Detail of yesterday's image Wavy Random Patterns #20.

This one has more depth than Wavy Random Patterns #19, and I added a dark red/ light bule layer.

Resuming posting. Continuing the same theme, with more palettes and more layer combinations. Here are two blue/gold/brown layers.

Let's call this one 20% over blending.

Setting the relative weights on how to blend is a design choice. The previous image is "equal" weight. Here the weight of the foreground layer is reduce by 50%. The result has a better balance.

I am not going to define "blend" or "50% over blending". There is a lot going on here. I do not have a simple dial to turn that goes from 0-100. Unquantified "less" and "more" is obvious. So this is "a somewhat lighter top layer that I am arbitrarily calling 50%".

Reversing the layers.

Compare this to the earlier image Wavy Random Patterns #12 that I selected to publish as the finish piece. I think having the subdued colors in the foreground works much better. It is a small improvement, over yesterday's single layer Wavy Random Patterns #15. There are more wrinkles and subtle highlights in the colors. But I think the top layer is still too dominant.

Bottom layer "Hot Color".

Top layer "Blood".

2x zoom detail of yesterday's post.

Similar to yesterday's post, but with heavier layers.

I am going to spend some time (de)constructing this image. I appreciate it when I see similar details on someone else's web page. I appreciate that the artist took the time to provide the details, and I enjoy the piece more. But that is me. I suspect other's might say "just show me something new", or that removing the mystery may decrease one's appreciation of a piece.

So, normally I try to just give a light touch on the construction details, and move on to the next thing. This week, I am experimental mode, so please indulge me.

Two layers, blended. Hot and blood colors combined.

I am still having fun with this theme. At this point, everything is experimental. There is no overarching story, just related one-off pieces. I am experimenting, building a notebook or catalog of experiments. Ideally someday, these are a part of a larger composition.

When one of these experiments show promise, I invest the time to add finishing touches to the image and post it here.

Here is the second batch of Wavy Random Patterns.

I tend to prepare several posts, often a week's worth, at a time. Then queue them up to post one a day. The last step is automatic. So, for me, it has been several days since the last post.

Here is one with a lot of colors.

A flat version with yesterday's colors.

Hot colors

Bleeding

Here is an image made with one of my preferred color sets.

I often find myself writing the obvious in these descriptions. At that point it is better to stop talking and let the pictures speak for themselves. A title like "blue and brown shades on a bumpy wavy surface" is useful if one is building an inventory of the art. But not too useful when the picture is right there.

There is no overarching story for this set. I ran out of planned posts and had nothing in the queue. I am excited about where this is headed, this theme clearly has a lot of potential. I am in a stage of experimentation and discovery. In this case my motivation was exactly to try blue / brown colors on a bumpy wavy surface.

So, please indulge these obvious compositional descriptions for the next couple of weeks, as that is all there is.

Now with a black and white color scheme. The logical process would be to create some of these gray scale images first to get a feel for the scale of the color layer, before applying colors. Colors have their own personality. I tend to get lost tweaking colors.

Anyway, after creating yesterday's picture, I decided to remove colors and use monochrome images to get a feel for the relative scale the elements in the composition. This is one of those.

A intermediate color layer is added to the theme. The color pattern has a scale midway between the scales of the surface bumps and the larger slow horizontal waves.

Lately, I have been planning out a complete set of images before publishing the first one. Then scheduling them for one a day. There have been times in the past when I started on something, and then midway through changed direction. It is not a big deal, but I like to create the illusion that I am more organized than that.

These are work in process. I am not certain where this collection is headed.

Today's image follows the theme set out in yesterday's post. This one adds depth. It looks like someone did a poor job applying stucco to a wall.