Inkscape Sunrise

#inkscape #sunrise

INKSCAPE SUNRISE

Start with a background layer by making a rectangle and filling it with a simple gradient  with only two stops. I raised the bottom as darker objects are going there

Now to create a sun using a yellow circle with NO stroke and then texture filters 

Next we need contrast some dark foreground hills and mountains all coming from one single vector object that can be altered using handles and filters so we have two main objects:

The foreground object was a rectangle. I used the Node tool to curve the upper part.

Here's all 3 together. I duplicated the foreground object three times and flipped one.

The 3rd duplicate was darkened. You can change colors tints and tones using the color wheel or the bar on the botttom of the screen and I also had its height reduced just using the handles.

So you have a simple image and  you can edit to add more details like clouds .

You can export the PNG files and edit in other programs.

If you don't want to right click here go to my Patreon - JVartndesign 

I will post the png files there for FREE today or tomorrow and then in the $1 tier include an example of a final edit in GIMP.

GIMP SUNRISE

#GIMP #sunrise #digitalpainting

Here's a demo of digital painting of a SUNRISE 

I don't have a tablet or digital pencil. I just used Gimp on a laptop with a touchpad.

Please note this is a demo not a just finished image but how I start one. 

This being GIMP I started off with a bottom layer and used Supernova to make the sun.

I limited the radius and turned off the rays and used the grid in Supernova to place the sun over a background of pink. Why pink? Well I am trying to suggest a dawn scene?

Next I used Airbrush to create Clouds and Sky using White and Blue over the Pink. I turned the Opacity down at the edges of the clouds.

Finally I added the Oilfy Filter and tweaked the Contrast.

Now I have a background I can use as it is or edit further to add more detail or tone to the sky and clouds  or I could add birds or mountains or darker clouds or shift the colors and tones to be redder or blend them more.

The files I used to make this will be available SOON as rewards on my Patreon and I may do a more finished version of the image as a print. Please visit JVartndesign 

There will also be an Inkscape demo on a similar theme. Come back to view that. I will post it later this week.

Bold Alphas

BOLD ALPHAS 

#inkscape #demo #typography

A is for Alpha and Alpha is A and here is a selection of Bold and Heavy and Wide A letter forms. All of these are the same font size despite their appearance on the page.

for my next demo I may compare Bold to Italic forms 

Multicultural Blue and White

IZNIK  BLUE AND WHITE

I have mentioned in previous posts that #classicblue the #pantone #coloroftheyear is going to be very popular because of the way its not a middle blue not quite indigo or ultramarine or cobalt but invoking similar tones.

Blue and White combinations for centuries have been a hit ever since someone applied a cobalt oxide mix over white clay or a white slip probably first in China although imports of polychrome ware from the Middle East may have influenced that along with the usage of woad and indigo on fabrics and the use of lapis  lazuli and azurite for painting.

A lesser known blue and white ware was produced at Iznik in the Ottoman empire.
Production peaked in the 17th century but then declined due to the continual import of the very Chinese ceramics that Iznik cermaics were created in response to although there has been a modern revival.

Note that Islamic ceramics wares often use geometric patterns along with botanical motifs.

If you're looking for examples of blue to inspire your own designs google Iznik Ceramics.