I drew a spiral on the tile and got started. It wasn't so hard really. I don't make Paradox as lovely as Marizaan does, but I don't think I do so bad. (You should click the link above and seemarizaan's tile.) There were times though that I was afraid that the spiral would get lost in the drawing. I decided to go in with a 05 micron and draw the spiral with a heavier line. I also made a small black oval at the center to make a definite end to the spiral. After I got the spiral done, I decided to keep it simple and use Paradox in a square for the background. As for shading, I kept it SUPER simple and just shaded the spiral line and around the outside of the spiral itself.
This was a great challenge Marizaan thank you so much for it. Spirals are usually something that I don't use very much but I have to say, after this challenge, I am certainly going to explore more. Your tile is beautiful.
Thank you JJ LaBarbera, it is for me a great honor to tangle with the best. Love your photographs and your tile. Best Marizaan
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful spiraled paradox!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty "braid" of paradox sitting on the background.
ReplyDeleteVery nice. I love the way you did the background.
ReplyDeleteDiana
Nice idea and a great 3D effect.
ReplyDeletereminds me of a paper i read about the logarithms in escher's prints. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to combine a curvy Paradox with the straight grid version. Nice tile!
ReplyDeleteExcellent effect!
ReplyDeleteI don't know about you, but I kept thinking of Escher's prints while I was working on my tile. I think this turned out great! Your shading was perfect to pop the spiral. You should be very happy with this. :)
ReplyDeleteI like the use of it in the background - great idea!
ReplyDeleteExcellent shading and contrast with the background. Gives it an almost 3d feel.
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