Posted in Fiber, Photography

Evolution of a Design

Posted on by debthumanblog

I’ve been taking photographs, manipulating them, and turning them into fabric designs.

This is the original photo of a leaf on an agave in my back yard. The leaf is dying which is why it has an assortment of colors. It’s not a particularly interesting photo.

I use PhotoscapeX, a free photo editing app for Mac. There’s a kaleidoscope function. After playing around a bit, I found a kaleidoscope pattern I liked.

I went back to the original photo and started playing with light effects.

Next, I used overlays to emphasize colors.

Back to the kaleidoscope and played around until I found a pattern I liked.

Finally, I used a wave to create a wild pattern.

You can see the collection of fabric designs here https://www.spoonflower.com/collections/376499-agave-leaf-by-deb_thuman

I’m linking with Nina Marie http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com

My store, Deb Thuman Art is here http://www.DebThumanArt.com

My Spoonflower store is here https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/deb_thuman

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I retired from the Public Defender Dept. November 12, 2015 after 16 health destroying years. Now, I'm a full time multi-media artist and writer on a new adventure. As an artist, I create with beads, fabric, fiber, and ceramic clay. Sometimes separately; sometimes in assorted combinations. You can find my on-line store at: www.debthumanart.com.