My First Very Own Pattern

[Rawhide]

Please feel free to critique and give advice. This is my very first attempt at creating my own pattern.

Thanks in advance,

Marlon

[Drac]

looks very nice... and difficult! I think I'll stick things that are a bit easier like the girlies. definitely do that one and post up the results.

[TracyMoss]

looks very nice... and difficult! I think I'll stick things that are a bit easier like the girlies. definitely do that one and post up the results.

"Girls yourself, and it ain't christmas neither."

Looks nice Marlon.

Edited February 24, 2008 by TracyMoss

[Rawhide]

Drac,

It actually wasn't that difficult. I used some of Chan Geer's instructions on drawing Sheridan style patterns. Took a que from him, and off I went.

Marlon

[SCOUTER]

Marlon, I am still new to the understanding the whole sheridan style. I know there are certain rules and criteria that make it "sheridan"... I like your design. Questions- Is your signature on the bottom of the design? (Are we looking at it 90 degrees over?) It looks good at all angles but does gravity play a role in designing sheridan? (or can any sheridan design be flipped to suit?) Thanks!

[Rawhide]

Scouter,

To tell you the truth, I don' know.

That is my signature and it is 90 degrees. I forgot to rotate it, but the pattern seems to be toolable in both directions.

Sheridan style of carving was created by Don King some time ago and it's signature is a very tight usually very circular design. If you'll notice the three main flowers are within a circle of leaf stems. Then you fill in the voids with leaves and such.

As far as gravity goes, I don't think it applies. I think that the main idea is to create patterns that flow from one flower to the next and so on. This pattern flows from one flower to the other two flowers. When designing think of it as a pulley system.

Marlon

[Tina]

Hi Marlon

Be proud, I don't now that much about Sheridan but the pattern to me looks like it flowes really well and I think it looks great:-)

[Rawhide]

thanks Tina,

I don't know much about it either, but I thought I'd give it a go.

Marlon

[electrathon]

Marlon,

First off, if this is the first Sheriden pattern you have drawn, it looks great. I struggle trememdously to draw and create. I am much better at copying others.

As far as critique: The main thing I see is that you started in the bottom left corner (I am assuming that it is rotated because of where you signed it) very tight. So tight in that the leaves were clipped over the edge, That is OK, but no where else in the pic does it overhang the edge. I would say that you should have continued with the overhanging leaves or not had the first ones. You then continued up and to the left more than to the right, it gives the pattern a top heavy appearance. Possibly if the leaf closest to the signature was rotated a little more down and there was a turnback stem (like on the left near the top) it would have ballanced more. There is also a couple spots where the stems turn into lines.

You show great promise in your work of becoming a master at this artform.

[LarryB]

Nice pattern.... lots of work. Hope you show it used on a project.