I continue working on Inkscape using art deco as projects. Using existing designs, I wrestle with the drawings. I'm coming to understand art deco. This is the art of architects and engineers, not fine artists. While using a drafting board to design these patterns is easy, using a vector drawing program isn't, mostly as the tools are plain different. Each medium has it's own implications. Still, once I figure out the construction lines, I can usually reproduce a piece.
Cool Weather and Art Deco
I continue working on Inkscape using art deco as projects. Using existing designs, I wrestle with the drawings. I'm coming to understand art deco. This is the art of architects and engineers, not fine artists. While using a drafting board to design these patterns is easy, using a vector drawing program isn't, mostly as the tools are plain different. Each medium has it's own implications. Still, once I figure out the construction lines, I can usually reproduce a piece.
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Moving to DreamWidth
For those heading to DreamWidth, I've created an account. I'm dmilewski.
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Prostitution as a Means of Family Planning
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The Swordbearer (1982)
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