Keep Calm and Sham Rock! St Patrick’s Day – Repost

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Keep Calm and Sham Rock! by FirstNightDesign

I’m finally building up my collection of St Patrick’s Day designs.  First up is this humorous take on the ‘Keep Calm’ Ministry of Information posters from WWI, which is also available with a white background.

Keep Calm and Sham Rock! Greeting Cards by FirstNightDesign

Below are a couple of my earlier designs.

Faces of Saint Patrick Greeting Cards by FirstNightDesign

Harp of Erin Greeting Card by FirstNightDesign

Shamrock Fields Post Cards by FirstNightDesign

Take care and keep laughing!

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“Emerald Arches” Tall Mugs by Sarah Vernon | Redbubble

Features / Art Universe 12 December 2015 / Digital Art at Its Best 6 October 2015 / Everyday Women 3 September 2015 /

Emerald Arches came about when I was playing around with a makeover for Stephen King’s novel Green Mile. One particular blending of an image and a background, the former discarded as far as Green Mile was concerned, shrieked at me to be recreated as my next art piece.

The photograph is a painting from 1842 by Jules Victor Genisson on Wikimedia of the interior of Amiens Cathedral. Blending it in ‘overlay’ mode via Photoshop with 2 Lil’ Owls texture 2LO Distressed 7 made my heart leap!

I wanted to bring out the edges as if the original had been an architectural drawing with a colour wash. This I achieved by adjusting the brightness and contrast and sharpening the edges until I was satisfied. I could have used Photoshop’s rendering tool on a duplicate layer but this is never satisfactory as it always looks unnatural and manufactured rather than actually drawn by hand.

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Source: “Emerald Arches” Tall Mugs by Sarah Vernon | Redbubble

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First Night Design | The New Look #Art #Dior

Buy a framed print of The New Look © Sarah Vernon at Fine Art England

First take a blue texture for the background and put it in Photoshop’s Normal mode. Next take a vintage theatre curtain from EKDuncan and adjust the colour balance until you achieve exactly the kind of green you love. Make sure the curtain is in Linear Burn mode. Top it off with Girl in a Large Hat by Caesar Boëtius van Everdingen (c. 1645 – c. 1650) from the Rijksmuseum. Put the latter in Multiply mode and you’ll find you’ve turned a 17th century girl into a lady from the 1940s modelling Christian Dior’s famous New Look. Who’d have thunk! Don’t you just love the hat? Incidentally, the French for New Look is ‘Le New Look’!

‘Despite a short career, Christian Dior dominated the world of fashion during the late 1940s and 1950s, with the hourglass silhouette of his voluptuous New Look.’ The Design Museum. ‘The New Look brought me heavy mail. Letters arrived by the thousands––mostly enthusiastic but some indignant. A garage owner from Los Angeles wrote and told me that he had sworn to “tear me apart” on his next visit to Paris. According to him, it was my fault that his wife looked like a stuffed doll of the time of the Civil War.’ — Christian Dior Enjoy Your Style.

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• The New Look Revolution
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First Night Design | Emerald Arches #Art

Emerald Arches © Sarah Vernon

Emerald Arches came about when I was playing around with a makeover for Stephen King’s novel Green Mile. One particular blending of an image and a background, the former discarded as far as Green Mile was concerned, shrieked at me to be recreated as my next art piece. The photograph is a painting from 1842 by Jules Victor Genisson on Wikimedia  of the interior of Amiens Cathedral.  Blending it in ‘overlay’ mode via Photoshop with 2 Lil’ Owls texture 2LO Distressed 7 made my heart leap!

I wanted to bring out the edges as if the original had been an architectural drawing with a colour wash. This I achieved by adjusting the brightness and contrast and sharpening the edges until I was satisfied. I could have used Photoshop’s rendering tool on a duplicate layer but this is never satisfactory as it always looks unnatural and manufactured rather than actually drawn by hand.

Amiens

Like so many towns in Northern France, Amiens is, for me, inextricably linked with The Great War. The Battle of Amiens — also known as the Third Battle of Picardy — took place ninety-seven years ago this month and was the one  that would eventually lead to Germany signing the Armistice. The town also suffered during the Second World War and was occupied several times by both the Allies and the Axis powers. Perhaps if I had ever visited Amiens, I would associate it with something else, not least the 13th century cathedral — a World Heritage site — which is clearly an exquisite example of Gothic architecture, and the town’s renowned macaroons.

