montsa!! v monstrosity

[Tomo]

OK - so this is from a throughly scurrilous rag, but if you are in the market for a kilt do you think this is more montsa!! or a monstrosity:

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/fab...tartan-design/

[Cameron of Texas]

I like the sett and I would wear that kilt. Though, it doesn't seem as iconic or mysterious as what it represents.

[Tobus]

It's not a bad looking tartan, although it's a bit on the boring side. A lot of the new fashion tartans seem to be like this nowadays, just sort of hum-drum.

I just have to roll my eyes, though, at the fact that virtually every new tartan description has to go into all these details of the significance of the colour scheme. Ripples in the water? Come on...

[Jock Scot]

I drive past Loch Ness very often and have done so during a fairly long life and thus far I have seen the water contained within in many shades of grey, black sometimes, brown too, but never blue. Blue sky is in pretty short supply as well!

[Farmer Jones]

Not a monstrosity, nor does it shout monster at me.

[Katia]

First I guess I'd need a definition of "montsa." (Yes, I know there's Urban Dictionary; no, I'm not going to go surf it.)

I like the tartan, and I'd definitely wear it, but like everyone else, it doesn't say "Loch Ness Monster" to me. Perhaps "lovely day for a picnic on the loch," though.

It's not a bad looking tartan, although it's a bit on the boring side. A lot of the new fashion tartans seem to be like this nowadays, just sort of hum-drum.

I just have to roll my eyes, though, at the fact that virtually every new tartan description has to go into all these details of the significance of the colour scheme. Ripples in the water? Come on...

Well, I don't imagine it's easy to arbitrarily decide on colors, and it sounds better than "I just liked these colors together." (also, I suppose, an explanation for everyone who will say, "Why on earth did they pick those colors??")

[OC Richard]

Here, I worked with the exposure contrast colours etc to get something a bit more Loch Ness looking. (It's the original image.)



Putting on my artist hat, I think the design itself (setting colours aside) has a problem with "scale".

All those superfine brown lines in the green area are out of scale with the rest of the design. I would make those very fine brown lines thicker or remove them.

BTW the darkened version hides this problem, it's more apparent in the pastel original.

[bdkilted]

OC, your version is much closer, but a bit dark. I saw the monster in 2009 while in Scotland (or one hump of it anyway), it was more of a brown/grey color. Don't know why they didn't ask someone who has actually seen the beastie before they designed a tartan for it.
Otherwise, I think it is an attractive tartan.

[OC Richard]

Here's a browner/greyer version

(once again it's the same image, just playing with adjustments)

[CameronCat]

I have to agree with Tobus, above. It's not bad looking, it's just ... undistinguished.
It's lacking in visual punch, contrast, and "sass." It actually reminds me of some kitchen towels I've had.
I'll guess that 8 yds of this done into a kilt wouldn't turn many heads.