Australia
mikoto’s Daruma Doll someone asked me at my stall at Paddington Markets about the meaning behind the skull logo. I talked to them about how I wanted to achieve a balance between cuteness and evil/cheeckyness in all of the mikoto designs. Having the skull and cross bones with love heart eyes and a cute smile symbolized that. I also talked about how having one eye coloured related to the Japanese Daruma Doll. The Daruma is a Japanese doll that is sold near Buddhist temples all throughout Japan. It symbolises optimism, persistence, and strong determination because of its ability to be tilted to one side and always return to the upright position. The doll’s eyes only contain the color white. Using black ink, you fill in a single eye while thinking of a wish. If the wish comes true, the second eye is then filled in. When I designed the logo I made one eye black with the Daruma Doll and a wish in mind. The mikoto logo is representative of a personal Daruma. It holds a wish that I hope one day Ill achieve, and represents the qualities I need to possess to make it happen. hopefully, my goals will one day come true, and Ill be able to colour in both eyes. thanks for taking the time to meet mikoto’s Daruma Doll scotty
indidi wildlife series
French BullDog French Bulldogs are one of my favourite breads of dog, simply because of funny look they have on their face. When I was in Switzerland a few years ago I remember sitting having dinner at an up-market restaurant. I could heard this snotty labored breathing nearby. I turned around to see what it was and there were these two french bulldogs sitting upright at the next dinner table staring over at me and my food. I will never forget their comical and stark expressions.
An untouched photo .I took that shot at sunrise,every little stars you see were made of ice and refklected the sun.My favorite untouched so far. / Same morning as Criss Cross and Glittering without the blue tone. / / / / /
black squiggle and writing
I have been thinking about how to merge a few of my designs together and I like how this has worked out. I based on the idea of one of those Pandora bracelets you have that you can continually add to. IN this case I have the daruma doll, mocha, skull, forkers, a moon and french bulldog. Plus a few stars. enjoy!
This one is some what experimental.. Wasn’t sure where I was heading with it but it does represent one of the simplest plants we know.. Wheat….It’s so simple and has been a staple food, well, forever! This image represents it’s timeless quality.
The story behind this design relates to myspace. I like to send a thanks you to any one who adds mikoto as a friend thanks for the add comment. The caption that goes with this image reads: just a little note to say thanks for you for finding me mikoto. I have started linking the messages back to redbubble so if they like the banner they can buy it on a shirt. Detail of graphic: / Detail of the note: / I must acknowledge mambos classic farting dog for its influence on this design. scotty
I wish I could come up with a better name for her… scratch that, I wish I could come up with ANY name for her actually. Oh well… maybe it’s better that way. Anyway, it was more so tedious than time-consuming but I’m satisfied with the result. I’ll probably experiment with different color schemes at a later point. It really looks like it has alot of potential in that department. Comments would be appreciated! Toodloo
All my prices have reduced until the end of december! Merry Christmas! / . / Literally Billions of requests for a white ‘tree shirt’ design for dark tees! / Hope this does the trick / . / MORE DESIGNS / . / / / / / / / /
Here’s the basis for my Vintage effect rose just posted … I …
Here’s the basis for my Vintage effect rose just posted … I did go on and add a few frills (see my paragraph at the end) but the whole outcome hangs on this simple process: While this is aimed at PS / CS2 / CS3 users I’m confident you’ll find this doable in Elements also. 1. Make a DUPLICATE LAYER of your image (control J) / 2. In the Image menu, go to Adjustments and across and down to Gradient Map / 3. This should show you pretty little boxes of colour! Click on the one which has darker grey in top LH corner, decreasing to white in lower RH corner. Click OK / 4. Across to the top right of your Layers Pallette, click on the tiny arrow next to Opacity. / 5. Move the slider till the image suits you … maybe halfway? / 6. Go to Image menu / 7. Down to Adjustments and across to Photo Filter. / 8. Choose the Sepia filter, and adjust the sepia density. Click OK. / 9. Back to Image menu / 10. Down to Adjustments and across and down to Brightness/contrast / 11. Fiddle the sliders a tiny bit to get the contrasty look that you’d like. Click OK This is basically it – you’ll need to flatten the image before saving. However there are many more variations you can use once you are comfortable with this process. Try adding a different filter other than Sepia, or some tasteful light with the Render filter. Try doing another duplicate layer with Gaussian blur and erasing the blur at maybe 50% from the main focus of the shot (as I did with my rose) … then of course flatten again before you save. Please point me to your image if you use this – I’ll be interested to see how you go!!!
Keep your heart from floating away…
I was outside,far from my grand-dauther,looking at an exibition when I turned my head and saw Angelica trying to stay on the narrow side of the fontain.It was about 5.30 p.m and the sun was going through the water,it was magical.Taken at “Le jardin Botanique de Montréal” /
Rural scene,only fields …fields…end of winter on a foggy morning.
This picture was taken on a golf place,it’s on a top of a mountain,very impressive to walk over there.That’s the reason for the sharp line.I put a crescent of a moon and add a little bit of blue…et voilà. We can feel alone but being part of nature is the key for happiness , an invidual renewed by all the beautiful thinks arround us . / / /
Don’t you just love how the contents of a sushi roll are all snuggled together in the middle of the rice and sea-weed. In this case the odd couple, salmon and cucumber seem very happy in snuggled together. detail of graphic:
My entry for London Calling / there are some fabulous entries, so be sure to check them all out, and don’t forget to vote London calling straight from the heart… Boy did I have some fun with this – as a newbie to RB this is my new obsession ;o) / So this is my first t-shirt design – I thought what better way to introduce myself than to enter this fun comp! / The heart is supposed to be cleverly positioned over your own heart, / so, feel the love…
Two seagull feathers, each of equal importance.
Copyright © Amanda Cass All rights reserved my images may not be reproduced in any form without my written permission. / / I went for the simple look with this image with a play of light
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Ink Blot Suggestive Skull / More zomboy shirts here: /
A Great blue heron silhouetted in the twinkling moonlight. / / / Portfolio Areas / Tigers / Wildlife / Macro / Landscape / Birds / Abstracts / Cats~wild and domestic
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