Analysis of soap bubble images
The more I learn, the more I realise success is about getting the analysis right. What I mean is, the wrong approach will fail because it rapidly becomes too hard to do, whereas the right approach can succeed only through structure and a disciplined deployment of the right tools. As a beginner, one does not…
Footprints in sand
Been trying to make a passably-realistic design of footprints in sand. Can a decent image be made using standard effects (fx) without having to resort to custom vectors and blends. I think the answer is ‘yes’ and here’s how. Most of the techniques in this article I have learned over the last year or so…
Kaleidoscope like 1973!
We recently had a challenge to use symbols to make something using rotational symmetry. This is how I simulated the view inside a kaleidoscope like we used to have as kids in the 1970s. Overview More detail on each step is provided below. Clipping mask We want the resulting image to be a hexagon made…
Credible neon lights
We were recently set a challenge in a Facebook group to make designs looking like neon lights. This article documents how I went about it using Affinity Designer (v1). Set a background I wanted the lights to be mounted on a brick wall, so I chose a stock image of bricks: But I wanted the…
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I’m John Elliott. Jazz musician learning about digital design. Have a read of these short articles about my adventures on the way.
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