again, it takes me a while to get down to thank you for commenting - it's not bad manners, just slowness!
trandoductin: i agree, the pattern is great and the displacement map worked great on it.
dinasset: a COFFEE song?! are you using bad language in my thread?!
odinbc: yes, that's the time period and that's the style
! hope you gave you the right kind of flashbacks.
moko: hehe, it wasn't the lemon, it was the honey! must stay away from that stuff in the future, our sofa still looks pink. oh, wait, that's because it IS pink....
about the sad face: it's deliberate. i was aiming for a special style - zoom in on that cream cover odin posted and take a look at their eyes and you'll see what i mean. i think the combination of cheery colours and patterns and elements of sadness or pain on those old record covers have a powerful effect.
lyle: yes, there's never enough paisleys, is there?
doodle dorp1: oooh, someone who understands tea and patterns! i agree with you, only for me the pattern has a cheering effect, like a cup of tea.