Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Sand

This glass float piece is coming together in an odd way for me. I have the foreground elements done as component pieces. The sandy background has had me a bit stymied. I worked on it a bit yesterday, but was not happy with what I was getting. I woke up this morning with a couple of ideas—both less realistic, more stylized. Yesterday I was looking at photos of sandy beach and getting far too caught up in the way things really are! So I did a little playing in Illustrator and Photoshop this morning and came up with two scenarios, using a digital background and my photo of the float. You will have to imagine the foam added.

Here's #1





















Here's #2
So, this helped me figure it out. I thought I would like number 2, the diagonal stripes, but I think I like the horizontal stripes when I see it this way. What do you think?

And jandj—your suggestion of making a sand texture by doing a rubbing from coarse sandpaper is exactly what I plan to do! I have done this before and it works great.
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8 comments:

  1. Gerrie8:40 AM

    I like the diagonal lines, but it would help to see how the foam fits into the piece. The glass float is magical.

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  2. Sequana11:06 AM

    I really like the 2nd one - even abstract, it looks more realistic.....know what I mean?

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  3. Jeri7:09 PM

    Terry, I like the horizontal the best, but agree with Gerrie, need to see what the foam does. j

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  4. Kristin L8:25 PM

    Now, I like teh diagonal one better. But, I am confident that when all the pieces come together you will make it look just right no matter what background you use.

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  5. Lisa Flowers Ross7:33 AM

    I think I like number one better because the horizontal lines are closer together and that emphasizes the scale of the float a little more. The diagonal lines are fine, but maybe if they were closer together like the horizontal I would like it more.

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  6. Carla7:47 AM

    The diagonal lines feel much more beachy to me -- more subtle changes in color and texture.

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  7. Diane Perin11:08 AM

    Interesting how different people's reactions are! I love the effects you are getting. To my eye, the horizontal lined background emphasizes the float more. The diagonal lines are striking, but somehow that takes away from the serenity of (what I imagine to be) still sand. So I like the horizontal lines better but both are visually appealing. I guess it will depend on the type of energy you want the result to have.

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  8. Revalani3:37 PM

    I think they both work, but create entirely different effects. Maybe you need to do a series!

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