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UF4The object of art is to give life a shape. - Jean Anouilh -
The object of art is to give shape a life. - Gary Reynolds -
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Something I've said already. I absolute agree with Kat, there is nothing more to say, but that I still think the red bottom could be a bit smaller/lower. And I also agree with Linda, a bit more life in the flowers would be great. I really would love a version with these minor edits but I suppose you'll not have the time or desire to change it a little bit. But nevertheless I love it.
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ha ha...you know me...once abandoned, never re-lived....
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lol...Yes, I know, and I can fancy, in this special case more than ever.
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this is very nice.. I love the rich oriental colors...the left horizontal banner reminds me of calligraphy
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Very nice oriental styling. The embossing gives it an added richness.
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I love the texturing. Really well done.
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Thank you sir...long time no see!
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I love the balance and the fall coloring, and I am always finding myself drawn to Asian-style art. The size of the little flowers is wonderful. I think this would be beautiful as stationery or a greeting card.
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Thanks for the kind comments!
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Very elegant fractal, beautiful textures and composition!
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Did you have Don Li-Leger in mind when you created this? I think you know I'm a big fan of that style, if that is what you intended you did a great job and you beat me to it!! I've been wanting to try this with UF, just haven't gotten around to it yet.
The coloring and composition is perfect, but I would also love to see just a little more life in the flowers themselves.
Good stuff and its great to see something new from you!
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This is so sad...I didn't know Don Li-Leger so I googled him and this looks very, very similar to one of his pieces: - [link] -
Same design, same color scheme. I should change my comments to "Dedicated to Don Li-Leger!"...lol...
The way this image came about was that I had been reading about Matisse and wanted to do something peaceful and using large areas of bold colors. I liked red and beige (like my last image) so I opened PSP and and started looking for my third color. Since I used blue last time, I decided to go to the other side of red and started looking at shades of green, just splashing colors up and seeing how they felt.
So I started doing the main shapes with those colors in UF and initially had the green as just a side bar similar to my last image but thought, "That looks too much like a book cover." So I reduced the size of the green bar and moved it in a little and thought, "Hmm...looks like a Japanese memorial". Once I had my main shapes positioned and my colors about like I wanted them, I had some strong horizontal and vertical lines and wanted to contrast that with a diagonal. Hence the line of flowers. And I agree...they could use more life.
To see that this came out looking like one of Don's is very interesting. I only wish I was as good as him, he's got some really beautiful stuff.
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Don Li-Leger was the artist I chose to introduce to everyone in my first homework during the artistry class so thought you might have seen that. I would plaster every inch of my walls with his work if I could afford to lol.
Thanks for sharing your inspiration for making this, now I see it in a whole new light, and I am glad I was able to introduce you to a new artist!
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I was the guy snoring at the back of the classroom....
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Well, now that Kat's comment (like usual) has completely blown away what all of the rest of our comments would be, i'll try my best.
I think the japanese element is definetly prominent here and shows up in a couple of your images. The rich crimson color coupled with the organic green and the stone is an artistically rich combination of elements and accents. The cracked looked of the flower design is unique and interesting. Overall, I like the natural look and feel of this piece, its something that might show up in a cave somewhere.
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>>>artistically rich combination of elements<<< Hey, I like that!!!
>>>its something that might show up in a cave somewhere<<< OK...your comment just balanced out...(just messing, I know what you meant, lol...)
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Very simple and elegant image, and quite autumnal in its coloring and spareness. This has a definite Asian look to it, like the scrolls hung in Japanese homes which are changed with the seasons. Great balance in the overall look, with the branch's detail equalling the weight of the simplicity of the 'banners'. The small images on the green banner look like Asian characters, too. Wonderful colors, which go together extremely well. The rich tonal red is a perfect base and grounds the image well. The colors of the branch are echoed beautifully in the banner and the red base and they're all brought out very well by the textured gold background. Also, all the colors have at least a bit of yellow in them, which tie them all together. If I'm not mistaken, you've used embossing on this to accentuate the simple shapes and bring even more attention to the few details. I find this to be a very satisfying image and very calming as well.
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>>>Great balance in the overall look<<< Thanks, that was the intent. I've been reading Matisse where he mentions he did not want his work to contain any disturbing subject matter, that his work should be "a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue."
BUSTED!..Crap...I never, I mean never use filters in post (other than sharpening) and I saw emboss and thought, "Let's see." I like what it did for the emblems so I left it.
What?....are you a detective? Man, what an eye.
I could do it in UF but it would take eight more layers and since I'm not a purist two clicks in PSP is ok with me.
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You seem to have an affinity for an Asian sense of balance and placement and I like that look very much. Since you mentioned Matisse, there seems to be a bit of him in this: it's reminiscent of some of his works from the early 19-teens and his later works, too, when he played with texture and pattern and rich color. There's something about the flow of this image and the colors that I find reminds me of his work. Of course, I may be reading more into this simply because you did mention him.
As for the embossing...
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>>>There's something about the flow of this image and the colors that I find reminds me of his work.<<<
You should see what Funygrl pointed out...this looks just like one of Don Li-Leger's image.
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I googled him as well and thought this looked an awful lot like Spring Chorus. Then I came to this page and saw that you provided a link to the image of his which you thought most resembled this one...and lo and behold: Spring Chorus! You must be channeling him. *cue Twilight Zone music*
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I love it with its simplicity 
How things going?
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Going great! Thanks for the compliment.
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Glad to hear 
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