Gare du Nord (old postcard published by Caron No. 328, postmarked in 1909).

Emerald Arches Greeting Card

Emerald Arches Duvet Cover © Sarah Vernon

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There’s an elegant lady in New Orleans

From the Archives (27-08-12).

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There’s an elegant lady in New Orleans who’s having a party!  Yes, I was delighted to start the week with 75 invitations sold.  I drew The Lady in the Big Hat with LiveBrush software which enables me to draw as I used to before Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis put paid to using my hands thus!

The Lady in the Big Hat #1 Personalized Announcements by FirstNightDesign

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First Night Design | ‘I do needlepoint from kits. I give them as gifts…’

Regular visitors will be familiar with my penchant for seeing my art on cushions. I’ve been at it again with some of the recent additions to my portfolio. Enjoy!

Blue Bird of Happiness Throw Pillow

Earthly Delights Throw Pillow

I Can See What You’re Doing Pillow

Seagull Sonata Pillow

The Woman Behind the Curtain Pillows

To see a fine lady upon a white horse pillow

Pink Flamingo Pillows

Hummingbird Tune Throw Pillow

Sailing into Harbour Pillows

Garlic is for Heroes Pillow

Remembrance of Times Past Throw Pillow

Tallulah Bankhead 1902-1968 Pillows

 
The Albatross Did Follow

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‘I do needlepoint from kits. I give them as gifts to people in the form of cushion covers and they are often speechless with horror.’
Lynne Truss, author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves.

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Keep Calm and Sham Rock! St Patrick’s Day – Sunday 17th March 2013

Keep Calm and Sham Rock! by FirstNightDesign

I’m finally building up my collection of St Patrick’s Day designs.  First up is this humorous take on the ‘Keep Calm’ Ministry of Information posters from WWI, which is also available with a white background.

Keep Calm and Sham Rock! Greeting Cards by FirstNightDesign

Below are a couple of my earlier designs.

Faces of Saint Patrick Greeting Cards by FirstNightDesign

Harp of Erin Greeting Card by FirstNightDesign

Shamrock Fields Post Cards by FirstNightDesign

Take care and keep laughing!

Related articles

• St. Patrick’s Day Crafts: Easy Hand Towels {Dollar Store Style!} (alittleclaireification.com)
• Capital gears up for biggest ever St Patrick’s celebration (independent.ie)

Spring for Love: Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve!

A Night to Remember Valentine Card by FirstNightDesign

Linking to Brag Monday @ The Graphics Fairy

Just Dropping In Valentine Greeting Cards by FirstNightDesign

Linking to Brag Monday @ The Graphics Fairy

 
Kissing on the Chaise-Longue Valentine Greeting Cards by FirstNightDesign

 
Fun Gifts for Boyfriends : Greatest Boyfriend Card by TheFunFactory

 
Heart Art Tiles Post Cards by LotusSoul

 
Attack of the Valentines Zombies Greeting Card by OfficeGangsta

 
Love is in the Air Valentine Greeting Card by FirstNightDesign

 
“love but for you” card by paporartist

 
They Do Not Love…Valentine Greeting Card by FirstNightDesign

 
Cute and funny Valentine’s Day Greeting Card by holidaysboutique

 
Prang’s Valentine Cards by FirstNightDesign 

 
The Kiss by Gustav Klimt Greeting Cards by mecaro29

 
Love is Not Love… Cards by FirstNightDesign

 
Elephant Love Card by Ricaso_Greetings

 
My Heart is Yours Greeting Card by FirstNightDesign

 
You are Here in my Heart Greeting Card by jemzydesigns

 
You Are My World #1 Card by FirstNightDesign

 
Love Typography Text Art Cards by inspirationzstore

 
My Love Will Keep You Warm Greeting Cards by FirstNightDesign

 
Vintage Valentine Hot Air Balloon Card by vintagegiftmall

It’s never too soon to look for Valentine cards for the ones you love!

Take care and keep laughing!

There’s an elegant lady in New Orleans

There’s an elegant lady in New Orleans who’s having a party!  Yes, I was delighted to start the week with 75 invitations sold.  I drew The Lady in the Big Hat with LiveBrush software which enables me to draw as I used to before Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis put paid to using my hands thus!

The Lady in the Big Hat #1 Personalized Announcements by FirstNightDesign

Take care and keep laughing.