Sunday, February 14, 2010

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, ALL Y'ALL!

AH FEBRUARY, THE SHORT MONTH. . . .

 
I couldn't decide which treatment I liked best on the two "paintings" above, so here's both!

This one is similar, yet different original view. Taken at night through the kitchen window of the recent snow fall with only the patio string lights on for illumination.


 

This next one started out as one of the night scenes that I had used the KALEIDER App (WHIZICAL.com) on for a Mandela/Snowflake, adjusted the color to be more of an icy blue and got some additional colors and accents as well. Step one and Two after getting the "snowflake":


 

Lost some definition in this step, but, as you will see, it still worked out well.

  

I did do some additional "adjustments/manipulations" to get the right "hang" or "droop" by using the "Liquid" filter on Photoshop Elements, as well as the "Lens Flare" filter.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

END of the MONTH - ALREADY?!

I can not believe this month is nearly finished! Seems only yesterday we were celebrating the New Year and another chance to get things right!

Was playing around with the Kaleider App and then with PSE and came up with these:

 

  (Sorry this one is so big, but the fine detail doesn't show on the smaller sizes).

This one is "unfinished", but I like the look, mostly. . . .



I think I would like it better if there were more definition between the colors an shapes. Will have to work on that some day.

This will do it for January, perhaps February will be a more creative month. . . .  perhaps not.


FYI, this is the original image used for a couple of these:


Sunday, January 24, 2010

What Can I Say; I'm Trying!




 

 

 

 

 

Still in that same old rut!

Title ideas for any of these ( that don't have one that is)