"Leaf" | Gallery: Designs
This one, instead, will be for an occasion of a different sort... An occasion that comes 'round once a day, in fact... 20 minutes after four o'clock, to be precise... ;) ... Those who understand, will understand ^^
A 4:20 tribute wasn't my original intention with this piece though, if I'm honest. I just wanted a leafy, green mandala =)
Leaf
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Gallery: Designs
Max. Print Size: 35" x 35"
Components form a basic need
A plant produced, a healthy seed
Light and warmth, spring water flow
Tranquil air helps plants to grow
The sunshine rays that beam with light
With health, green leaves shall stand upright
Natural cycles won’t evolve
A dark surround, left bare and cold
That light of which dear plants rely
Devoid of light, such plants would die
Tall spindly state, o light shall seek
Epitomises growing weak
Watered fields, roots delight
Nutrient soil, anchored upright
Beneath the earth, a process starts
Up through the stem to distinct parts
Sunshine glare, of natural bliss
Make way photosynthesis
Bring forth a bout of showering
The varied kinds are flowering
Embrace the harvest, water surge
Where leaves and flower buds emerge
Insects travel, pollination
Carried forth, fertilisation
Dispose and scatter seeds below
Create anew, for plants to grow
Coloured petals, a summer breeze
Butterflies and bumble bees
Attractive plant, a keen insect
Solid petals will protect
Sweetest nectar – energy
Exist for bees to make honey
-- Geraldine Taylor
The creation process:
As usual, I didn't have anything in mind when starting this except that I wanted another mandala... So again, I first loaded up a previous iteration of parameters from when I was working on "Raízul":
Next, I played around with the parameters of the formulae... I wish I had something more interesting to show you but it really is just sliding little number sliders around in a preview image window (very pixelated fractals for fast rendering) until I see something I like, and then rendering it up in the main window (small, so that it takes less than 5 minutes).
Eventually, I got this:
Awesome leaf shapes, I thought, so I loaded up an image as a colour pallete and played around with the colour sliders a bit (very fun part!) ... To give you an idea, here are only 6 of thousands of possible colour cominations using only one image as a pallette:
It's super fun, yes, but can also get excruciating... I save tons of them and in the end, have to choose only one.
And of course, the last part is a bit of Photoshop magic, to create that awesome border and adjust curves, brightness, contrast, etc.
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This is amazing, as they always are! I love how you showed us your process of creating it. Very creative talent.
For some reason the computer is not letting me Upvote. I will come back later and try to upvote again :)
For some reason the computer is not letting me Upvote. I will come back later and try to upvote again :)
I had the same problem. I couldn't upvote anything for a short time. When I went to steemd.com to see what what happening, it just said that the node was going through maintenance or something like that. It seems to be working now. :)
I checked Steemd as well and it said the same thing. My account also took on a mind of its own an commented the same comment several times lol Sometimes Steemit has flaws, i'll just assume this is another one of those instances. It worked once I came back and tried again.
Hi Kim! Thank you so much - Yes, showing the creation process is actually quite fun and does add to the post ^^ .. I also want to say sorry for not getting round to your blog much - I've been busy adulting, and just manage to get out my own posts (trying to keep up with one a day) and answer comments. I really do need to separate some time each night or something dedicated to only going through my feed...
And yeah, steemit is being weird lately. I had to try 3 times before this post would post! o.O
I agree! You should continue with that part whenever possible. It is really neat to see how your brain came up with the creation lol No need to apologize, I completely understand. I have been dealing with same problem of not having the time to get around like I want. I did go to your page last week I think it was and gave you a few Upvotes, just to show I am still rooting for you! I'm trying to keep up with supporting all of the dolphin school students but it is kind of hard. I have tried to dedicated nighttime as my moment to just comment back to people on here, it seems to be working pretty well.
How are you with bandwidth? I am still having trouble everyday, even when I don't post at all. I even powered up a bit with no luck in helping the issue.
I'm not sure if you seen but my comment posted like 5 times once it finally went through! I'm glad it let me delete a few lol The computer or Steemit took on a mind of its own.
I feel the same way about our dolphin school classmates! But yes, it is difficult, and honestly there are some who are making more of an effort in their posts than others ;) ...
Bandwidth is still an issue for me but it seems to be only when both Europe and the USA are awake, which is in the morning here. This time right now (17:10 at the moment) is fine, usually.