Part 1: The Jekyll Side Of Grids

In my last post, I mentioned a composition I had started, and although I liked how it looked, it still seemed like something was missing. Yesterday, I worked on it for a while until I came up with something I liked a lot. But at the same time, I realized that the piece as it was before also pleased me, and it wasn't that something was missing; it just needed time to breathe and to be seen with fresh eyes. As a result, I now have one work, the original, and a sequel, the one I made yesterday, each with five versions.

Let's get to the point. I was experimenting with Krita for the first time, basically playing with the brushes, and when I found one with a texture I liked, I used it to create a grid of colors. Then I duplicated the layer several times, and using different blending modes, I exported several versions of the colorful grid.

I imported the grids as layers in GIMP and started overlaying all kinds of textures between them, like a lasagna of textures. I used textures of rusty zinc sheets, OSB wood, walls with moss, cut stone walls, stained metal, etc.

Using various combinations of these textures, I found several that I liked, and I'm glad I took the time to realize that what I had on my hands was a complete composition, even though I continued working on it, for good or for bad (pun intended, it will be self-explanatory in the second part of this post with the derived work). For now, here is "The Jekyll side of grids."

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