In Photoshop, I did various things to maximize contrast, indexed the image to 7 colors, intending to weave this (someday) using 8-end shaded satins, and got this:
And here it is with weaves applied, which negates some of the contrast I worked so hard to maximize. After all, with 8-end satin there's no true black because the 7/1 satin has some white in it, and there's no true white because the 1/7 satin has some black in it.
Okay, so I like it, sort of, but not as much as I'd hoped. So I went back to the original and did some more manipulation to exaggerate contrast even further. Then, with weft-backed satin in mind instead of shaded satin, I indexed the image to only 4 colors, and liked the result much better:
It has much more impact than the greyscale version. I think it could be woven on a black warp with three wefts - dark magenta, light magenta, and white. This one is higher on my list of "images to weave if and when I ever have a jacquard-type loom to weave on."
Flower images continue to occupy the back of my mind (and the camera's storage media), because we've got 4 Phalaenopsis orchids in bloom, indoors. They're the second easiest to grow, after cymbidiums, so I've got lots of fodder for the design process:
And this sweet little guy, whose flowers are barely an inch wide:
3 comments:
i too grow orchids and yours are lovely.
re image weaving:you can do it without a jacq loom, time consuming but doable. hey we're weavers!
check these articles http://people.emich.edu/pwilliams/articles.html
that's how i've been quenching my appetite for a jacq :-)
neki desu
Your photos and the weave patterns are gorgeous, Sandra!
The original photo of the cymbidium orchid is beautiful - the combination of sharp focus and soft focus really makes the blossoms pop out - and your interpretation in 4 colors is very appealing. This would be a good image to interpret in so many different structures. Months of potential fun here! I hope your jacquard loom arrives sooner rather than later, as you are obviously poised to take flight.
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