Author: A Heath

A Heath is an experienced librarian, archivist, author, curator and artist. Her work in metadata management, archiving and product management spans over 20+ years across many sectors - corporate, government, publishing, healthcare, education and ecommerce. On a personal note, Angela is a designer, textile artist and painter. She also has been an avid jigsaw puzzle collector for 30+ years.

[ARTICLE] DSDLAB Tutorial 1.0 – Creating a Simple Artistic Abstract Background with Fonts

DSDLAB Tutorial 1.0 – Creating a Simple Artistic Abstract Background with Fonts

Digital surface designers are always looking for ways to create antique looking digital images that can be printed on fabric. Here’s just one of the many ways that you can create an antique image with an old-world feel.

What you’ll need
Photoshop CS or Elements or any graphics program

Tools used in this tutorial
fonts
transform
clouds filter
fiber filter
texturizer

URL: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Efi_wmeQa1ttJrRdWBcUP7iCivQrv1Zz

[ARTICLE] DSDLAB Tutorial 2.0 – Creating a Repeat Image

DSDLAB Tutorial 2.0 – Creating a Repeat Image

When digitally printing an image, oftentimes you need to enlarge the design by repeating it. In this tutorial, you will learn how to expand your images into larger sizes for digital printing.

What you’ll need
Photoshop CS or Elements or any graphics program

Tools used in this tutorial
canvas size
rotate layer
transform layer
duplicate layer
flip layer (horizontal / vertical)
move

URL: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1oM0cxJvvmHfptxrzUPYdfCMF3EOuC23a

ARTDOCS_Making of The Helix Tango_2008

ARTDOC | Making of The Helix Tango
4 pp
Making of The Helix Tango quilt
2008

The Helix Tango was a quilt I completed in 2008. It was my first whole cloth piece that was inspired by my love of the tango. My vision for The Helix Tango is “life, love, and passion” – what the Tango dance embodies.
URL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WJLsJ5-O0xtqFGXHg3fizxNzqLEipel1d5KahD22HW8/edit?usp=sharing

ARTDOCS_Guitar Man_2018

ARTDOC | Guitar Man
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions – In the Zone
2 pp
Making of the Guitar Man quilt
2018

Guitar Man honors my love of music and my fascination for being “in the zone”. All artists experience the moments when you lose track of the time and space while making your art. During the quilting process, I’m “in the zone” when designing and sewing.

URL:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/15tbiBp0Nf1_s4qNf_B1208YFzVDzk2Z8DgmWzdvaAyk/edit?usp=sharing

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