Question: What do you get when you scan a piece of quilling instead of photographing it? Answer: A brand new header for my blog!
I quilled the letter 'Q' for Quilliance using black 3mm strips which are edged with gold. On a whim, I decided to place the motif on to the flat bed of my computer scanner, which provided a nice white background for the piece. The result was even better than I had hoped: I ended up with a well-lit image which shows the gold edging very well - and there is some great internal shadowing to add depth to the quilling. Plus I didn't have the normal challenges of holding my camera steady and straight! (Maybe this will be a better way to capture future images of my cards?)
Anyway, I was so pleased with the result that I pulled the 'Q' image into Photoshop and added the text before uploading it to my blog as you can see above. This then prompted a complete re-vamp of my blog design ... it's a good thing I had plenty of free time in which to play around today! So Quilliance now has a whole new look, and I really hope you like it ...
Nice, never would of thought of scanning the cards, good idea. Like the Q,nice Header!!
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Great achievement Philipa. I like your new header. I think your new invention is better than the camera ☺
ReplyDeleteLooks lovely, Philippa! Never tried to scan any of my quilling work before, but after seeing how good this looks I will definitely try it. You should use this as your logo from now on!
ReplyDeleteI noticed it right off and it looks fantastic. I came across a web site a year or so ago that talked about scanner photography. I played around with it a little and it was rather fun but I don't have a very good scanner right now. I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with
ReplyDeletevery nice....love the new look of your blog
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone ... this feels like a new beginning!
ReplyDeleteIt looks great!!!
ReplyDeleteI like the new look , The header looks fabulous . I have tried to scan too but not as good a result. Your blog now looks more colourful
ReplyDeleteI love it! That's a fabulous Q and you used one of my favorite fonts, too. Great job, Philippa!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sandy! I've looked at loads of different fonts, but I always come back to Papyrus.
ReplyDeleteThank you Divya and Suganthi too!
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