I am definitely not a creature of habit. And, once I get out of a habit...like writing and creating for the blog...it's really hard for me to get back into the habit. But I am trying. I have been playing with creating paisleys out of paper, and creating paisley with photoshop brushes....can I just say, I am totally bored with it. Why is it that something that I like so much, I have no desire to create. Am I limiting myself, or am I saying I don't need to reinvent the wheel? Honestly I don't know. I am just totally not interested in creating any more paisley designs!
I can't believe I just said that. Oh well, sigh, what to do, what to do. I will make the commitment to create a card tomorrow, and then I am done with Paisley and it will be on to another inspiration piece!
This is the journal of my "Year Long Journey of Creative and Self Discovery." Earlier this year I found myself running in circles and struggling to find a direction. I was challenged by a friend to commit to a blog for one year. She encouraged me to develop a weekly structure, and to post every day, even if I have nothing to post.
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Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Week 7, Day 5: A Really Willy Wonka Day
Early this afternoon:
Today is a really Willy Wonka day! My daughter K had her 2nd performance of Willy Wonka this morning and has the last performance of Willy Wonka tonight. I am so impressed with the cast, the backstage crew and all the hard work of the teachers to pull this all together. The performance today was even better than Tuesday night. I am hoping it will be really awesome tonight! Katy doesn't know that her grandmother, aka Nana, is coming in to see it. We decided to surprise her!
This morning I got to see a different side of the play as I helped backstage with keeping the kids in order & quite, getting them on and off stage at the right time, and helping with props. It was fun, but I enjoy sitting back and watching much better.
I may have to help again tonight, but that's ok, they are making a dvd of it. I'm also taking my camera and can hopefully get a good video of her main scene tonight!
Later this afternoon:
So I decided to find a tutorial that will help me recreate the water fountain. I found an article in Smashing Magazine that had water effect tutorials.
So I tried this one, and created the water coming out of the elephant's trunk.
Late tonight I wrote this:
Willy Wonka is OVER!!! Yee haw! I had a ton of fun with it, but I'm glad it's over. K did a great job on her solo. I'm so proud of her. The rest of the cast and crew did a phenomenal job also!
Today is a really Willy Wonka day! My daughter K had her 2nd performance of Willy Wonka this morning and has the last performance of Willy Wonka tonight. I am so impressed with the cast, the backstage crew and all the hard work of the teachers to pull this all together. The performance today was even better than Tuesday night. I am hoping it will be really awesome tonight! Katy doesn't know that her grandmother, aka Nana, is coming in to see it. We decided to surprise her!
This morning I got to see a different side of the play as I helped backstage with keeping the kids in order & quite, getting them on and off stage at the right time, and helping with props. It was fun, but I enjoy sitting back and watching much better.
I may have to help again tonight, but that's ok, they are making a dvd of it. I'm also taking my camera and can hopefully get a good video of her main scene tonight!
Later this afternoon:
So I decided to find a tutorial that will help me recreate the water fountain. I found an article in Smashing Magazine that had water effect tutorials.
So I tried this one, and created the water coming out of the elephant's trunk.
It's not really the effect I was looking for, but I did learn that I can warp an section of the image.
Then I tried this tutorial: Quick Tips #57 on CreativeTechs.com, and added raindrops on the leaf.
It was a video tutorial, and super easy to follow, but mine didn't look as good as the image they used. I don't know if it was because I used my own leaf and the color was different or what. This was a great tutorial because it shows how you can use effects in different ways so they create different effects.
Ok, so now I need to know how to do streaming water like rain. So I followed this tutorial from GiveUpAlready.
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| I made a paint brush in Photoshop! Really easy! |
And like the name of the website, I'm ready to give up already. It was a tough tutorial to follow, mainly because there were a couple of missing instructions. I know PS well enough to figure some of it out, but I had trouble getting my brush to work correctly. And like yesterday, when life gives you lemonade, MAKE ART!
So I've learned 3 ways to create water. Where this leads tomorrow I don't know, so stay tuned!
Willy Wonka is OVER!!! Yee haw! I had a ton of fun with it, but I'm glad it's over. K did a great job on her solo. I'm so proud of her. The rest of the cast and crew did a phenomenal job also!
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| Cast warm-ups |
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| Mrs. Droop, Mrs. Droop..... It's Gloop, G-L-O-O-P |
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| The golden ticket winners going into the Factory |
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