tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34812841434806425782024-03-05T12:01:15.293+01:00Corte Gaia, il blogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.comBlogger274125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-23371756243855613992018-08-02T10:58:00.000+02:002018-08-02T10:58:19.177+02:00Inkscape for beginnersDa un po' di tempo sto creando dei tutorial in inglese dedicati ai programmi opensource che uso maggiormente, cioè <a href="https://skl.sh/2K2uvR7">Inkscape</a> e <a href="https://skl.sh/2IyJZQQ">Gimp</a>. Su <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTW7a7sJuwU&list=PLjNYnxLT6thMNWjmjjtk-s9KDK72FfRyG">Youtube </a>ci sono ancora i miei primi tutorial in italiano dedicati a questi due programmi, ma avendo molti amici designer dislocati un po' ovunque nel mondo, ho voluto cimentarmi con l'inglese... XD molto maccheronico, ma qui tocca accontentarsi!<br />
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<i>I published a <a href="https://skl.sh/2K2uvR7">new class on Skillshare, about Inkscape</a>. Inkscape is a free software of vector graphic design really similar to Illustrator. This is a class for beginners where I'll teach you how to draw a geometric pattern and begin to be confident with the main tools of this software. You don't need to have a graphic tablet to draw with Inkscape. :) </i><br />
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I video in inglese sono su Skillshare, una piattaforma tutta
dedicata all' e-learning, in cui puoi seguire tutorial su praticamente
qualsiasi argomento. La piattaforma è gratuita il primo mese... o forse
anche due, e poi diventa a pagamento con una cifra mensile... stile
Netflix per intenderci!<br />
Io vorrei seguire delle classi che parlano di <a href="https://opentoonz.github.io/e/">Opentoonz</a>, un programma gratuito di animazione 2d... ma il problema è trovare il tempo per seguirle!<br />
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you never signed on Skillshare, you should have two free months signing
from my link. On Skillshare you can find many useful tutorial about...
everything! I wish to follow some classes about <a href="https://opentoonz.github.io/e/">Opentoonz</a>, a free software of 2d animation... if I can find the time of course! </i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-62963368332474280912018-06-19T15:08:00.002+02:002018-08-02T10:59:34.110+02:00My Arazzo medievale is a Winner! :DLa scorsa settimana il<a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/7626991-arazzomedievale-by-gaiamarfurt" target="_blank"> mio pattern in stile medievale</a> è riuscito ad arrivare primo nel contest settimanale di <a href="https://blog.spoonflower.com/2018/06/announcing-the-animals-by-land-design-challenge-winners/" target="_blank">Spoonflower</a>... che dire? Evviva! :D<br />
Partecipare ai contest è sempre molto stimolante. Spesso devi cimentarti con temi che non sceglieresti e che ti possono mettere a dura prova... ma è così che si imparano cose nuove... uscendo dalla propria comfort zone!<br />
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<i>My <a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/7626991-arazzomedievale-by-gaiamarfurt" target="_blank">Arazzo Medievale </a>design was the Winner in the last week challenge on <a href="https://blog.spoonflower.com/2018/06/announcing-the-animals-by-land-design-challenge-winners/">Spoonflower.</a>.. and I'm really happy of course! :D</i><br />
<i>Entering the challenges is really useful for me. It helps me to be constant and to try to go out of my comfort zone! I learn always something new in every contest!</i><br />
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Questo pattern è interamente disegnato in digitale, con l'utilizzo di una tavoletta grafica. Posseggo una vecchia Wacom Intuos formato A4, ma mi ci trovo ancora bene!<br />
Ho utilizzato solamente il software gratuito <a href="https://www.gimp.org/" target="_blank">Gimp</a>. Mi sono ispirata agli arazzi e alle antiche miniature medievali.<br />
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<i>I drew this pattern in digital with my Wacom Intuos A4 tablet. I used the free software <a href="https://www.gimp.org/" target="_blank">Gimp</a> to draw it. The draeings are inspired by ancient Middle Ages tapestry. If you are interested to learn to draw with Gimp, please follow my Classes on <a href="https://skl.sh/2IyJZQQ" target="_blank">Skillshare</a>! :)</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-11988495059302539472018-05-08T13:10:00.000+02:002018-08-02T10:59:53.022+02:00My tutorials on Skillshare!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>It was a difficult challenge this time... to create some tutorials in english where I teach how to use the free software Gimp to create repeat patterns! I had already published some videos on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2L-9rTab01cIvGOcWiqguw" target="_blank">Youtube</a>, but only in italian!</i><br />
<i>It was hard... but funny! I'm enjoying this experience and in this way I can reach designers all over the world! My classes are available on <a href="https://skl.sh/2Ht5921" target="_blank">Skillshare </a></i><br />
<i>If you are new to Skillshare, you'll have a free month to try it. :)</i><br />
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E' stata un'avventura riuscire a creare la mia prima classe di tutorial in inglese! Lasciamo stare il panico a mostrarsi di fronte alla telecamera, ma in INGLESE?! 😂 Comunque ce l'ho fatta! Ho partorito ben due classi, divise in circa 3 lezioni l'una, per un totale di un'oretta di tutorial!<br />
Per i miei amici italiani restano sempre disponibili i video che ho postato su <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2L-9rTab01cIvGOcWiqguw" target="_blank"><i>Y</i>outube</a>, ma se siete curiosi o volete solo farvi un paio di risate alla faccia del mio accento maccheronico, potete dare un'occhiata su <a href="https://skl.sh/2Ht5921" target="_blank">Skillshare</a>!<br />
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Su Skillshare bisogna fare un abbonamento per poter avere accesso a tutti i video tutorial, ma il primo mese di prova è gratis e se non siete proprio messi male con l'inglese, ve lo consiglio non solo per i miei video. Ce ne sono di bellissimi sull'arte calligrafica, sulla tecnica dell'acquerello, sulla ricerca di un proprio stile... di tutto di più!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-72437007906110567832018-03-29T17:26:00.001+02:002018-08-02T11:00:09.327+02:00Winner in the Monochrome Contest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Questa settimana sono arrivata <a href="https://blog.spoonflower.com/2018/03/announcing-the-monochrome-design-challenge-winners/">prima nel contest di Spoonflower</a> a tema "monocromia"...<br />
