(I know that this is late, but it’s been a long week…)
This one is a color-over of the pattern I did a week before. Not much thought went into it; Just phase the colors into their secondary counterparts, and copy the frames so the picture will go back to normal. The initial pattern was inspired by 60s-era LSD blotter art, or more specifically, this LSD blotter art, featuring a portrait of John Lennon by Peter Max.
This one was inspired by Wayne Thiebaud, one of my favorite artists. I admire the soft, pastel colors of his confections; How, in his paintings, the sweets are the only detailed part. I like how the eerie white background works with the muted, gentle cake and tray. I also wanted to experience with ‘stop-motion’ gifs, where, although each frame is drastically different, but showing a progression. A story. In this case, a cake getting eaten.
Another small one. I have trouble with hand-eye coordination, so I didn’t notice that the pattern was off-center until after I finished it. Other than that, I’m quite proud of this one. It comes from the likes of seventies graphic design; cool, funky, organic shapes in warm colors. I was inspired by psychedelic art again when I decided to let the colors pool over, one by one, drowning each other out in a hypnotizing manner. Comforting, enticing, and relaxing.
One of my goals for this project was to do at least one spinning object GIF. I was listening to some Marina and the Diamonds, hence the name (“The Family Jewels”) and the subject. I originally intended to make it 800×800, but the diamonds were too small and decided to leave it as is.
