Menu
Steve Spindler
Worth sharing
  • Schedule Call
  • About
  • Ride Notes
  • Blog
  • My sites & links

Get short updates from Steve

Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription to Steve Spindler's new posts.

There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.

Close Menu
raspberries20191021
October 22, 2019

Raspberries.

I got outside and took photos of raspberries, blackberries, blueberry plants, and mushrooms in our backyard.  Creating a digital watercolor of the raspberries is a way to practice mapping.  In addition, I’ve spent time immersing myself in drawings by Obi Kaufmann and Gary Trudeau.

As I work in Photoshop, I think of the weight of a digital pen stroke, the gradients of a shadow, the contrast, the detail or lack thereof, and the use of color.  I’ve tended to focus most of my mapping in Illustrator with a little bit of photoshop.  But now I’m creating finished maps in Photoshop instead.  The maps look more organic even if they aren’t more practical.

Whether I’m working on a digital painting of raspberries or a watercolor map, the purpose is to discover, connect, solve problems, and create something I like to look at. 

 

My walks at Lehigh Gap Along Pennypack Creek

Related Posts

At Niagara Falls June 22

Ride, Worth sharing

Our bike ride from Ithaca to Niagara Falls

DB9E1BC7-C62E-4760-BF25-AEF192FAF146

Ride, Uncategorized, Worth sharing

Bikes we plan to ride

kate on 487

Ride, Worth sharing

Planning our trip on the Erie Canal – Transportation

Back To Top