Fun With Labels
Label for Orange Marmalade
Copyright © 2009, E. Bachman
Faber-Castell Ink Pens, Aquabee Sketchbook
Okay, I’m ready for marmalade, but the oranges we get around these parts are completely worthless. They’re spray painted to be pretty on the outside, but the insides haven’t much flavor. I’m going to have to order a crate of them from somewhere to get ripe, juicy insides.
Admittedly, I’m having a wee bit too much fun with these labels, but I think I’m getting the hang of them, and have another idea for my peaches. Heck, they won’t be ripe for another 6-7 months so I have plenty of time to come up with something pretty. I just wish the canning jars weren’t so lumpy with raised text. It ruins the artwork.
In case you were wondering, the sketchbook I’m working in is 9×12 and too big for my scanner, which is why one side of these label images is always discolored. It would be nice if they made a 9×12 scanner, wouldn’t it?
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I like these labels. This one is a beauty. To me it has the feel of a label that might be found on an orange crate from the 20’s or 30’s.
Thanks Bill! Hey, I keep my albums in a crate. Maybe I can crate a market for them. Har, har, har.
I’m going to do a few more of them. I have the world’s ugliest kitchen, and I need something to cover the yuk.
Hello just wanted to give you a quick heads up. The text in your content seem to be running off the screen in Ie. I’m not sure if this is a formatting issue or something to do with web browser compatibility but I thought I’d post to let you know. The design and style look great though! Hope you get the problem solved soon. Thanks