che dire? Sono felicissima, ovvio! :D<br />
E' la terza volta che vinco il primo premio ed è una gran soddisfazione... ma questo disegno per me è un po' più speciale degli altri.<br />
Questo è uscito di getto dalla mia fantasia, non ha seguito regole o temi precisi... per fortuna l'unica regola di questo contest era che il disegno fosse in monocromia. <br />
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Le mie creature assurde hanno vinto ed ora campeggiano felici sulla stoffa che trovate in vendita su <a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/designs/7395952-monochrome-by-gaiamarfurt">Spoonflower</a>!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-81314748882540599772016-11-19T07:42:00.000+01:002018-08-02T11:00:26.154+02:00Spoonflower... un contest a tema Spoonflower!Proprio così! Questa settimana si poteva partecipare ad un contest che come tema aveva la compagnia stessa di Spoonflower! Il disegno che riceverà più voti ed arriverà primo sarà utilizzato per creare le magliette della ditta per il 2017!<br />
Io ho partecipato con questo pattern, disegnandolo con il programma open source <a href="https://inkscape.org/it/">Inkscape</a>, e se volete potete votarmi alla<a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contest_voters_temp/new?contest_id=367"> pagina del contest...</a><br />
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Ho cercato di creare un'immagine che presa singolarmente potesse essere d'impatto una volta stampata sulla maglietta. Potevamo usare un massimo di tre colori, ed io ho scelto quelli del logo della compagnia.<br />
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Verranno utilizzate magliette bianche e grigio scuro, quindi per le magliette grigio scuro ho dovuto invertire alcuni colori... la macchina da cucire marrone l'ho dovuta far bianca, mentre le scritte all'interno son diventate marroni!<br />
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Per vedere l'effetto sulla maglietta ho creato dei mockup, ovvero ho inserito l'immagine su di una t-shirt utilizzando il programma open source <a href="https://www.gimp.org/">GIMP</a>.<br />
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Vi ricordo che sul <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2L-9rTab01cIvGOcWiqguw">mio canale youtube</a> ho caricato diversi tutorial per imaparare ad usare questi programmi, ed alcuni sono dedicati nello specifico alla creazione di motivi ripetibili, adatti alla stampa su stoffa, carta da parati o carta da pacchi.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-81807886960961236432016-10-26T15:02:00.002+02:002018-08-02T11:00:44.520+02:00Calendario 2017Questa settimana partecipo al contest di <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contest_voters_temp/new?contest_id=362">Spoonflower</a> con tema: un calendario per il 2017.<br />
L'illustrazione che ho creato l'ho disegnata con l'utilizzo della tavoletta grafica e con il programma open source <a href="https://www.gimp.org/">Gimp</a>.<br />
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Di solito scelgo delle palette di colori molto sgargianti, ma questa volta ho avuto voglia di toni più delicati e freddi.</div>
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Se vi piace il mio calendario, fate un salto a votare <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contest_voters_temp/new?contest_id=362">qui</a>, grazie! :D</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-78539703559119527482016-10-20T11:32:00.001+02:002016-10-20T11:33:28.631+02:00Tutorial per creare un calendario e stamparlo su stoffa su SpoonflowerHo sfornato un nuovo tutorial per chi volesse creare un calendario personalizzato, con i propri disegni o le proprie foto, e stamparlo poi su stoffa tramite il sito di <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/">Spoonflower</a>.<br />
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Ho usato Gimp, programma gratuito opensource.<br />
Vi lascio un'immagine con i mesi dell'anno per il 2017, che potrete liberamente scaricare ed utilizzare per creare il vostro calendario!<br />
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Vi ricordo che su Facebook ho creato un<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/210626179352333/?ref=bookmarks"> gruppo italiano</a> dedicato a Spoonflower. Lì ci possiamo trovare per condividere le nostre creazioni e scambiarci idee e consigli! :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-77938562237653192132016-09-27T19:28:00.000+02:002016-09-27T19:28:09.946+02:00come creare un motivo ripetibileNon è stato semplice sfornare questo tutorial... date le mie scarsissime capacità tecniche di videoediting! Ho dovuto mettere insieme diversi video, con diverse velocità e registrarci sopra un audio a parte...insomma un casino per partorire questi preziosissimi tre minuti con i quali vi svelerò come creare un disegno ripetibile (perfetto per creare motivi stampabili su stoffa o carta da pacchi).<br />
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Al più presto ne farò uno in cui vi mostro come produrre un disegno ripetibile con l'ausilio di <a href="https://www.gimp.org/">Gimp</a>, programma open source scaricabile da gratuitamente da internet.... quindi <i>stay tuned</i>!<br />
Tutti questi video sono pensati per chi voglia provare a creare disegni da stampare su stoffa su Spoonflower. Se siete interessati, su Facebook trovate il gruppo italiano <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/210626179352333/">Spoonflower fans Italia</a>... amministrato dalla sottoscritta. :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-66958276371957679092016-09-09T19:51:00.000+02:002016-09-09T19:51:37.982+02:00Come iscriversi a Spoonflower e caricare delle immagini...Dato che <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/welcome">Spoonflower</a> non ha il sito tradotto in italiano, ho deciso di creare alcuni video tutorial per aiutare chi non fosse molto bravo con l'inglese! Sul <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2L-9rTab01cIvGOcWiqguw">mio canale youtube</a> per il momento potete trovare due video. Nel primo vi spiego un po' cos'è Spoonflower e vi mostro anche alcune stoffe...<br />
