Grandma Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 @Wanderer is that a self portrait? It is exactly how I picture you! And I love the appearance of and concept behind your card. One card referencing another always interests me and leads to more subtly nuanced readings.
Wanderer Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 53 minutes ago, Grandma said: @Wanderer is that a self portrait? It is exactly how I picture you! And I love the appearance of and concept behind your card. One card referencing another always interests me and leads to more subtly nuanced readings. It wasn't meant to be, but there are apparently some definite points of similarity... although there really should be more hair on the chin, and less on top..! 😁 Glad you like it, Grandma!
geoxena Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 6 hours ago, Wanderer said: Good tip on the scanning, Pen! It did confuse me for a moment, though, because in the UK coloured pencils and crayons are quite different things... (crayons are what we give to toddlers! ) Anyhow, done some polishing and scanned rather than photo (which makes a huuuge difference): I love the expression on his face! It says to me that he's really excited about what he's teaching, and really excited for the kids to "get it," not just wanting them to memorize something. It's so cool!
Perenelle Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 On 3/7/2020 at 5:27 PM, geoxena said: Okay, so the 1.25-inch area that you left black is the bleed area and needs to be filled in. You can fix this, don't worry. Just extend the sky with rain all the way up to the top, right, and left to fill in the 1.25-inch "margin." Do the same with the water/ocean - fill in all the way to the bottom, left, and right. See also if you can erase or blend in that line you drew around it. Then your picture will have artwork "bleeding" all the way to the correct measurements with only the important stuff in the center. OK yeah, I tried to figure out how to make the image in the middle measure the right size, I think it was 879 across, is that right? The measurements turned out to be 879x15 something (I wrote it down but it's not in reach just at the moment) so if I fill in the rest space will the side measurement be correct? I thought I had to change the proportion completely. Thanks everyone for your help!
geoxena Posted March 16, 2020 Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Perenelle said: OK yeah, I tried to figure out how to make the image in the middle measure the right size, I think it was 879 across, is that right? The measurements turned out to be 879x15 something (I wrote it down but it's not in reach just at the moment) so if I fill in the rest space will the side measurement be correct? I thought I had to change the proportion completely. Thanks everyone for your help! Perenelle, I have a feeling you are a visually-oriented person, so I made a drawing for you, showing how your picture should fit. The final submission needs to be 897 x 1342 pixels. Your drawing should fill up that whole measurement. The red dotted line in the left-hand drawing is imaginary, but important. You keep all important stuff inside it, but you don't draw an outline along it. Inside the red dotted line is the safe area. I hope this helps! Edited March 16, 2020 by geoxena
Perenelle Posted March 16, 2020 Posted March 16, 2020 Yes thank you I understood that, I just hope that the final image filled in completely will actually come out to measure 897x1342 when I resize it. Gonna try it tomorrow.
Perenelle Posted March 16, 2020 Posted March 16, 2020 10 hours ago, Wanderer said: Good tip on the scanning, Pen! It did confuse me for a moment, though, because in the UK coloured pencils and crayons are quite different things... (crayons are what we give to toddlers! ) Anyhow, done some polishing and scanned rather than photo (which makes a huuuge difference): Oddly I'm in the US and I always called the wax things crayons and the wooden things colored pencils! Maybe it depends on region...? Very excited teacher here!
Raggydoll Posted March 16, 2020 Author Posted March 16, 2020 Regarding colored pencils - we call them that here too (I am from Sweden). But we do have 'artistic' crayons so its technically not only for kids, but undoubtedly more kids than adults use it. Now, as far as sun and moon being male/female - I just love that topic. So, here i Scandinavia, the Sun was once seen as female and was called "Sunna". The Earth was female too and our "Mother Earth" was called Nerthus/Njord (some also argue that she was called "Hel" - the goddess that later became evicted as a mother goddess and became the Norse queen of the underworld). The sky and the moon was seen as male, and I have heard the expression "grandfather moon". Then came the germanic traditions and Sunna was replaced with Balder and Njord became the name of a male norse god.
