Happy Valentine's Day, dear readers. I hope you have all shared some love today with the special people in your life. I also must thank you all for such encouraging comments on my last post . . . I appreciate your prayers and comforting words.
One of the pluses of not working is more time to play with photo art and the joy of discovering all that my new software can do. This week's challenge from Bonnie at Pixel Dust Photo Art was to use the free texture "Bamboo Dreams" as one of the elements in our creation. I came up with three different pieces which I am very pleased with.
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| This little collage shows the texture and images I have used for this challenge. |
First off is this piece featuring magnolia blossoms which I felt were a perfect match for an Oriental mood. I used a Comic Book Filter on the image before applying the texture at Multiply 100%.
This next one I forgot to write down the steps I used for the different layers but I love everything about it and feel a strong continuity of the "dream" theme.
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Oh, how I love dragonflies! Such vibrant colours and wings like stained glass masterpieces.
The texture is not so obvious in this piece but is there none the less and contributes to the final product. I applied the texture in Burn blend mode at 72% then used a lens vignette filter and made a slight curves adjustment.
Come check out the gallery for this weeks creations . . .
I really like what you did with the texture! Great work!
ReplyDeleteall 3 are fabulous, I love the comic filter on the first
ReplyDeleteThese are all great but the Dragonfly image really stands out!
ReplyDeleteMollyxxx
Oh the dragonfly for me too! just fabulous.
ReplyDeletetremendous trio and the seed dreams are especially light and lovely
ReplyDeleteFabulous, how are you making these?
ReplyDeleteA lovely set, especially that dragonfly.
ReplyDeleteLove the second and the third in these! Great shot of that dragonfly!
ReplyDeleteHi, it's so nice to visit with you; I am your newest follower....
ReplyDeleteYour photographs are wonderful and I love all you have done with the textures.....The dragonfly is amazing....
so very BEautimous. and how wonderful to hear that this play, which I call digital fiddling, is BEcoming a healing force for you. every week as I go through Photo Art Friday, I learn and am inspired and energised. while my week past wasn't a cake walk, it was the saving grace of digital fiddling that helped me to breakthrough the "wall" I was feeling stuck at.
ReplyDeletelove the dragonfly. that is exquisite!!!
I like them ALL - but the second is my favorite prefect mix of photo image and words - even the soft colors mix well with this layout.. I never thought of using a bug that cool and I like dragonflies -- Love it!
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Andrea, these are spectacular each and every one, and of course you know that I just adore dragonflies!!
ReplyDeleteThree beautiful results!
ReplyDeleteI'm captivated by your dragonfly!
ReplyDeleteWow your work is always so fun to view. Each of your pieces is just fabulous. The dragonfly is amazing and that Dandelion is such a dreamy piece.
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful! Thank you so much for visiting my blog today (pictimilitude) and your photo art is superb! Lovely images and it's so fun to play with the software, isn't it? :D
ReplyDeletethis photo art is really something... your touch makes it beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOutstanding work Andrea.
ReplyDeleteEach one is a beautiful piece Andrea. The soft earth tones in the first image suggest warmth and safety; the floating seeds and the yellowing tones suggest new beginnings as life continues into another cycle; and the shimmering green copper tones of the dragonfly are simply magnetic.
ReplyDeleteDid I mention that I liked your work this week?
A late comment but so glad I stopped by. I love that dragonfly. Bonnie's textures are so wonderful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love them all, but I think the second one is my favourite.
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