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Il secondo video è invece un tutorial in cui vi mostro come iscrivervi su Spoonflower e caricare le vostre immagini per poterle stampare su stoffa, carta da parati o carta da pacchi.<br />
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Ho anche intenzione di creare una serie di video per imparare a creare pattern ripetibili con l'uso di Gimp. Se aveste suggerimenti o consigli da chiedermi in merito, scrivetemi!<br />
La Community inglese di Spoonflower è meravigliosa, su fb c'è un <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpoonflowerFans/">gruppo</a> utilissimo nel quale ci si possono scambiare idee e consigli... ma essendo anche quello in inglese, ho deciso di crearne anche uno italiano al quale, se avete piacere, potete unirvi: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/210626179352333/">Spoonflower fans in Italia.</a><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-62691526548512980852016-08-17T17:10:00.000+02:002016-08-17T18:05:21.440+02:00Cuciamo Cappuccetto Rosso... let's sew Little Red Riding HoodNel mio negozio di stoffe su <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1929542-littleredridinghood-by-gaiamarfurt">Spoonflower</a> potete trovare questa bambola di Cappuccetto Rosso da tagliare e cucire. Io ne ho ordinato un quarto di yarda nel cotone più leggero ed economico, ma credo verrebbe bella morbidosa con la stoffa pelosetta Minky, o la Fleece.<br />
Ho fatto qualche foto per mostrarvi come ho realizzato la bambola...<br />
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<i>I'm going to show you how to cut and sew this Little Red Riding Hood available on my <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1929542-littleredridinghood-by-gaiamarfurt">Spoonflower shop</a>. I purchased a fat quarter of basic cotton, but it should be lovely and softer in Minky fabric or Fleece fabric too!</i> <br />
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Dopo aver tagliato le due parti di cui è formata la bambola, dovete unirle con il dritto della stoffa all'interno, aiutandovi con gli spilli...<br />
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<i>Cut front and back of the doll, and put them one on the other... with the right side of the fabric inside...</i><br />
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Ora potete cucire tutto attorno alla bambola, a circa mezzo centimetro dal margine. Potete cucirla a mano o a macchina. Con la macchina andate piano, nelle curve anche girando la manopola a mano, e negli angoli fermate la macchina, alzate il piedino possibilmente con l'ago nella stoffa, e girate a mano la stoffa... e ricordatevi di riabbassare il piedino prima di continuare! XD<br />
Cucite partendo dal lato basso della gonna, e terminate alla fine dell'ultimo braccio... lasciando quindi un lato della gonna aperto.<br />
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<i>Sew all around the doll leaving one side of her skirt open. We need it open to reverse the fabric and fill the doll with padding.</i><br />
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Adesso possiamo rovesciare la stoffa come fosse un calzino... ma sarà molto più faticoso... soprattutto rovesciare la testa a causa del collo troppo stretto! Mi odierete per questo! :D<br />
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<i>Now you can reverse the doll like a sock... but it's going to be really harder... because her neck is too narrow... you are going to hate me! :D</i><br />
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Possiamo finalmente imbottire Cappuccetto Rosso, io ho usato dell'imbottitura sintetica per cuscini.<br />
Prima di tutto imbottite al massimo la testa, aiutandovi con una matita (ma non con la punta che potrebbe rovinare la stoffa). Poi passate a braccia e gambe, e solo quando tutte le estremità vi sembreranno belle piene, finite di imbottire il corpo.<br />
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<i>Let's fill the doll with padding now, starting from her head, arms and legs... and when they will be really full, filling the body. You can use a pencil as help, but not from the sharp side (it could compromise the fabric).</i><br />
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Ed è giunta l'ora di chiudere... io ho chiuso a mano...<br />
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<i>We can finally close the doll sewing the last side of her skirt...</i><br />
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Ed ecco a voi Cappuccetto Rosso! :D<br />
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<i>Little Red Riding Hood is ready! :D</i><br />
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Dato che il collo era molto stretto ho modificato il disegno ed ho ricaricato su Spoonflower la nuova versione, in modo che l'imbottitura della bambola risulti meno faticosa! Non mi resta che augurarvi Buon Cucito Creativo! :D<br />
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<i>I uploaded a revision of my illustration on Spoonflower, changing the neck, making it larger! </i><br />
<i>I wish you all Happy Sewing! :D </i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-50042744626372859112016-07-02T14:09:00.002+02:002016-07-02T15:00:57.460+02:00la mia nuova collezione di stoffe...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dedicata a Papageno e Papagena, personaggi del Flauto Magico di Mozart, presto sarà disponibile su <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/gaiamarfurt">Spoonflower</a> l'intera collezione di stoffe.<br />
Da qualche mese Spoonflower ha aperto anche in Germania, a Berlino. Ora è più facile ordinare stoffe, arrivano in tempi ragionevoli ed i costi di spedizione sono contenuti.<br />
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Per promuovere i miei pattern sto imparando a creare dei mockup, in cui mostro l'effetto del disegno su di un prodotto finito... ad esempio su dei pannolini ecologici in stoffa! :D<br />
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Oppure su dei vestiti... in questo caso sempre per bambini...<br />
