Steampunk …. digital images for your art

By on 4-28-2012 in Digital Images + Collage, Mixed Media

I have seen many stamps where shapes have been used to fill with gears and wheels for a steampunk look. Here are two that I have made using Photoshop shapes and filling with gear brushes. I want to do more animals, especially a turtle …. turtles are my favourite animals

Steampunk circle

A circle filled with wheels and gears … this could adorn either a scanned or digitally created background. It could be given a transparency as well so more layers could be added.

Steampunk Horse

My first Steampunk horse …. I want to add a saddle to this handsome fellow. This horse, done in different colours would look good on a pasture background.

Golden Ponies and one handsome Tigger cat

By on 3-31-2012 in Digital Images + Collage, Original photos

golden prancing ponies

These handsome ponies started as Photoshop shapes found on www.DeviantArts.com. I filled them with scratches using the Wacom Bamboo tablet, created the background using more Photoshop shapes and moved the ponies onto the background. Styles created the golden colour, transparency and shadows.

Tigger

Another handsome fellow is our orange tabby. I caught him looking out the window with this very serene look on his little face. I changed him to black and white and played with shapes and the colour levels in enhancement and from there went to filters and styles.

Moths in Rainbow Colours to use with your scrapbooking

By on 3-18-2012 in Digital Images + Collage, Mixed Media

This little moth was sitting on the grass sunning itself last summer. It is a wonderful delicate colour and lent itself to recolouring. I have added one page of the moths to download, but if you want 4 pages download the pdf below.

original little brown moth

The original moth is pretty all by itself and could be used in a natural setting in your scrapbook.

rainbow moths

The rainbow colours would look great along with a little girl in a fairy costume on a summer day or along with a photo with a rainbow.

Rainbow Moths for your scrapbooking

Elvis remembered plus TODAY, a statement of the ‘now’

By on 3-05-2012 in Digital Images + Collage, Mixed Media

Elvis …. when I saw these brushes on the Deviant Art site I had to create this card. I used an original background layer, changing the colour from green to ruby red in enhancements and layered the guitar and Elvis profile as well as other small brushes. Styles were also used for the brush stamps. I love how this card glows.

Elvis

Love me tender, love me true…….a march down memory lane

Today, not yesterday, not tomorrow

TODAY …. live in the now, in the moment. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never happen. All we have is the right now …. TODAY. This card started as an original background, each letter was done on a separatae layer, the colour enhanced and then a drop shadow was added to each layer.