Sue Thomas Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 The laptop I'm using doesn't have all of my recourses installed. So it's a pretty basic layout. I used a brush which I already had installed, and a photo I took off my camera. The depth of field isn't to much, ideal to give that all round dreamy effect, whilst still focusing on the butterfly and the Alf Alfa flower it is on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Sue - so beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Thomas Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Pirkko, thank you for your kind words. I haven't had the time to scroll through the challenges, but I see, today, the campus is extremely busy, so much creativity being displayed, by everyone. Fantastic work, ladies and gentlemen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Lamp Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 This was created from a screenshot from an Explore live Osprey cam. I had fun playing with it. This is one of this years fledglings flying off the perch (not it's first flight) One thing I did do was activate the original layer at the back and reduced it opacity wayyy down to just fill in some of the areas that I had not brushed in instead of leaving that part white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Solaas Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 You all are so inspiring that I just had to try my hand at this. Explained in the What are you working on forum that I had trouble at first with it, but I got an answer from Carole and I muddled through to finish up with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Thomas Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 I used the photo as a background, blurred and lowered the opacity greatly, added a canvas texture. Thought it would make for a nice water colour print, signed and framed, to be wall mounted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Seeber Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Here's a shot of a Red Lionfish that I treated to a watercolor technique. The photo was taken at the Chicago Aquarium by Jackie during her recent vacation. I dressed it up a bit with a mat and frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Ewart Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Wow! Sue and Ann, beautiful. Sue I love that watercolor background, was it a paper you made. I was looking in textures trying to achieve that with the settings on certain textures but didnt quite get what I wanted. The framing looks great on both of your pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Thomas Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Thank you Susan. As I said, I used the original photo for the background paper, blurred and lightened it greatly. I used the texture, grain fine. Which comes with PSP. As I said in my butterfly serenity watercolour post, which I posted earlier today, I don't have all of my resources on this laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Thomas Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 The settings I used for the texture is: size 150, depth 3. Of course it depends on the size of your project. Everything else are default settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Seeber Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Here's another - all my mats come from PSP Frames and the frames are borders that I buttonize and shadow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Thomas Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 A photo I took after a rain. I was in a frame making mood this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Thomas Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Ann, nice work on the watercolour technique. I use the buttonize tool for many effects, but not on borders. May I suggest you use the cut out tool. Place a very small light shadow on the right and bottom of the inside of the mat to give a little depth. Also, and I don't know why, but you are missing shadowing on the top inside of the white frame and the outside bottom of the white frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Ewart Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Thank you Sue, for the explanation. Now I understand what you meant about the background layer, it just takes twice (or more) for the words to pernitrate my thick skull. Nice to see you are able to get out to photograph on your time away. Ann, Buttonize? I saw that and didnt go near it because, well, I thought it turned stuff into a button. hahaha. I really did think that, why else would they call it that? I should've just tried it. I like the framed pieces you and Sue do and would like to try it too. But still not quite sure how to go about it. so much to learn and precious little time; retirement cant come fast enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Thomas Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Thank you Susan. Although I have taken lots of photos since being home, the photos I've used in this challenge are what I took before leaving. We don't have Pelicans in Wales. Amongst other things you are going to have to learn not only PSP terminology, and names of many tools, but also scrapbooking terminology. Lol. There are 2 masterclasses on framing. Although I have adopted my own varying techniques. Over the years, by request, I have given detailed instructions on how I have created some of my more elaborate frames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon Murray Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 These are all very beautiful. This is a stunning technique. I just threw something together very quickly - I will definitely be working with this technique again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrie Kinkel Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Sue, Anne, Mary you all did make very lovely layouts! I love this technique and already used it a couple of times in other projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyce Nease Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Sue Thomas, I love your framed picture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Seeber Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Playing with a photo from our local Duchess County Fair, adding mat and frame from PSP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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