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Appena mi arrivano le stoffe provo a cucire qualcosina! :DAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-82434402795154259112016-05-20T15:32:00.001+02:002016-05-20T22:21:31.362+02:00Come nasce un pattern... How a pattern... was born!Questa settimana sono rientrata nella preselezione, fra più di 600 pattern, nel contest che <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contest_voters_temp/new?contest_id=352">Spoonflower</a> ha indetto assieme a <a href="http://www.bucketfeet.com/">Bucketfeet</a>. Quest'ultima è una compagnia che produce scarpe in edizioni limitate, con disegni e pattern molto originali.<br />
Bisognava quindi creare un pattern per una scarpa, che avesse come tema l'oceano (credo in occasione di una giornata mondiale dedicata alla salute dei nostri mari)<br />
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<i>This week I'm in the top100 (selected amongst more than 600 patterns) in the <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contest_voters_temp/new?contest_id=352">Spoonflower</a>+<a href="http://www.bucketfeet.com/">Bucketfeet</a> contest!</i><br />
<i>I had to create a pattern for a pair of shoes, about Ocean and its life.</i><br />
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Qui potete vedere un mockup, cioè il mio pattern inserito nell'oggetto al quale è destinato... le scarpe! Sto scoprendo l'importanza dei mockup. Hai la possibilità di testare il tuo disegno, capire le sue potenzialità e a quali prodotti sarebbe meglio destinarlo. <br />
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<i>Here you can see a mockup on the shoes. Mockups are really useful to understand if your design is good for that kind of product. </i><br />
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Ma torniamo alle scarpe. Ho sudato per produrre queste benedette onde con i pesciolini!<br />
Spesso dietro alla semplicità di un concetto c'è un grande lavoro di sintesi e stilizzazione.<br />
Parti in quarta con calamari, polipi, balene, conchiglie, barriere coralline... e poi ti rendi conto che su quella benedetta scarpa non ci puoi mettere tutto l'Oceano!<br />
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<i>Let's speak about my Ocean-life pattern now! It wasn't easy to create it. Sometimes it's more difficult to simplify a design and find a concept, than to draw a rich pattern. You start thinking about fishes, corals, cephalopods, jellyfishes, whales... you would like to put all the ocean in those shoes... but you haven't really much place for it! </i><br />
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Così ho iniziato a fissarmi almeno su di un unico soggetto... e son partita con le conchiglie... ma non ero per nulla contenta! Avevo anche provato una versione variopinta, ma mi faceva più schifo anche di questa!<br />
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<i>So.. I decided to concentrate my effort on a single ocean creature... and started drawing shells... I wasn't happy with the result! I tried a colorful version... but it was worst than this one! </i><br />
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Ho deciso che dovevo lavorare su uno sfondo più accattivante ed ho iniziato a fare onde... e l'idea delle onde mi piaceva, ma le conchiglie a questo punto ci stavano proprio come i cavoli a merenda... quindi ho licenziato tutte le conchiglie! :D<br />
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<i>I decided to work on a waved background... and I loved the waves idea... but now I really couldn't use the shells on it... so... I fired the shells! :D</i><br />
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Lavora, incastra, prova diversi effetti di schiuma... pian pianino mi stavo avvicinando ad un effetto che mi piaceva...<br />
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<i>Work, draw, sketch, try a new foam effect... slowly I was going in the right direction, I loved the concept...</i><br />
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E finalmente trovo l'onda giusta! Ah ah! Mi sembro un surfer! :D<br />
Il tema parlava della vita nell'Oceano... e così ho aggiunto tanti pesciolini...<br />
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<i>And finally here I found the right wave! Ah ah! I'm feeling a surfer! :D</i><br />
<i>My pattern was named Ocean life... so I drew many many fishes in every wave! </i><br />
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Vi lascio con un ultimo mockup del pattern su di un costume! Secondo me quelle onde smagriscono pure! Se volete votarmi potete andare alla p<a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contest_voters_temp/new?contest_id=352">agina dedicata al contest</a>! Grazie! :D<br />
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<i>I'm leaving you with my last mockup on a swimsuit! I love it! I think my waves help to flatter the figure... and I could look slimmer wearing it! XD</i><br />
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Bisognava creare un pattern adatto ad un kimono, che ricordasse i giardini giapponesi.<br />
Dopo aver creato il pattern ho voluto vedere che effetto avrebbe avuto su di un kimono... e così ho creato una "kimono doll", fortemente ispirata ad alcune bamboline in carta trovate su <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/25135280/japanese-geisha-in-kimono-with-shamisen">etsy</a>.<br />
<i>Let's vote in the new <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contest_voters_temp/new?contest_id=349"> contest on Spoonflower</a>... about Japanese gardens! A pattern good for a Kimono. After drawing my pattern, I decided to put it on a little simple kimono doll. I found some really lovely paper dolls on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/25135280/japanese-geisha-in-kimono-with-shamisen">etsy</a> and was inspired. </i><br />
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Contenta del risultato, ho chiesto ad altre designers del gruppo Spoonflower di facebook se avevano voglia di creare la loro kimono doll, ed ho condiviso il disegnino in vettoriale, eliminando il mio pattern...<br />
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<i>I was quite happy of my doll... so I decided to share it... without my pattern, with other spoonflower designers in the FB Spoonflower group...</i><br />
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L'idea è piaciuta e sono nate tante bamboline giapponesi!:D<br />
<i>... and this is what we have created! :D </i><br />
