Dulux paint cards come in handy for something...

Left: based on architecture
Right: butterflies and flowers 

Based on insects

Close up of the architecture Dulux paint card

Pattern making again!

After doing some machine embroidery of pansies (previous post), I decided to make it into a pattern to put into my sketchbook.

I scanned one in, selected it using the Magic Wand, and transferred it into an A4 size piece, which I then duplicated and put in the right place. I converted the first 3 of the pansy motifs into a 'Smart Object' to make it easier to place the others. I also made some smaller to fit into the gaps, again converting to a 'Smart Object' to make it easier. And tah-dah! One pattern finished! 

    

The first photo is the original, the second is a simple invert (with tiny alterations using levels and curves), and the final photo is invert with hue alterations.

        

Take a ferry across to the Isle...

I've just come back from a holiday with my parents to the Isle of Wight. The island is beautiful, much like most places with a coastline. 

Here are some photographs I took while there, even though my battery was dying by the end of the week!