These are all designs from last year when i was playing with Inkscape's clipping function for the first time.
Clipping cuts an image to a shape, in this case a JPG of the Solo Jazz cup into a hexagon.
![](https://internetbee.neocities.org/image/art/demo_clipping.png)
This year i've incorporated texture and a little more complexity into my digital collage. The result is somewhat nostalgically tacky imho, but i've been having fun applying filters to otherwise flat graphics ...
![](https://internetbee.neocities.org/image/art/demo_marble.png)
... and layering translucents
![](https://internetbee.neocities.org/image/art/demo_refractive-gel-a_translucent.png)
That's just a simple demo of how i currently go about digital collage! The rest is all composition, design elements, and so on. Y'know, art stuff.
On these four i started with whatever source image grabbed my interest and just dove in, thinking about what natural shapes were already present that i could extrapolate, what textures & effects made sense in context or, alternatively, added some quirky twist.
- design software: Inkscape
- photos are all royalty free: pexels.com
- images below all link to their art blog entry, captions link to Threadless product