Ho chippies,
got infected with the chipper disease shortly after the delivery of a custom ceramics set this summer. For a while I thought I was cured, but looking at all these stunning clay sets around here I quickly relapsed and began working on my own clay set.
The theme I had in mind was something music related, as the whole family is into it somehow. I'm playing 5-string-banjo and guitar (western-swing, fingerpicking, some jazz, old school overall), my little daughter is singing from dawn to dusk and my wife happily listening to both of us (sort of qualifies). Not a big story, more like a mood setting.
After discarding the first attempts because of overly busy, silly and gimmicky concepts for that tiny 7/8 inch label, it dawned on me that simplicity should be the route to go. The 67th sparking idea was 'The Metronome' and no one at home rejected it. Easy to recognize visually, somewhat frumpy and a nice name for a fantasy club as well. Classy, jazzy (which leads to the font used) - liked it.
And while listening to some Chet Baker albums, muted, earthy colors came naturally and the tinkering with the chip tool ended in a palette of only six colors. I had a compressed palette with lots of color repetition in mind to tie the chips close together and went for medium edge spots and a 7/8 inlay to give the base color some space to come through. This could be a somewhat unusual concept considering all these bright and colorful sets around here (which I love too, but not for my actual theme). Maybe just a matter of taste? Or playability vs. design? :
Actual color palette:
- Dark Green
- Chocolate
- Butterscotch
- Bright White
- Light Blue
- Charcoal or Black
There will be a theme matching table cloth (or a table top at least) probably in dark red/warm gray for which I rendered an early version to go with the chip mock-ups.
For the hundo I just can't decide. Charcoal or Black as base color, Butterscotch or Light Blue for spot variation? There are four mock-ups waiting for opinions from you seasoned chippers out there. H E L P!
Any feedback highly appreciated - even if it ends up in rethinking the whole thing. I'm not in a rush with this at all.
single chips as they develop ...
got infected with the chipper disease shortly after the delivery of a custom ceramics set this summer. For a while I thought I was cured, but looking at all these stunning clay sets around here I quickly relapsed and began working on my own clay set.
The theme I had in mind was something music related, as the whole family is into it somehow. I'm playing 5-string-banjo and guitar (western-swing, fingerpicking, some jazz, old school overall), my little daughter is singing from dawn to dusk and my wife happily listening to both of us (sort of qualifies). Not a big story, more like a mood setting.
After discarding the first attempts because of overly busy, silly and gimmicky concepts for that tiny 7/8 inch label, it dawned on me that simplicity should be the route to go. The 67th sparking idea was 'The Metronome' and no one at home rejected it. Easy to recognize visually, somewhat frumpy and a nice name for a fantasy club as well. Classy, jazzy (which leads to the font used) - liked it.
And while listening to some Chet Baker albums, muted, earthy colors came naturally and the tinkering with the chip tool ended in a palette of only six colors. I had a compressed palette with lots of color repetition in mind to tie the chips close together and went for medium edge spots and a 7/8 inlay to give the base color some space to come through. This could be a somewhat unusual concept considering all these bright and colorful sets around here (which I love too, but not for my actual theme). Maybe just a matter of taste? Or playability vs. design? :
Actual color palette:
- Dark Green
- Chocolate
- Butterscotch
- Bright White
- Light Blue
- Charcoal or Black
There will be a theme matching table cloth (or a table top at least) probably in dark red/warm gray for which I rendered an early version to go with the chip mock-ups.
For the hundo I just can't decide. Charcoal or Black as base color, Butterscotch or Light Blue for spot variation? There are four mock-ups waiting for opinions from you seasoned chippers out there. H E L P!
Any feedback highly appreciated - even if it ends up in rethinking the whole thing. I'm not in a rush with this at all.
single chips as they develop ...
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