Circus Header - by Mab

Circus Header - by Mab
Originally uploaded by jaladrum.

I spent a huge chunk of time yesterday working on this. I finally worked out how to get the old school french curves. I was delighted to make this. :0)

this was created in Illustrator using custom brushes, and custom appearances. which means that now that the brushes and appearance set is made, I can make any curly header with little effort!

I am already coming up with what to do to this one next: modifying the shades to create more illusion of depth and texture.

I like teaching myself more about the programs that I love.

green Scroll - by mab

green Scroll - by mab
Originally uploaded by jaladrum.

I just whipped this one up testing some theories using my new brushes.

it's kind of like doing mehndi, once you learn the basic strokes, you just keep adding until it's done.

I then adjusted the transparency to 75% so the bits that overlap create something of "painted" or "inked" feel, adding more texture and variation.

:-)