Whew! Got a few things moved from to-do to ta-da. I've been wanting to carve an elaborate X and O so I started with a sketch. Since I like to make coordinating images I just kept drawing. Then I lifted each portion of the composition by tracing over it – I have a trick to insure the best symmetry – I draw an x/y axis on the trace, then copy only one quadrant of the image. Next, I fold on an axis and trace the tracing. It doesn't matter that you are drawing on the back since you can see through it. Repeat across other axis and you should have a pretty symmetrical design.
Here are the test prints…tomorrow I'll get out the paint!
Since I had these photos of my sketch I decided to open in photoshop and erase bits out of it to make custom brushes and mess around with how these will look with color. Squeee!
Last weekend I finally finished and mailed the Pink Wink thank yous. It feels so good to move that task over to the ta-da list. And as I said before, it was great therapy to revisit the project and bask a while longer in the pink glow.
And one more ta-da from this week - our NJ/NY HIM Street Team gathering for HD!
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