The Final Birthday Card

Here is my birthday Card and soon the rest of the process will be uploaded.

THE PROCESS

This is my sketch.

I used ELLIPS TOOL in order to make the music instrument called KAMANCHE.So, I draw 2 circles in two sizes.I managed to use basic shapes to make this instrument.So just need two recyangles by RECTANGLE TOOL.For the top part of it ,I used PEN TOOL and CONVERT ANCHOR PIONT TOOL(shift+c).First draw a triangle by PEN TOOL and manage to work on its anchores to make the appropriate shape.

To make some shapes exactly the same but in different rotation just go to transform and reflect it.Now,I have the top part of the instrument with the very easy shapes.

To make the wires of the instrument I just used LINE SEGMENT TOOL. In order to make straight lines,you have to press shift and drag the line.so you'll have an straight line.then to make them more,just press ctrl+C+F.you'll have az many line az you press F when you are holding Ctrl+C.Then by the use of SELECTION TOOL, make them separate.

Now im going to color it.Here I just played with the GRADIENT TOOL.As you can see in every picture I showed witch colors I selected.

Now by the use of PEN TOOL,im going to make clouds. First we must add anchors and then by CONVERT ANCHOR POINT TOOL make the lines in the shape of the clouds.Here I just put pictures to show how I made the clouds.All we have pay attention to is to make the layers corectly.so,for each different part i made a new layer to work on them better.

These are some other clouds I made exactly in the same way.

Here Im going to show how I colored them all.just choose the color you loke the most.

After I colored them I drop shadow for some of them to creat a simple depth.Effects->stylize->drop shadow.

Then I used BRUSH TOOL to make some clouds like a background. Brush panel->library->paintbrush.that was the way I used to draw them.

After I controled all shadows I made some sugar candies.Just I used ELLIPS TOOL , SPIRAL TOOL ( to make its centre) and ROUNDED RECTANGLE TOOL.

For the typed part I just used TYPE TOOL.then colorful letters were sth I made.

For the flowers ,first I draw a squre then EFFECTS ,disort n transform, pucker n bloat n ill we show u h i managed the scales.

Then just press Ctrl+C+F+D.and I chose differet colors for each of them to make it pretty.Just I drop shadows and its all done.

the layout

Iran miniature

A Persian miniature is a richly detailed miniature painting which depicts religious or mythological themes from the region of the Middle East now known as Iran. The art of miniature painting in Persia flourished from the 13th through the 16th centuries, and continues to this day, with several contemporary artists producing notable Persian miniatures. These delicate, lush paintings are typically visually stunning, with a level of detail which can only be achieved with a very fine hand and an extremely small brush.
Several features about Persian miniatures stand out. The first is the size and level of detail; many of these paintings are quite small, but they feature rich, complex scenes which can occupy a viewer for hours. Classically, a Persian miniature also features accents in gold and silver leaf, along with a very vivid array of colors. The perspective in a Persian miniature also tends to be very intriguing, with elements overlaid on each other in ways which sometimes feel awkward to people who are accustomed to the look and feel of Western art.
Originally, Persian miniatures were commissioned as book illustrations for Persian illuminated manuscripts. Only the wealthiest of patrons could afford these illustrations, with some Persian miniatures taking up to a year to complete. Eventually, people also began collecting these works of art on their own, binding them into separate books. Many of these collections fortunately survive to this day, along with other examples of Persian art such as Iran's famous pile carpets.
The Persian miniature was probably inspired by Chinese art, given the very Chinese themes which appear in some early examples of Persian miniatures. Many of the mythological creatures depicted in early Persian art, for example, bear a striking resemblance to animals in Chinese myth. Over time, however, Persian artists developed their own style and themes, and the concept of the Persian miniature was picked up by neighboring regions.Many museums of Asian art have Persian miniatures in their collections, and it is well worth visiting to see examples of this distinctive art form in person. Persian miniatures also merit undivided attention; the longer one looks at a Persian miniature, the more details and themes emerge. The study of a single miniature can take up an entire day, as more and more details unfold, and many museums conveniently have detailed guides to the figures and themes in their Persian miniatures

KAMANCHE

Kamancheh in and after Ghajar Period

According to different books in Persian language, it seems Kamancheh had only two strings. Though we don't know when the third string had been added to this instrument, but we know that in Ghajar period, Kamancheh had three strings.