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E' stato molto divertente!<br />
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Questo contest è un po' speciale perché organizzato assieme a <a href="https://sproutpatterns.com/">Sprout patterns</a>, una compagnia che stampa su tessuto i cartamodelli pronti per essere tagliati e cuciti. I motivi delle stoffe si possono scegliere su Spoonflower. Non ho mai ordinato nulla da loro, ma sono fortemente tentata! :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-90532768145805453392016-02-17T18:55:00.001+01:002016-02-19T14:27:35.057+01:00Piccoli progetti di cucito: borsellini portamonete<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Questo è un portamonete realizzato con uno scampolino di stoffa. Sono piena di scampoli, perché su <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/gaiamarfurt">Spoonflower</a> devi ordinare almeno un pezzetto di stoffa con stampato il tuo disegno, prima di poterlo mettere in vendita... e così per Natale ho realizzato dei borsellini un po' vintage! :D<br />
Li posto ora perché prima di Natale dovevano essere delle sorprese... e poi mi son persa via e siamo arrivati alla Quaresima!<br />
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<i>These are some little purses I made as Christmas gifts. I used my <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/gaiamarfurt">Spoonflower</a> swatches (I have so many of them!) </i><br />
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Le chiusure per borsellini le ho ordinate <a href="http://it.enthpower.com/">on-line</a>, ci sono molti modelli diversi, anche grandi e adatti per fare delle borsette.<br />
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<i>I purchased the "purse closings" <a href="http://it.enthpower.com/">on-line</a>.</i><br />
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Vi ricordo che le mie stoffe le trovate in vendita nella <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/gaiamarfurt">mia vetrina di Spoonflower</a>, e fra pochi mesi si potranno finalmente ordinare dalla sede di Berlino, con riduzione dei costi di spedizione, ma soprattutto senza tasse doganali (che dagli Stati Uniti sono altissime!):D<br />
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<i>You can find my fabrics on my <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/gaiamarfurt">Spoonflower shop</a>! :D </i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-64237472135375289132015-10-19T09:58:00.001+02:002015-10-19T09:58:21.400+02:00New Motivational girl! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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E' lunedì e c' è giusto bisogno di una Motivational Girl per cominciare a lavorare col piede giusto! :D<br />
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<i>It' s Monday ... and we really need a Motivational Girl to begin to work! :D</i><br />
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Potete acquistare la mia Motivational Girl su<a href="http://www.zazzle.com/hard_work_motivational_girl_poster-228296664456196829"> Zazzle</a>!<br />
Buona settimana!<br />
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<i>You can purchase my Motivational Girl on <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/hard_work_motivational_girl_poster-228296664456196829">Zazzle</a>!</i><br />
<i>I wish you a happy week! </i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-7760657138110540432015-10-08T18:44:00.002+02:002015-10-08T18:44:39.687+02:00Botanical contest ... eccoci alle finalissime! - Final round voting for Fabric 8 Botanical contest!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ricordate il mio disegno botanico giunto finalista nel contest indetto dalla compagnia <a href="http://www.fabric8contest.com/">Fabric 8 </a>assieme a Spoonflower?<br />
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<i>Do you remember my botanical sketch? I was finalist with other seven amazing designers at the Botanical <a href="http://www.fabric8contest.com/">Fabric 8</a> contest...</i><br />
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Questa settimana si <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/325">vota</a> la collezione che si aggiudicherà un contratto con la suddetta compagnia!<br />
Siamo in otto finaliste, ed ognuna di noi ha creato tre nuovi pattern da accostare al primo arrivato in finale.<br />
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<i>... and this week you can <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/325">vote</a> the collection you love</i>. <br />
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Quattro tessuti in tutto, ottimi per progetti di Quilting...<br />
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<i>We had to create three new designs for the collection...</i> <br />
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Queste le stoffe della mia collezione...<br />
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<i>...and this is my collection... </i><br />
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Non mi resta che invitarvi a votare nella <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/325">pagina del contest</a>... le designer arrivate assieme a me in finale sono una più brava dell' altra! Questa volta si può dare solo un voto. :D<br />
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<i>And now you have to<a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/325"> vote</a> the best collection! You can give only one vote. I wish to all the finalist designers good luck! </i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-84588828637301984642015-10-02T10:06:00.001+02:002016-05-28T09:11:39.561+02:00polpi...cephalopods... spoonflower weekly contestQuesta settimana il <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/322">contest di Spoonflower</a> ha come tema i cefalopodi.<br />
Sono delle creature bellissime! Non mi stancavo mai di cercare foto in internet!<br />
Questo è il pattern con cui partecipo...<br />
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<i>This is my entry for the weekly <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/322">Spoonflower contest</a> about "Cephalopods".</i><br />
<i>I got never bored surfing in internet looking for them! </i><br />
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Ho cercato di immaginare un mare profondo e blu, pieno di alghe e polpi colorati...<br />