geoxena Posted March 16, 2020 Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Perenelle said: Yes thank you I understood that, I just hope that the final image filled in completely will actually come out to measure 897x1342 when I resize it. Gonna try it tomorrow. Okay. If your artwork was done at a ratio of 1:1.5 it should work out. What program are you using to resize? In some programs, like paint.net (free), and PaintShop Pro, you have the choice to input 897x1342 px as a "fixed ratio" for making a rectangular selection. I do that to crop mine first before reducing it (I always have a little extra around all the sides). Edited March 16, 2020 by geoxena
Wanderer Posted March 16, 2020 Posted March 16, 2020 6 hours ago, Raggydoll said: Regarding colored pencils - we call them that here too (I am from Sweden). But we do have 'artistic' crayons so its technically not only for kids, but undoubtedly more kids than adults use it. It probably is a local thing; like woodlice, which are also known as slaters, roly-polies, cheeselogs... and that's just in the UK! We know what we mean, anyway! 6 hours ago, Raggydoll said: Now, as far as sun and moon being male/female - I just love that topic. So, here i Scandinavia, the Sun was once seen as female and was called "Sunna". The Earth was female too and our "Mother Earth" was called Nerthus/Njord (some also argue that she was called "Hel" - the goddess that later became evicted as a mother goddess and became the Norse queen of the underworld). The sky and the moon was seen as male, and I have heard the expression "grandfather moon". Then came the germanic traditions and Sunna was replaced with Balder and Njord became the name of a male norse god. Interesting, indeed! However, to my Nurturer I'm afraid the Moon is a ball of rock whose orbit and phases are determined by simple mechanistic processes. He doesn't deny there being other ways of looking at it, but that's for other suits to explore; in his eyes, he/she is definitely an 'it'! 😁
gregory Posted March 16, 2020 Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Wanderer said: It probably is a local thing; like woodlice, which are also known as slaters, roly-polies, cheeselogs... and that's just in the UK! You are the first person since my grandfather I've ever heard use the word cheeselog for them. Thank you for a dash of nostalgia ! (Are you Scottish ? he always said it was Scots.) ETA goodness, google says Berks - he was Scottish but was a professor in Reading. Edited March 16, 2020 by gregory
Wanderer Posted March 16, 2020 Posted March 16, 2020 1 minute ago, gregory said: You are e first person since y grandfather I've ever hear use the word cheeselog for them. Thank you for a dash of nostalgia ! (Are you Scottish ? he always said it was Scots.) Alas, no... (although Mrs. W is) - Welsh borders are my origins. I'd heard that people in some unspecified areas called them cheeselogs, but have never met someone who had actually encountered it before : congrats on being the first! (I think that counts as a cheeseloggy grin!)
Raggydoll Posted March 16, 2020 Author Posted March 16, 2020 General reminder: as of now it is 5,5 weeks until the deadline!
Morsoth Posted March 16, 2020 Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) The Magician is... finished! I might revise some stuff before submitting it, but this is how it should looks. FYI: The books, the window, the legs of the table (all the things near the borders) aren't important. The Magician, the table, and the infinity symbol are the focus. Edited March 16, 2020 by Morsoth
Raggydoll Posted March 16, 2020 Author Posted March 16, 2020 26 minutes ago, Morsoth said: The Magician is... finished! I might revise some stuff before submitting it, but this is how it should looks. FYI: The books, the window, the legs of the table (all the things near the borders) aren't important. The Magician, the table, and the infinity symbol are the focus. Looks great!! Did you paint it in oil? (I sort of seem to remember you saying you were planning to render it in oil)
Morsoth Posted March 16, 2020 Posted March 16, 2020 Thank you! I scanned my drawing and then 'inked' and colored it in Photoshop. It's faster when you need to correct, delete, or add elements.
Pen Posted March 16, 2020 Posted March 16, 2020 He looks wondrous! What do the characters on the edge of the table say? Some look familiar - perhaps like astrological or elemental symbols.
Raggydoll Posted March 16, 2020 Author Posted March 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Pen said: He looks wondrous! What do the characters on the edge of the table say? Some look familiar - perhaps like astrological or elemental symbols. I believe it’s Hebrew 😊
Raggydoll Posted March 16, 2020 Author Posted March 16, 2020 24 minutes ago, Morsoth said: Thank you! I scanned my drawing and then 'inked' and colored it in Photoshop. It's faster when you need to correct, delete, or add elements. Totally! Well done!
Pen Posted March 16, 2020 Posted March 16, 2020 20 minutes ago, Raggydoll said: I believe it’s Hebrew 😊 Thanks - it looked familiar but I couldn't place it. Now I need to know what it says... 🙃
Morsoth Posted March 16, 2020 Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) It's a font called Glyphis. It was supposed to mean nothing but I ended up writing real titles on the books like "Tarot" "Divination" "Necromancy" "MagicTome01" and the text on the table is actually "TheMagicianTarotCardMorsoth" 🙂 It's just a behind-the-scene trivia, but they are not really meant to mean anything. I wanted the image to exist outside any real language. Edited March 16, 2020 by Morsoth
Raggydoll Posted March 16, 2020 Author Posted March 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, Morsoth said: It's not Hebrew, it's a font called Glyphis. It was supposed to mean nothing but I ended up writing real titles on the books like "Tarot" "Divination" "Necromancy" "MagicTome01" and the text on the table is actually "TheMagicianTarotCardMorsoth" 🙂 It's just a behind-the-scene trivia, but they are not really meant to mean anything. I wanted the image to exist outside any real language. Ha! That's so funny! I know very little about hebrew, I just guessed it might be hebrew due to the nature of the design!
Pen Posted March 16, 2020 Posted March 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Morsoth said: It's not Hebrew, it's a font called Glyphis. It was supposed to mean nothing but I ended up writing real titles on the books like "Tarot" "Divination" "Necromancy" "MagicTome01" and the text on the table is actually "TheMagicianTarotCardMorsoth" 🙂 It's just a behind-the-scene trivia, but they are not really meant to mean anything. I wanted the image to exist outside any real language. But I love this sort of stuff!!! - and knowing what it means is brilliant - I'd have been disappointed if it had turned out to be just nonsense! 🤩
geoxena Posted March 16, 2020 Posted March 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Morsoth said: The Magician is... finished! I might revise some stuff before submitting it, but this is how it should looks. FYI: The books, the window, the legs of the table (all the things near the borders) aren't important. The Magician, the table, and the infinity symbol are the focus. Oh, it's great! I love how you made the infinity symbol glow! Weren't you going to include chakra symbols originally? If that was you (I'm not sure), you really don't need them. So cool looking. Love it!
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