"The Flower Giant"

"The Flower Giant"

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Digital collage made in GIMP with a picture from the Rolling Giant Archive page and various free flower stock images from pexels.com and unsplash. The Rolling Giant aka Julien Reverchon statue was made by Kevin Obregon.

(Also, yes, the background is made of forget-me-nots. They not only fit the sky color but tie in nicely with 'The Oldest View' and its themes.)

Further thoughts below the cut:

So considering the Giant has flower hands and is based on a botanist (Julien Reverchon), it makes sense I eventually got the idea to recreate the Giant in a flower collage style. While this piece is not quite the end result I was going for, it is a great first step/attempt in my opinion. Maybe one day I will try again.

I actually kept the base of the Giant and overlaid it with different flowers, sometimes recolored them, and then also kept the original image and added some shadows/highlights to keep the contours of the Giant.

Also, on a personal note, I think the statue looks even more uncanny now than it originally did. Which to me is a feature, not a bug, hehe.

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"Frutiger Aero - Fish/Aquarium" (Stamps)

8 digital stamps (200x100) plus variations made in GIMP with self-made templates/borders and free stock images from pexels and unsplash. The theme I was going for was Frutiger Aero + Fishes/Aquarium.

Further thoughts beneath the cut:

I saw some stamps pop up on my dashboard and immediately wanted to try and make some myself. I went for Frutiger Aero + Fish/Aquarium as a theme and I quite like how the stamps turned out.

And yes, the templates/borders are my own - for a first attempt, I quite like them, though I am aware they could be improved upon. All in due time though.

These could be used on tumblr blogs, personal blogs or neocities websites (or anywhere else really, though those pages are the most common to use these for).

Getting a new game announced by Garage Heathen AND a new TOV(-related) video by Kane Pixels all within the span of like 24-36 hours is *wild* in the best way.

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(eyestrain warning for the last png/pattern, as it uses a pseudo-glitch effect)

6 patterns made in GIMP, 4 of them as PNGs, with stock images from pexels.com.

Thing is, when I got back into making stuff in GIMP, I noticed how it changed my perception of my surroundings; I now go through the world looking for inspiration or mulling over how people achieved certain effects in their art.

So it is not surprising I saw a pattern I really liked 'out in the wild' and my first thought was 'I wonder if I can create something like this in GIMP' - and yes, apparently I can. Which is awesome! So I made some mildly similar patterns.

I combined this with some effects and filters I was trying at the time, and the results were a few patterns I wanted to show/share. They should seemlessly repeat, so in theory one could use them for prints, blog backgrounds, wallpapers etc.

And ideas what other patterns I could make? Lemme know!

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"Intersect"

A digital collage and a variation, both made in GIMP with screenshots from "The Oldest View" by Kane Pixels, which includes use of the Julien Reverchon Giant made by Kevin Obregon.

Additional thoughts beneath the cut:

Two more of the 'practice' pieces I made before I made the movie poster; I did sooo many variations. Figures, since cutting out the silhouettes took a bit of work, so I wanted to get as much use out of it as possible.

I really like how the crop makes it look as if the in-set screenshot is Wyatt standing on the escalator, staring down in terror and confusion at the Giant which has just chased him up there. Also, I like how the piece with the overlap turned out. The only thing I am not 100% happy with is the one flower hand.

Again, lots of fun to play around with this kind of collage and concept. Kinda gives me some mild Rene Magritte vibes.

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(eyestrain warning for the last png/pattern, as it uses a pseudo-glitch effect)

6 patterns made in GIMP, 4 of them as PNGs, with stock images from pexels.com.

Thing is, when I got back into making stuff in GIMP, I noticed how it changed my perception of my surroundings; I now go through the world looking for inspiration or mulling over how people achieved certain effects in their art.

So it is not surprising I saw a pattern I really liked 'out in the wild' and my first thought was 'I wonder if I can create something like this in GIMP' - and yes, apparently I can. Which is awesome! So I made some mildly similar patterns.

I combined this with some effects and filters I was trying at the time, and the results were a few patterns I wanted to show/share. They should seemlessly repeat, so in theory one could use them for prints, blog backgrounds, wallpapers etc.

And ideas what other patterns I could make? Lemme know!