ta-da! i finally finished my series of damask patterned paintings. the process was simple, but slow.
- had my awesome wood master friend cut me 3 16" by 16" wood panels
- found damask pattern online
- worked pattern in photoshop, increasing the contrast & changing to greyscale
- printed 22" by 16" modified pattern
- secured graphite paper between the wood panels & printed pattern
- used mechanical pencil to trace the pattern (which transferred it to the wood panel)
- filled in with a cool mint color & raw umber
- attach metal hooks to the back for hanging
i'm really pleased with how they turned out & am sure that the process will be repeated with other things i find. see more pictures
thank you to natalie @ craft: for posting the project!
on to screen printing this week.
holy time consuming. but very pretty.
ReplyDeleteit was, especially since i redid the first completed panel because i hated the color combo. completely worth it though!
ReplyDeletetime well spent!
ReplyDeleteThese are FABULOUS!!! Where did you find the Damask pattern? I've looked at a lot of fabric/wallpaper sites and they only show a partial image which is annoying!! Great job, they would also be really cool enlarged on a 4'x6' size canvas.
ReplyDeletei just saved a jpg from a wallpaper site. i was bummed to not have a full pattern either, but it ended up working ok. i do know that you can find full pattern components in clip art books, try dover publications.
ReplyDelete2 years later, but these are still great! nice colour combination!
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