St. Patrick's Day Collage

I've been practicing my Photoshop layering and blending skills.  Believe it or not, this has a whopping 17 layers!  Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Digital Valentine

This turned out great!  I experimented with thinking of each layer as adding a color or a texture instead of thinking of the actual photograph.  I started with the photo of the barn that the instructor provided.  I layered a photo of sunset over the wetlands that my husband took.  By setting it on "color burn" mode, it added a fiery glow.  Then I added two layers of the same garden photo on top, repositioning them to add bursts of color here and there.  On top of that is a layer of a cement texture to mellow out the colors and a textured frame to finish the edges.  The cowboy is an extracted image from a vintage valentine.  I finished it by thinking of some descriptive text to add.  Yeehaw!  Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Ferris Wheel Part 2

I started over on the Ferris Wheel project and followed the steps carefully.  It now has a softer glow to it.  I like both versions...apples and oranges, right?

Ferris Wheel Part 1

This was a complicated project with many layers and many steps.  Somehow, I missed a step and my Ferris Wheel ended up with a neon-pink glow.  I like it, though.

The Latest...

I can't take credit for being original with this collage but I sure did learn a lot.  In this lesson, we followed DJ's step-by-step layering process for creating a digital collage.  Sounds easy, right?  Still, it took me all night because I discovered if you mess up on a layer, you can just add more layers on top of it.  Let's just say this collage has MANY layers!

Hey Look! My Hat Matches My Tail!

OK. I know this is a busy mess but you have to admit, it's funny.  I was practicing everything I've learned so far in Photoshop.  Next lesson: moderation!

Buzzing Collage

Having fun with Photoshop!

Whew! I Learned a Lot!

 

The most important lesson I learned was this: when you are talking on the phone, don't keep hitting the delete button or else you'll lose a layer or two.  But on the other hand, it was much easier the second time around!