Audition Time
January 3, 2009 11:01AM | Filed Under Quilt Photography, Technique:Design |
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As I have mentioned before, I find my digital camera a very useful design tool. For example, this week I have been working on a small quilt (70×90cm) as a potential gift for friend that provides great hospitality when I travel to quilting events further afield. I was getting bogged down on what order to place the last couple of strips so I took some photos and placed them side by side for comparison.
Then I coloured the background to approximate the colour of my friend’s lounge room walls:
I immediately rejected one of the layouts but, in a holiday-induced vagueness, was wavering on the other two. A quick consultation with Erica, got me over this impasse and now I’ve nearly completed quilting the piece.
I did my mock-ups using Photoshop Elements but Robin has alerted me to the Mosaic Maker by Big Huge Labs.
I’ll show you the quilt when it is completed but which layout do you prefer?
Hmm…I wonder if the easily discarded one was the left one? It seems too half & half, but yet if that is the intent, then it works! I think I like the right one the best - I really love the wide yellow strip with blue log-can-like units!
Comment by Candy — January 3, 2009 11:28 AM#
yikes - “can” = “cabin”
Comment by Candy — January 3, 2009 11:28 AM#
I like the center one best — it seems the most balanced to me (though definitely not static).
Comment by Kristin L — January 3, 2009 11:30 AM#
I vote for #3 on the far right-I really like this quilt a lot!
Comment by Patsy Thompson — January 3, 2009 1:37 PM#
I waffled between the middle one and the far right. But in the end I like the one on the far right the best. though the middle is a close second. Love the colors and how well they work in your pattern.
Comment by karen christensen — January 3, 2009 1:50 PM#
Hi! Brenda,
I like the one on far left best - love the concetration of blue, red, and purple on the right edge. Your friend is very lucky.
Comment by Judy — January 3, 2009 4:58 PM#
I like the one on the far left. I know what Candy means by half and half, but the progression of the color appeals to me. The middle is my second favorite.
Comment by DebbieG — January 4, 2009 12:47 AM#
I like the middle one…it pulled my eye from left to right across it with the blue strip providing a focus, eye-resting place. Actually this piece, no matter how it is arranged, is beautiful.
Comment by denise aumick — January 4, 2009 1:08 AM#
Hi Brenda!
I think the one in the center is the most ‘balanced’, but the one on the left is the one that resonates with me most! What fun to have a digital play day!
Comment by allison — January 4, 2009 6:43 AM#
[...] been so interesting to read your comments on my layout audition images. As you can see, I decided to proceed with the first layout with the concentration of blues and [...]
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