C & G Certificate Module 6, Chapter 2 - Designing with Shapes and Layers

Having looked carefully at my photos, I didn't find many patterns emerging instantly. I spent a lot of time looking at the colours first before breaking the pictures down into sections.

SKETCH BOOK


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The setting sun.



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Rough sea.


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Further development of rough sea.



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River flowing through rocky terrain.



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Pattern broken down and developed.




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Floating ice.


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Looking for shapes!



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The gradual change from a starry sky to turbulent water.



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Southern lights.




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Converted to paper, the 'sky' looks more like a big rolling ocean.




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Experimenting by cutting shapes.


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Further experiments.



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One of my favourite pictures. It reminds me of kayaking through the ice. I think this design will work very well in stitch, especially if I can get the perspective accurate.