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Tag: process
Harmony in Chaos
Things are moving along here at the studio. This past year, I started selling some art on Facebook marketplace just to dip my toes in the water. It’s been encouraging to me, not because I’m making money. It’s more a confirmation of yes! someone really does want to buy my art. I also have (finally)…
Using AI for Fashion Design
Have you considered using AI for fashion design? There are many different ways to approach it, and likely multiple AI apps that specifically cater to this. For my purposes, I wanted to create some simple AI images of models wearing dresses, and use them to visualize how my surface pattern designs would look as fabric.…
2023: A Year in Art
This is my yearly art review, assessing what kind of artistic progress I made. Looking back, I realized I only posted on this blog 8 times this year, and I started 8 drafts that I never completed. I made a lot of art, so why didn’t I post more? Maybe an important question is, Why…
The Process is the Point
This weekend I finally had some quiet time to work on my surface pattern design again. It’s one of those things I pick up from time to time. I love the challenge of it. For a long time, you needed to have a copy of Adobe Illustrator to make seamless digital pattern tiles. Now that…
Geometric Abstract Prints
This week I’ve been working on geometric abstract prints. I like the versatility of them. Once I settled on a process, it is possible to do any color combination. I started with making color blocks in the Graphic app. Then copy and pasted them to Procreate, and roughed them up with the oil brush. The…
The Addictive Nature of AI Art Apps
I’ve been thinking a lot about the addictive nature of AI art. Using the AI art apps often feels like using a slot machine. I vacillate from, “It’s fun, it’s cool, it’s crazy,” to “it’s dull, it’s fake, it’s a ripoff, it’s a dopamine hit.” The addictive quality of making these images is nothing new…