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<i>I imagined a deep blue ocean, full of bright algae and cephalopods... </i><br />
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... se volete votare potete andare<a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/322"> qui</a>! :)<br />
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<i>... you can go<a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/322"> here</a> to vote your favorite cephalopods patterns! :)</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-88180767754788443382015-08-15T17:04:00.005+02:002015-08-20T18:49:32.557+02:00stoffe, stoffe sempre stoffe!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Vi ricordate le caprette un po' tirolesi? Sono arrivate seconde al contest e per chi mi segue solo nel blog era mio dovere aggiornarvi e ringraziare chi mi ha votata!<br />
In questo periodo non faccio che sfornare pattern ... temo d'essere un po' noiosa! Abbiate pazienza!<br />
Questa settimana il tema del contest di spoonflower richiedeva un pattern con tema: le farfalle...<br />
ma invece di un disegno, bisognava presentare quattro pattern per creare una vera e propria collezione.<br />
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Creare dei disegni coordinabili fra loro ed in armonia... non è stato semplicissimo, ma è importante anche saper creare una collezione, perché le stoffe coordinabili risultano più "appetibili" a quei clienti che amano il Quilting. <br />
Partecipare ai contest è utile per cimentarsi in temi e stili che possono essere diversi dai nostri, ed è quindi un' occasione per imparare qualcosa di nuovo.<br />
Confrontandoti con altri designer su uno stesso tema, impari da loro e sei stimolato a sperimentare.Su facebook c'è anche un gruppo <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpoonflowerFans/">spoonflower fans</a> nel quale si possono condividere idee, suggerimenti e si possono chiedere consigli. Purtroppo per adesso è soltanto in inglese.<br />
Come sempre, se avete voglia di votare le collezioni di farfalle che preferite ( e questa settimana ce ne sono di bellissime!), potete andare alla <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/315">pagina di spoonflower dedicata ai contest</a>!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-77674111389796363882015-07-31T11:43:00.001+02:002015-07-31T15:12:26.595+02:00Spoonflower weekly contest: goats .... caprette<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Il tema di questa settimana per il <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/313">contest di Spoonflower</a> sono le capre... ed ha la "palette restricted" ... si possono utilizzare solo questi colori:<br />
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<i>The weekly<a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/313"> Spoonflower contest</a> is about GOATS ... and it was palette restricted:</i><br />
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Avere l'obbligo di certi colori può apparire frustrante ... ma io lo considero una benedizione perché riesco a perdere ore nelle prove di colore!<br />
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<i>I'm quite happy when I have the palette restricted ... I don't take so much time trying thousand of palettes! XD </i><br />
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Il modulo del pattern finale appare spesso molto semplice, in questo caso è anche simmetrico, quindi gli elementi disegnati non sono molti. Eppure, dietro ad un pattern spesso ci sono tante prove, tanti esperimenti per riuscire a trovare il modulo che FUNZIONA!<br />
Vi mostro alcune prove che mi hanno portato al risultato finale...<br />
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<i>I want to share with you some of my first sketches... to show you the hard work behind the final pattern I picked out to enter in the contest... </i><br />
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Di solito parto con l'idea di un disegno il più lineare possibile, non mi dispiaceva questo pattern iniziale ... ma non mi convinceva...perché? Non lo so! Di solito decido che un pattern non va, quando, dopo aver lasciato il lavoro per un'oretta, torno al computer, lo guardo e lo trovo un po' ... "moscio"!<br />
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<i>The first sketch was not so bad... but I usually take a break from working ...and when I return to my computer and give a look to the sketch ... I decide if I have to discard it or not ... I think it's really important the "first impression"...</i><br />
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Ho provato a buttarmi sui quadrati... anche qui non ero convinta. I fiori sembravano più interessanti delle capre ... povere capre!<br />
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<i>In the second sketch I was disappointed because the flowers looked more important than my goats!</i> <br />
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Presa dallo sconforto ho voluto far piazza pulita delle idee precedenti ed ho progettato uno di quei pattern che non sono assolutamente geometrici, e simmetrici, ma dove il bello è dato dal caos! Ho pensato ad Heidi, Peter e le caprette al pascolo... quello che vedete è solo uno "schizzo" in vettoriale, per questo i personaggi sono tutti spigolosi! Le linee le rendo curve in un secondo momento.<br />
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<i>I was frustrated ... so I decided to put aside all the previous ideas
and I sketched a really chaotic pattern ... thinking about little Heidi,
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<i>You are seeing only a vector sketch ... this is why it appears so sharp!</i><br />
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Credo che questo sarebbe stato un pattern grazioso ... ma ero fusa, e avrebbe richiesto parecchio lavoro. Dato che mancava un giorno alla consegna, ho deciso di cambiare ancora e...<br />
ed ho sfornato il pattern finale che avete visto ad inizio post! Ho voluto ispirarmi ai disegni delle tovagliette tirolesi.<br />
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<i>Maybe the third sketch could turn out in a really funny pattern, but I had no more time to work on it! I was late! Finally I decided to make the pattern I entered in the contest. I was inspired by tyrol tea towels. </i><br />
