When does a series become an obsession? I have discovered the symmetry tools available in Procreate for the iPad, and can’t quit playing with them! This “drawing assist” repeats the line as you draw, allowing you to immediately see the shapes and patterns formed by the symmetrical option chosen. Most of these were drawn using radial symmetry, though a few were quadrant symmetry. I’m calling … Continue reading Drawing Mandalas on my iPad
Here’s a mandala drawn with Procreate, using the software’s Quadrant Symmetry drawing assist enabled. The shading learned through Zentangle really brings it alive – and Zentangle people will recognize the Mookah tangle. I think I’d like to see a variation with a tighter crop so the detail in the middle is more visible. This time-lapse video shows my steps (and mis-steps) along the way: Learn … Continue reading Mookah Mandala
Begin – Beaded Fragment Assemblage In true Begrinner style, I often start making before I know what I’m making. It has been a good way to learn new techniques, and often, one thing leads to another, and I end up with a finished piece of art. I also end up with little starts and orphaned elements. Today I “shopped” my pile of fragments for odds … Continue reading Using bits and pieces
This is another circular peyote-stitch piece I made when I was experimenting with spirals. You can generate a spiral in circular peyote-stitch by adding a bead of the same color as the one you just exited. Continue reading Spiral Experiment – Circular Peyote-Stitch
I improvised this piece, in my playful quest to make orange go with purple. I was also learning to keep circular peyote stitch flat, something I still strive for. Continue reading Purple to orange beaded circle
