First challenge at the Just Art site

By on 2-21-2012 in Backgrounds for mixed media, Digital Images + Collage, Mixed Media

The first challenge posted by Robyn of Red Dog Designs was to use at least one of the 4 edge overlays she gave us. I had already created a background from a crackle paint piece for my fat book page earlier in the year. I used two of the edge overlays … Pretty Edgy One Edges 2 and 3 and changed the colour of my background to match the photo that comes next.

Challenge 1 at the Just Art site

This is the next step of the piece I created. I’ve always loved this photo I took at the museum of the cave drawing. The earthy colours along with the background rock is magnificent and I knew I’d use it and want to play with it. I selected the image using a feathered edge of 118 to give a soft opening to show the crackle background and moved it onto the background.

Challenge 1 at the Just Art site

Mosaic Mask for Photoshop Elements

By on 2-21-2012 in Backgrounds for mixed media, Digital Images + Collage, Mixed Media

parliament buildings

At the new Just Art, a digital art and scrapbooking site we were discussing mosaic filters but in Photoshop Elements the technique for using this filter on a layers mask is not possible without creating the mask first. I have created this one to test out how well it would work using a black and white image, putting it through the mosaic filter and using that as your mask. This is how it turned out. I changed the mask colour to one of the sky colours and used the multiply filter on it as well. I am including the mask if you would like to try it yourself, just right click and save to download it. The photo I used is of our Canadian Parliament Buildings taken from the back, across the Ottawa River at the Museum. It is an interesting effect. The link for the new site is: Just Art . Come on over if you want to share and learn with the rest of us, you will be welcomed.

mask

Clay horses have dreams too, created for the Just Art Challenge on Facebook

By on 2-21-2012 in Backgrounds for mixed media, Digital Images + Collage, Mixed Media

The first month for the Just Art Challenge on Facebook brought us a challenge to use a coloured image along with outlines of that same image. There have been some wonderful pieces done. This is my piece along with a sample of different filters and effects done in PSE 11. The terra cotta horse was one on display at our museum several years ago. I fell in love with the fellow which is approximately the size of a pony. An amazing piece of art. I used a filter from the sketch series, a background, two horse shapes along with some effects and transparencies and the brushes in eraser mode to first bring out the clay horse and then to take away some of the background of the horse image.

clay horse

This is a sample I did using several different filters and effects before working on the piece itself. I did not however, use brushes on this piece. The original image without filters is in the middle.

Part photo-partsketch examples

Big Top, an overblown wonderful scrapbook page

By on 2-21-2012 in Backgrounds for mixed media, Digital Images + Collage, Mixed Media

This page was created for the Digital Scrapbooking Studio’s progressive scrap for March 2015. When I saw the colours of the kit I knew exactly the images I was going to use. The circus images are from a vintage Barnum and Bailey poster that I scanned in last year. It’s amazing how close the colours are and of course I had to use the elements overblown because it is the circus!

Big Top scrapbook page

Vintage Musings, February colour challenge with ADB Designs

By on 2-21-2012 in Backgrounds for mixed media, Digital Images + Collage, Mixed Media

February’s colour challenge at the Digital Scrapbooking Studio with ADB Designs brought us a wonderful soft colour palette. I created both a layout and a kit for this month. Loved working with this palette.

February Colour challenge layout
I love this layout and the vintage photo. She is telling a story while she is taking a photo to tell another story about somebody else.

Vintage musings scrapbook kit
Vintage Musings