I started off a bit slowly when first designing with these pointed arches, but I ended up going gangbusters. It’s such a versatile shape. It works a bit like a triangle-in-a-square block, but the curves add a bit of oomph that means it pairs really well with quarter-circles and orange peels. That’s what I’ve been using in the past few weeks’ sketches, and it’s the same again this week. But this one might be my absolute favourite!
This is the penultimate post in a series of five Sunday sketches based on a pointed arch (or a Gothic arch). I started with Sunday sketch #433, and I’ll finish next week with Sunday sketch #437.
It’s not often that I post so many related designs in a row (I’ve done quite a few series of four, but I can find only two other series of five: sketches #400–#404 in February/March this year; and #132–#136 in January/February 2019). But it’s such a fun shape to play with!
In the past few weeks of playing with pointed arches (or Gothic arches, if you prefer that name), I kept coming back to a simple curved shape made from two arches joined by a quarter-circle or orange peel. I’ve been calling it ‘the jelly bean’ in my head. Cos who doesn’t love jelly beans?!
