collection of pictures

Bacground:Qbits patt/posterized

Same picture layered and line nova

Gradients /layers/shell brushes/colourbalance.

Original photo

 

As you can see by these three photos i tried out quite a lot of the different things in the tools and filters. I began with the first photo  and copy and pastes.  Line Nova.  With this exercise i finally worked out how to go back through the layers to make changes to create the mosaic on the different layers.

The next picture was created from one of my Tast stitches  It is dark, but I like the way the highlight focuses on the beads

The original photo of the rose.  The original image and Bg layer were resized.  Filter/renderNova 310,10,253,61 which gave the effect behind the rose. I inverted the colours, which turned out to be a red/blue combination so undid that and adjusted the colour balance midtones C71;M-71;Y-94adjust highlights C 92,m-84,Y-69 then I just wanted to know what "seamless" was, and wallah this is what happened.

So this is how I spend my time in the middle of the night when I cant sleep...at least I am not wandering round becoming paranoid about my insomnia ....and by the way I did get some ironing done today, not a great deal, but the top of the contents of the basket is level with the top and not piled high above.

Orchids and Oak Leaves

 I remember reading of a class happening locally when we first arrived here on "digital art"....that's not art thought the painter to herself and dismissed the idea.  What a difference a couple of years makes.

I guess this is not "true art" in a sense, but if they had used the words Digital Design that would have been different.  Wish I could have taken the opportunity back then.  But of course I did not have the computer I have today, nor any photo editing programmes and beside I was too busy producing "real art".

So tonight back to the Digital design and looking again at the different drop down menus and exploring further.

With the image above I began  with a qbist pattern for the background.  I like to see the effects of those patterns when the colours are inverted. Then I added the orchid picture which I posterised and bevelledI did add a frame, but ended up losing part of it when I cropped the image.

I used the leaf brush to add in the next layer and filled them with pattern which I then went to filters/noise/slur.

To finish it off I wanted to put an overlay of lace, used the same red as the leaves and a lace brush which left the nice pinkish tinge to the photo of the orchids.

Lost Weekend

Where is the weekend going...it is almost 10am on Sunday, and I have a Dr appointment at 12.30and maybe visitors calling in and here I am still playing...

I have just learned so much over the last few day, and downloaded brushes which are actually working now...searching the web....all the things that take up time.

Went to the Computer Group meeting yesterday and one of the members did a demo on removing objects from photos which was very interesting...maybe old hat to some but not to us....

Anyway, here are the results of my playing and learning over the last couple of days....(fortunately I have some cooked meals stored in the freezer)

It is hard to believe that this is the result of 2 days play

Now I am beginning to understand things better I will be able to list the steps.

A little bit of play.

 

I have had a little play today but tonight I decided to upload these photos and needed to change another one and horrors I have lost my Gimp.  Nothing new will open in it and I cant open the programme.  So dont know what I have dont.  Might have to get my trusty Linux man to come and pay me a visit.

So do not ask how I got these images, because at this point in time I have not idea. My mind has just gone blank.  Will come back to it when I find my Gimp again.

OOOOOps!

Playing with Layers

I have been trying to follow directions for layers and textures,and these are what I have come up with. 



The first image is from the photo of an iris in my garden I lost track of what I was doing, so in future will have to record each step as I go and if I changed things.  I did use a plum texture which I was able to download from here 

There you can get free downloads of textures from this very generous person.


This next image is achieved with layers from the same site on Flicker

I added the original photo I used to the image.

I did play with a couple of others but did not save them properly so will have to go back and do them again.

Strelitzia

These are two versions of photos taken of the same Strelitzia flower. The one at right is the digitally altered one, and the other are the original colours.

Photo Mosaic

Here are two more images I have been playing with.  The one at left is another collage, This time of my eldest son's wedding.  It was held on Dunk Island 12 months ago.

I have worked out that if you want to play around when there are layers you have to make sure you have play around with each layer until you are satisfied before adding a new layer.

This was a photo of them sitting on the sand and I turned it into a mosaic.

With the central photo of them, I did two page curls, one on the bottom left and one on the top right which formed the heart.  Not exactly placed, but can practice that later on.

Stephonotis blended and layered for Neki

This is what I began with.  I did add some layering to this, but it has not come out or I can't see it in the photo below.  But I at least got to use the gradient, and it came out as the picture below.  Not to worry, I will have another go later. 

I have started reading the file that Ruth told me about, but haven't got to the part on how to change the tools or brushes.  They keep coming back.  I have a feeling I could need to be holding down a key or something.

Changed pictures

Using Art Canvas

Inverting Colours

Inverting colours of yellow orchid

Painted

Some samples of Inverting colours and desaturating.