Monday 12 October 2015

Striping

Striping is the focus of this week in Joey's Monotangle Challenge. I think this is a great tangle pattern as it fits into any space and the string plays a big part in how it turns out. I have to admit I got a bit carried away today.

First of all I chose String no.135 from TanglePatterns.com and filled it with striping of various sizes.

Next I shaded it to within an inch of it's life. I have decided I am not sure about shading to this extent. When I started learning this process I thought it very clever how 3D it made drawings look, but I am really not keen on the murky pewter look you end up with. I expect I shall keep doing it from time to time if I think a design will be enhanced with it, but I don't think it will be a major part of my tangling.

Next I launched into colour. I wanted to try a more rounded string which I made up myself. As I coloured I created a couple of extra sections to cater for a few more differences in the depth of the stripes. I used my Derwent Coloursoft coloured pencils for this.

Lastly I wanted to try the same string with just black and white stripes. Although It is the same string as the coloured one, this time I alternated the bow of the stripes in each segment and matched up the black blocking all the way round. Lastly I added an aura and a little touch of shadow, which I much prefer to the all over shading. Out of all of them this one is my favourite, and the one I am assigning to the challenge. Which one do you prefer?


8 comments:

  1. Out of the first two, I like the schaded one best. But your last tile is defenitely my favorite :-)

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  2. Love the shaded one and am very surprised that you don't...maybe after you let it sit for a while you will see how it pops dimensionally?

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  3. I like all of your tiles for this challenge. Nice job.

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  4. Well, I'm crazy about shading, so I like the shaded version best. You did a great job on the shading and it adds so much. Don't you love learning new stuff???

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  5. Oh the shading ABSOLUTELY makes that first tile. I wouldn't change a thing. That colored one looks like a nest of Easter eggs! what fun.

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  6. I love the shading, too, Yorkshire Tortoise! You gave it a lot of drama and dimension, not pewtery at all. This said, I also love the last one, where you created dimension without so much shading, by changing the direction of the stripes. Nice work!

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  7. All of them are beautiful, but you won't believe it, but I like the "murky" one best!

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  8. These are all beautiful!! I like the colored one the best too!! :) :)

    ~ Diane Clancy
    http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog/2015/10/my-joeys-monotangle-striping-challenge

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