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Concludo con un cuscino rivestito delle mie capre! Se avete voglia di votare e di vedere i disegni ideati da altri designer, potete andare alla <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/313">pagina di Spoonflower dedicata ai contest...</a><br />
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<i>I leave you with my goat pattern on a cushion ...and I invite you to go to th<a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/313">e Spoonflower Contest page</a> to look all the goats patterns from really talented designers and vote the ones you like!</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-6964026770257091012015-06-22T09:43:00.002+02:002015-06-22T18:56:23.650+02:00Nina eroe di guerra<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Finalmente posso parlarvi di uno dei miei ultimi progetti, le illustrazioni per il libro <a href="http://www.tipografiapiave.it/nina.html"><b>Nina eroe di guerra</b></a>.</div>
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Il racconto ispirato dai ricordi della nonna Ines, scritto da Paola Zambelli, segue le vicende di una famiglia di Pelos di Cadore. </div>
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Membro indiscusso della famiglia è una singolare capretta:</div>
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Nina Carlotta Vanesia De Martin!</div>
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<i>I'm going to tell you something about my last project: illustrations for a children book: <a href="http://www.tipografiapiave.it/nina.html"><b>Nina eroe di guerra</b></a> (Nina War Hero, written by Paola Zambelli. </i></div>
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<i>It's a novel about a family living in a little village of the Dolomities (Cadore) during the First World War... and about their little goat:</i></div>
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<i>Nina Carlotta Vanesia De Martin! </i></div>
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Buona parte della vicenda è ambientata proprio qui a Belluno... in alto, dietro al New Port in volo, potete ammirare il gruppo dolomitico della Schiara.<br />
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<i> Part of the story is settled here in Belluno. You can see above the Dolomieties group of Schiara just in the way I can admire it from my house.</i><br />
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Siamo negli anni della Grande Guerra (1915-1918) e le donne non si erano ancora affrancate dalla dura fatica del bucato! Nina è sempre in agguato pronta a rubare un pezzo di sapone di cui sembra andar matta... ma non disprezza neppure le cicche consumate dei soldati! XD<br />
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<i>The main character is Nina... a funny goat! She is cute and lovely like a dog ... and she uses to steel soap and eat it...! XD</i><br />
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Facciamo un tuffo nel passato ... la fontana di quest' immagine esiste ancora oggi nella zona di Cavarzano... a me è toccato immaginarla con più verde attorno, le donne con i costumi tradizionali di allora, i soldati catturati in una breve parentesi di serenità...<br />
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<i>The fountain in this illustration is a real fountain in Cavarzano. I had to imagine the women in their historical costumes washing the clothes ... and soldiers taking a little break from the tragedy of the war...</i> <br />
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E' stato interessante e impegnativo lavorare a questo progetto. Sono abituata a disegnare per un target di lettori più giovane, e la tematica è forte. Si parla di guerra, di ragazzi mandati a scavar trincee, dell' anno terribile della fame... ma per fortuna c'è Nina che ci dà una mano ad affrontare dei ricordi che è giusto e doveroso non finiscano nel dimenticatoio.<br />
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<i>It was really exciting to work to this book. I use to illustrate for a lower target (6-9 age), and I had to change my style to create a more adult one.</i><br />
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Al più presto Nina sarà disponibile in tutte le librerie, ma si può già comprare presso <a href="http://www.tipografiapiave.it/nina.html">TIPI edizioni</a>.<br />
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<i>The book is in italian, but if you are interested, you can buy it <a href="http://www.tipografiapiave.it/nina.html">here.</a></i><br />
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Età di lettura consigliata:<br />
dai 6 agli 8 anni in compagnia di un adulto<br />
dai 9 in su in autonomiaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-6685116798682120542015-06-19T12:17:00.003+02:002016-03-17T14:53:25.372+01:00Spoonflower: primo posto...first place to Hedgehogs contest!Ieri sono uscita fuori di testa per la felicità! Sono arrivata prima al contest di <a href="http://blog.spoonflower.com/2015/06/top-10-hedgehog-fabrics.html">Spoonflower</a> con tema i ricci!<br />
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<i>I was crazy for happiness yesterday .... because my hedgehogs flowers design got the first place in the weekly <a href="http://blog.spoonflower.com/2015/06/top-10-hedgehog-fabrics.html">Spoonflower</a> contest! Yeah! XD </i><br />
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Partecipo spesso ai contest settimanali, sono un'occasione per avere maggior visibilità, e per mettersi alla prova su diversi temi. Il mondo del "surface pattern design" mi attira moltissimo, ma non ho esperienza in questo settore.<br />
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<i>I really love to participate to these contests! It's a good way to experiment, and I'm new to surface pattern design. I have to say I'm learning very much from the Spoonflower community! </i><br />
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Quando lavori su di un pattern ti accorgi che non basta un bel disegno o un bel particolare a far la differenza ... ciò che conta è la visione d'insieme. Ti accorgi che i singoli disegni messi l'uno accanto devono poi armonizzarsi fra loro creando nuove strutture. Gli spazi vuoti contano tanto quanto i pieni. Non parliamo poi dei colori... che se ti azzardi a voler usarne troppi ...diventi matta per accostarli in modo armonioso!<br />
Qualcuno vorrà sapere anche cosa si vince arrivando primi! Si vincono 100 dollari che prevedo di spendere in stoffe sul sito Spoonflower ... o magari in carta da parati!<br />
