{"id":18380,"date":"2020-07-13T17:37:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T05:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/?p=18380"},"modified":"2020-07-24T17:42:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T05:42:08","slug":"can-an-old-knob-make-new-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/art\/can-an-old-knob-make-new-art\/","title":{"rendered":"CAN AN OLD KNOB MAKE NEW ART?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The bathroom door handle broke so I took it off to suss out what was wrong with it. Turns out it\u2019s totally buggered. As a temporary repair I bolted on a couple of hose fittings. Something to pull on until we get a new one.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It looked a bit like a freaky little square face staring back at me with a big round mouth and beady little eyes.<\/p>\n

Could this become a knob faced character study with psychedelic pretensions?, I wondered.<\/p>\n

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Looking at art posts on Hive it has been fascinating watching the step by step process of how art is created. I\u2019ve never done any posts like that myself because I tend to just tap my finger about on my screen and see what happens.<\/p>\n

Usually I start with a more dynamic subject than a grotty old knob, and often there are more apps involved (and sometimes a bit of Photoshop as well).<\/p>\n

But simple is a good place to start, and I\u2019m curious to see if I can adapt to recording what I do as I go, rather than just absent mindedly swiping away at my tablet until I end up thinking, \u201cyeah that looks OK\u201d<\/p>\n

OK, lets roll with it, from knob to fine art in 10 easy steps.<\/strong><\/p>\n

GRAB MY TABLET AND TAKE A PHOTO OF MY KNOB<\/p>\n

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CARTOON PHOTO \u2013 Filter – \u201cWatercolor\u201d<\/p>\n

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CARTOON PHOTO \u2013 Second Filter – \u201cRich\u201d<\/p>\n

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SNAPSEED \u2013 TOOLS \u2013 CROP – SQUARE<\/p>\n

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CHROMA LAB \u2013 GLITCH – \u201cRGB Offset\u201d<\/p>\n

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MIRROR LAB \u2013 ALCEMY \u2013 \u201cPIXEL INTERPOLATE\u201d<\/p>\n

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SNAPSEED \u2013 TOOLS \u2013 Drama \u2013 Drama 2<\/p>\n

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SNAPSEED \u2013 TOOLS \u2013 Frame 15 followed by Text (www.frot.co.nz \u2013 my usual signature)<\/p>\n

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SNAPSEED \u2013 TOOLS \u2013 Text \u2013 and a limited edition meme version!<\/p>\n

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SNAPSEED \u2013 STYLES \u2013 Fine Art<\/p>\n

Just in case anyone is seeking some fine art \u2013 this is what is what it looks like with Snapseed Style Fine Art filter\u2013 not colourful enough for my tastes but it may appeal more to purists…<\/em><\/p>\n

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All this can be done on a phone as well, but I prefer to have more space to wave my finger about and so use a 10\u201d Samsung tablet.<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/peakd.com\/hive-158694\/@frot\/can-an-old-knob-make-art<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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