watercolours are from my pattern sketchbook. I used coloured wax crayons to resist the washes of watercolour, also home-made rubber stamps dipped in bleach then printed on crêpe paper - the bleach takes out the paper dyes.
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A sketchbook I used for mark-making with unusual objects - corks, seed-heads, feathers, home-made rubber stamps, my fingers and lots of flicky things ...
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