Looking for Mesoamerican/Aztec/Inca border

Jabberwocky

New member
Hey all--got a bit of an usual request. I am working on a contest mini and am doing a bit of freehand along the hemline of a piece of cloth. Does anyone have any suggestions of where I might find a simple repetitive design to copy and run along the bottom of the cloth? I seem to remember the designs being more \"blocky\" instead of \"curvey\".

Many thanks in advance,
Jabber
 

mrteal

New member
How about this one? 5 pics down from top. http://www.sterlingsilverjewelry4u.com/cat7_11.htm
Blocky is goood, much easier than curvey.
 

TheEnigma

New member
Try downloading the puzzle game Zuma from Yahoo or Gamehouse. It\'s got a Mayan/Aztec theme and has some great graphics that you could probably snatch some screen caps of. It has a scroll like that at the bottom of the loading screen that would look good on fabric.
 
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Marmoset

Guest
For a very simple border, this is probably easiest I made it for you on powerpoint :)

aztec.jpg


or if you are looking for something trickier, maybe something more like this:

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simple geometric designs
:innocent:

Good luck, happy painting!

~Bill
 

Jon.I

New member
But I must!

I hope you dont end up using the photoshop there, sinse this is an excellent oppertunity to try some thing great.

It is very hard to put a border on any of the people you speak of.
At one time the Toltecs cross over, they were the first. They came to the Americas, and occupied an area in mexico. They were a cilvilized people, with a complex culture. In mexico they build a civilization, created art, cities, and then dissapeared. Awhile later a second group came into S.A, and occupied the same region, later moved on. Centuries later another group came to the \"third wave\" came, and occupied the very same region, but didnt manage the area to teh standard of the 2 people before them. Civilizations sprang up all over S.A with the following ages. Some speak of the Toltecs, and other groups manageing all the land, exchanging power and passing knowledge. It\'s not traces of the same art style we see developing through the ages in the land, but banks of knowledge pointing to a passing of culture amoung groups, from one to the next. Like a string!
Where you can draw the borders is a hard question to ask. Especially when groups have migrated around the map. I am not an expert on the subject.

If you are looking to a design, I would search out some \"Inca textiles\", which are truely a treasure, mystery, and an art form. Which can make for an excellent competition entry, no?
Heres a link to start. Have fun! :)
Design
 
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