Okay, so today I messed around with something called “78 lotus”. Sounds fancy, right? Well, it kinda was, but not in the way you might think. First off, I had this idea in my head that I wanted to create, like, a digital version of a lotus flower. You know, the kind you see in ponds, all peaceful and serene. I figured, why not try to make something beautiful with 78 individual petals? Seemed like a cool number.
So, I started by sketching out a rough idea on paper. Just a simple circle with some lines to mark where the petals would go. Nothing too complex, just to get a general sense of the layout. Then I decided to use a drawing program on my computer.
I started drawing each petal one by one. I drew the first petal and then copied and pasted it, then rotated it a little. And I repeated this process… 78 times. Yeah, it was a bit tedious, to be honest. I kept adjusting the size and angle of each petal to make it look somewhat natural, you know, not too perfect. Lotus flowers aren’t perfectly symmetrical, are they?
After placing all the petals, I started playing around with colors. I picked a soft pink for the inner petals and gradually shifted to a darker shade for the outer ones. This took some time, I had to try out different shades and gradients until it looked just right. Then I added some subtle shadows to give it some depth, make it look a bit more 3D. Not too shabby, I thought.
But something was missing. It looked a bit… flat. I decided to add a background, a simple gradient from dark blue to light blue, to mimic a pond at dusk. That helped a bit, but it still wasn’t quite there.
Then I had an idea! I added some small water droplets on the petals, just tiny little circles with some transparency. I also drew a small water line across the bottom of the image. And you know what? That’s what really made it pop! It went from looking like a flat drawing to something that actually resembled a lotus flower in a pond.
The Final Steps
- Exported the image as a PNG file. I wanted to keep the transparency for the water droplets.
- Opened it up in an image viewer and just stared at it for a while. It’s weird, but I felt a sense of accomplishment. I mean, I made that! From scratch!
- Shared it with a couple of friends. They liked it! They even asked me how I did it.
So yeah, that’s how my “78 lotus” project went. It was a fun little experiment, and I learned a thing or two about digital drawing and gradients. It really made my day. Maybe I’ll try something more complicated next time. Who knows. But for now, I’m pretty happy with my 78-petal digital lotus flower. And the best part? It doesn’t even need watering!
