drawing your own designs

[cowboy316]

for those of you that draw up your own designs do you do your flowers in odd numbers or just what ever you feel like have in your patterns im kinda stumped on this new cover deasign wanna do the back all floral but not sure how many flowers to put in it  can you help me out and let me know
       Cowboy316

[Dalton Masterson]

I always thought odd numbers look more natural, but, each to his own. I like perfect symmetry as well.

DM

[Marshal Will Wingam]

I usually do odd numbers because it makes the piece more interesting. This isn't a hard and fast rule, though, because some designs just can't be asymmetrical.

[cowboywc]

Howdy
To me it all depends on the shape of the area I am working on.
As long as it looks balanced.
WC

[cowboy316]

thanks guys ive got a pic (its not to good cuz of the light lines )of what i drew up last night
Cowboy316

[HorsePen Henry]

Howdy Cowboy 316,
I have always liked the wild rose design ever since I was a pup. On a design such as this rectangle I prefer bi-lateral symmetry. Maybe even simple symemetry. Simple symmetry is when a design looks like it is perfectly symmetrical at first but as you look at it and study it, it becomes apparent that it is not really perfectly symmetrical. This design is simple symmetry if you would drop the rose on the bottom right down just a bit. I think you have looked at quite a bit of Sheridan work. It tends to be of simple symmetry.
Bi-lateral symmetry differs from simple symmetry in that bi-lateral symmetry is a perfect reflection of what is on one side of the design if you drew a line right smack dab down the middle and folded it onto itself. An example in nature of simple symmetry is everyone's face.  Even faces that look perfectly symmetrical are not in actuality. If you put a mirror edge along the center axis of a human face, the reflection would complete a bi-lateral symmetrical design. There is no perfectly symmetrical shapes in God's whole creation. At least if there is, I have never seen it. Design lesson for the day.
I am usually not this long winded,
Horse Pen

[cowboy316]

Horsepen
  howdy pard thank you for the info that was just a test pattern wanted to see how it layed out gonna try a few othes to try to get exactlly what i want when it comes to my drawing im self taught i never took a art cllas after grade school so i have an idea of what needs to be done just not sure of some of the layout rules lol
and for long winded dont worry i love sitting here reading what you great bunch of guys have to say i can honestly say i am now feelin the family in this group
      thanks again
      Cowboy316

[cowboywc]

Howdy Cowboy
That looks pretty good to me.
WC