Quando rientri invece tra i primi dieci godi di una settimana di maggior visibilità ed il tuo tessuto è in offerta speciale con i primi dieci ... quindi aumenti un pochino le vendite. <br />
Ringrazio tutte le persone che mi hanno votato e che mi sostengono con affetto!<br />
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<i> I want to thank all of you supporting me! It's very important for me! :D</i><br />
<i>I didn't write so much in english as in italian... well I have often more to explain about spoonflower to my italian followers! </i><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-77016799170668253882015-06-12T12:18:00.000+02:002015-06-12T12:18:10.299+02:00Spoonflower news: I'm in the top ten! :DEvvivaaa! Sono riuscita ad entrare nella top ten della scorsa settimana, il contest a tema "castelli di sabbia". Ci son rientrata per un pelo perché son giusto arrivata decima, ma è comunque un bel traguardo! Hanno stampato il pattern su stoffa ed ora è acquistabile su <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/designs/4275787">Spoonflower</a><br />
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<i>I'm so happy to be in the top ten in the weekly <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/306">spoonflower contest</a>... yeah! :D</i><br />
<i>You can buy the sandcalstles fabric now, if you wish! </i><br />
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Ringrazio di cuore chi mi ha votata!<br />
Partecipo anche questa settimana al contest, questa volta il tema sono i ricci, quelli di terra.<br />
Partecipo con questo disegno...<br />
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<i>If you voted for me... well really thank you!</i><br />
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<i>I'm in the new weekly contest too, it's about hedgehogs and this is my pattern... </i><br />
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Come al solito... se avete voglia di votare, e non per forza il mio, potete andare alla <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/306">pagina dei contest</a>.<br />
I dieci pattern che hanno vinto sono in offerta speciale per una settimana<a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fat_quarter_bundles"> qui</a> ... nel caso aveste voglia di farvi una borsetta da mare un po' patchwork! :D<br />
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<i>You can vote your favorite hedgehogs in the <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/306">Spoonflower contest page</a>. </i><br />
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<i>If you loved the ten sandcastles patterns, you can purchase all of them <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fat_quarter_bundles">here</a> ... I wish you Happy Sewing! :D</i><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-20625544781498640192015-06-05T12:44:00.002+02:002015-06-05T12:44:29.467+02:00Spoonflower weekly contest: sandcastlesAnche questa settimana partecipo al contest di <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/305">spoonflower</a>... ed il tema sono i castelli di sabbia.<br />
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<i>I made this pattern for this weekly <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/305">spoonflower</a> contest ... about sandcastles. </i><br />
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Che dire... mi diverto un casino a disegnare patterns! :P<br />
Se avete voglia di votare andate come sempre alla <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/305">pagina dedicata ai contest </a><br />
...e già che oggi è il mio compleanno fatemi contenta e votate anche il mio!:D<br />
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<i>What can I say... I really enjoy drawing patterns! :P</i><br />
<i>You can go to the <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/305">contest page </a>and vote your favourites... and maybe you can vote my pattern as happy birthday gift to me! Yeah! :D</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-1396517790338049372015-05-22T09:00:00.000+02:002015-05-22T09:00:53.447+02:00Spoonflower weekly contest: mermaidsQuesta settimana partecipo al contest di <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/303">Spoonflower</a>, che ha come tema un pattern adatto ad un pigiama da bambine... con le sirene. <br />
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Si può votare più di un disegno, e ce ne sono di bellissimi! Ne ho votati almeno cinque e "piaciuti" (con il cuore) una ventina!<br />
Io partecipo con queste sirenette ...<br />
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Se avete voglia di dare le vostre preferenze, potete andare all <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/303">pagina dei contest</a> e clikkare "vote your favorites" nel box a destra dedicato al contest "Mermaids"<br />
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E mentre fuori dalla finestra ci son le nuvole che più della pioggia sembrano minacciare neve...<br />
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...illudiamoci di stare anche noi in ammollo al mare! :DAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481284143480642578.post-39531573244174184202015-05-21T10:10:00.000+02:002015-05-21T10:10:31.665+02:00Motivational girl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ecco a voi....ta daaaa... una "Motivational girl" :)<br />
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<i>Here you are ... my "Motivational girl"!</i> :) <br />
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L'ho disegnata con Inkscape e nella colorazione in Gimp ho usato molte texture per creare un effetto collage.<br />
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<i>I drew it with Inkscape and coloured it with Gimp ... making a lot of texture experiments.</i><br />
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Riuscirà questa "motivational girl" a convincermi a riprendere in mano i miei vecchi progetti?!<br />
... uhm ... proverò ad appenderla vicino al computer! :D <br />
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<i>Will this "Motivational girl" be able to convince me to work to my old projects?!</i><br />
<i>...uhm ... I'm going to hang it near my computer! :D</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09785536239589306673noreply@blogger.com4