Sunday 24 April 2011

Q and A

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 ...

11 comments:

  1. Nice, never would of thought of scanning the cards, good idea. Like the Q,nice Header!!
    Paula

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  2. Great achievement Philipa. I like your new header. I think your new invention is better than the camera ☺

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  3. Looks 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!

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  4. I 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

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  5. very nice....love the new look of your blog

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  6. Thanks everyone ... this feels like a new beginning!

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  7. I 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

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  8. I love it! That's a fabulous Q and you used one of my favorite fonts, too. Great job, Philippa!

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  9. Thanks Sandy! I've looked at loads of different fonts, but I always come back to Papyrus.

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  10. Thank you Divya and Suganthi too!

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