Different books mention to the completion of this instrument. For example, one of the famous Kamancheh players of Ghajar Period, Agha Jan, the father of Mirza Habib Sama' Hozur (very famous santoor and tonbak player) had invented a kind of Kamancheh that had strange strings and keys and it had a long handle and he was used to play that while standing up and he had named that Kamancheh, Majles-Ara!

Some famous Kamancheh players in and after Ghajar Period are: Khoshnavaz Khan, Agha Motalleb, Esmail Khan, Hossein Khan Esmail-zadeh, Gholi Khan, Musa Kashi, Mirza Rahim, Javad Khan Ghazvini, Bagher Khan Rameshgar, Alireza Changi, Mirza Gholamhossein, Safdar Khan, Hossein entitled to Karim-Kur and his daughter, Vajiheh, Farmanfarma the Uncle of Naser-al-Din Shah, Jamileh (the female student of Esmail Khan), Ali Khan, Reza Khan Nikfar, Hossein Yahaghghi and his sister Keshvar Khnum entitled to Farah-Lagha, and at last, Asghar Bahari.

According to some books , we see that Kamancheh was very popular and important in Persian art and folk music. After the introduction of Western violin to Iran, unfortunately everything changed! Though the forth string was added to Kamancheh after seeing that violin had four strings, but many instrumentalists put the Kamancheh down and started playing violin. It is interesting to mention that even most of the students of Hossein Khan Esmail-zadeh such as Reza Mahjubi, Rokn-al-Din Mokhtari, Abu-al-Hasan Saba, Ebrahim Mansuri and so on were violin player.


Anyway, there were some compassionate artists such as Aref Ghazvini that was not happy for what was happening to Persian art music and warned about the danger of abolishing the Persian art music and its important instruments like Kamancheh, Santoor and Tar.

As historians mention, the late Asghar Bahari, gave a new life to Kamancheh by playing this instrument in many concerts and gatherings and radio and TV.

It is fortunate that today we have many Kamancheh players in such a way that today there is no need to be anxious about being abolished the art of Kamancheh playing.

KAMANCHE

. Kamanche is played in many different cultures and regions, like in Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey,...and with different pronounciations and different names, like Kamanche or Kamancheh or Kamantche in Iran, Kamancha or Kamantcha in Azerbaijan, Kemanche or Kemancha or Kemantcha in Armenia, Kabak Kemane in Turkey, Ghijak (Gijak, Gidzhak,...) in Central Asia, Rababa in Arab countries.... Kamanche is played both in classical and folk Music.

KAMANCHE

. Derived from the Persian words kaman, 'bow' or 'arc', and cheh, 'little' is an ancient spiked fiddle which is ancestor to most modern European and Asian bowed instruments. It can now be found throughout the area stretching from North Africa to China. The instrument's name varies from region to region (e.g. kamange, saz-e Keshmiri, joze, ghiczak), as does its shape (it can be spherical or cylindrical and have an open or closed back).
The Iranian classical kamancheh has a spherical shape, its bridge resting on the surface of a soundbox covered by a membrane of animal skin. The soundbox has no standard size and can be made entirely from one piece of wood or from many ribs. Its rounded body, made from different kinds of wood (e.g. mulberry, walnut, oak, or maple), has a spike on bottom to support the instrument.
The kamancheh's four metal strings are generally tuned in fourths or fifths. The instrument is held vertically and the bow, made of horsehair, moves horizontally, with the performer rotating the instrument when he or she moves from one string to another.