Recently, a friend of mine posted an image of her art in a museum setting. The picture was stunning. She used an app to create the image.
I decided to see what was out there for doing this sort of thing, and I came across PhotoFunia , which is a website that let’s you choose a setting, and then upload your photo to see how it looks.
I used it to created the image above, which was the stamped art that I posted yesterday.
It caused me to start thinking about how different a work of art looks, psychologically, when we view it with the visual scale is changed.
This one, also from PhotoFunia is of a zentangle tile that I created some time ago. The tile is a three-inch square. Here, though, it appears to be eleven feet tall!
The original tile for this one is the same three-inch size.
I realized, that I didn’t need to use an app or a website. It’s possible to do it in Photoshop, if you have a bit of experience with the program.
Again, another tile , done in Photoshop.
So, why bother doing this, other than it’s fun? I think it’s a really good exercise to look at your artwork in a different “scale”. Too often, we feel like our work isn’t “good enough”. Something like this gives you an entirely different perspective.
Try it, you may end up appreciating your work in an entirely new way!