One stroke in Photoshop using a tablet and custom brush. Another experiment in creating balance without symmetry or alignment.

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Like many of the others in this series, this piece was created by a single Photoshop brush stroke. The aim was to create visual appeal through harmony and balance without symmetry or (mostly) parallel lines. And, of course, bringing out the third dimension in the fan-like elements adds interest.

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Here’s an experiment with overlapping strokes. Each color is one stroke of the digital brush. The challenge was to make sure the two strokes complemented each other and didn’t create a “muddy effect” such as one might get in mixing colors too much in a painting medium.

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One of the attractions of using these brush effects is that they portray a sense of movement and, if done the right way, the movement appears to be graceful and flowing. That is my intent, at least. Perhaps another way to look at images like this is to see something like the frames of a video. Each appears and stays in view and is not succeeded by the next frame. I also like it that one can also imagine dancers and feathers in this image. Hence the title.

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This continues the digital series of abstractions, where I work to create elegant and smooth lines and shapes just using a brush in Photoshop. It is fun and you have to let things emerge and take form on their own as full control is not possible. Sometimes the one-stroke creation doesn’t work; other times it may be very engaging. I hope you like this one.

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Digital blossoms or perhaps they may remind you of irises. I honestly wasn’t sure how to name them. See the full image and then a close-up below it showing more detail.

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