Yes, of course I kept playing around in the fairy program! There are just so many cool outfits to create and fairies waiting to have their stories told! This fairy is my muse. She's a little elegant, a little ornery, and very goth. So me! *grin* And since I'm writing again after a long hiatus spent doing art in other media, she suits today perfectly. Lead on, fun fairy!
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I found this really fun program at my local library in a book called "Fairies Art Studio" by David Riche. It's compatible with Photoshop and you can create as many fairies as your heart can imagine (or close anyway.) This is my first fairy using the program. I haven't decided if I prefer the sketch or want to color it in, but for now she looks great as is. Ready to take on the forest in her foofy skirt, leather top, and big boots! Woo-hoo!
I made this design for my online college class in Color Theory. We were discussing color harmonies this week, and our assignment was to work with a color palette. I chose a triad palette to create a peaceful mood and designed my composition to mirror that mood. The lady is dressed in an Oriental style to emphasize the Zen quality of the design. Wouldn't it be great to be dressed in a silken kimono like this and view this restful scene?
This delightful 1840's style dress is done in the palest pink with lovely vine embroidery around the hem of each ruffled tier of the skirt. Eyelet is used as trim for the flouncy short sleeves, and a ribbon rose sits at the V waist. Worn with elegant long white gloves and a straw hat with pale pink ribbons, this is a fashionable way for a young lady to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon with friends.
Fashion has always tried to find the perfect green. Over the centuries many greens have made their debut -- jade, pomona, emerald, pea, hunter, camouflage, lime -- and usually died out within a short span of time. Green is a difficult color when placed next to skin, so it's best worn in small doses. However, my favorite green is olive, so I just had to try my hand at an olive tea dress circa the 1840's. The creamy ruching at the bodice, sleeves, and hemline help keep this dress from being to severely green. I really want to make this dress and see how good it looks on me! It's just so my style!
I've had this 1850's style in my head for a long time, but finally had to draw it out in the perfect color for me. I love the severe lines of the jacket -- they're just so flattering! I also love the split sleeve so that the blouse's full billowing sleeves can be seen beneath. Add the high collared blouse (with its cameo brooch) and a full skirt with tiers of ruffles, and you have an outfit perfect to pay a morning call on a good friend. Just don't forget your hat!
This jade riding dress would make any woman in a side saddle look gorgeous! The military cut for the jacket was just the thing for a stylish lady wanting to garner attention during her afternoon saunters on horseback through the park. The ribbon trim done in darker shades of green really emphasizes the great line of this ensemble. Perfect for the fashionable lady of the 1850's and 60's!
I've studied fashion through time for most of my life and finally decided to design a few outfits for one of my favorite eras: the post Civil War and early Victorian era. This day dress could have been worn at any time from the late 1860's to the turn of the century and been considered fashionable. Styles didn't change as swiftly then as they do now. I would really like to someday make this style up and wear it to a costume ball. I even have a friend who could make the bonnet!
One of the hardest things for me to get over doing in this challenge is to let myself make a mess. I hate messes -- mostly because I'm usually the one who has to clean them up! But i just couldn't resist getting out my tiny 1/8 inch ribbon tonight and playing. I have so much of it and in so many lovely colors! So I made this ribbon dress. It's a delightful jumble of shiny hues -- a pretty party dress with a 60's style neckline. Add some burgundy pumps and I'd be ready to dance! (I can clean up the mess later!) *grin*
When we moved, we downsized from two kitchen tool caddies to one kitchen tool caddy. The result? The tools barely fit into the caddy and seem to want to pop out constantly! So in defiance to their rebellion, today I made some of them into a really pretty Renaissance style gown. Note the Juliet sleeves made from mixer whisks and the lovely skirt made from various tools that bells out just as it should. She looks quite decorous and ladylike, doesn't she? We'll see if she manages to stay put in the caddy from now on!
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Denise FeltI took this challenge in the hopes of expanding my creativity as an artist. Already I'm seeing art in a new light -- as something to do for fun and not just practicality! Archives
December 2015
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