ONE FROM THE ARCHIVE — OCTOBER 2013
Originally posted on First Night Design.
Tangle Mountain © First Night Design
“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.
So says Ratty to Mole in the first chapter of Kenneth Grahame’s classic tale, only to crash straight into the river bank. Ah, bliss.
I feel much the same when it comes to messing about with photographs and textures to create something unique. Sometimes I crash; sometimes something wonderful and unexpected happens. Such was the case with Tangle Mountain.
I began with this intriguing photograph of a castle in Liechtenstein by Karpati Gabor downloaded from Morguefile. I was particularly struck by the seemingly painted effect of the land and castle. The latter looks as though it has come from a Tim Burton animation.
Often I will try countless photographs and textures before…
Very nice Sarah I like this beautiful texture!
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Bless you, Carolina.
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Fabulous!
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Much thanks, Juli.
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Wonderful. You have such a talent. I love the messing about on boats analogy.
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Thank you, Chris. Just discovered your comment in spam. How dare they!
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This works very well. It reminds me of illustrations for fairy tales, in ‘quality’ books of old.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you very much, Pete.
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This would be a perfect style of illustration for “The Wind in the Willows”. I can almost see Mr Toad now, driving past the castle..
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Yes!
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Reblogged this on ' Ace Friends News ' and commented:
Added your great posts here as usual Sarah http://flip.it/yPhdq
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Wonderful.
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Thanks!
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This is beautiful!
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Thank you, Souldiergirl!
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Very welcome :))
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