Corrie Kinkel Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 19 hours ago, Sue Thomas said: Stunning page! I was taking photos of Primroses in Cornwall in January. I like that you added a shadow to the frame, something I don't normally do for this particular effect, but I do like it. It gives it a nice little bit of depth. Sue thank you, your words mean a lot to me! Your encouragement and critics have helped me to get further in developing my skills. Your layouts are always an inspiration! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Thomas Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) I didn't have anything specific in mind this evening to create. I randomly chose a photo from my trip home, created a layout/template, wordart, background paper, and used one of Carole's punches. Using vector shapes particularly for the circles not only gives nice clean lines, I'm able to do text on a path. Retaining the vectors, once I have duplicated and converted to rasters to colourize, texture etc. Edited March 22 by Sue Thomas 4 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Thomas Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 8 hours ago, Corrie Kinkel said: Sue thank you, your words mean a lot to me! Your encouragement and critics have helped me to get further in developing my skills. Your layouts are always an inspiration! I honestly do appreciate your words. This community oozes encouragement, help, support and inspiration. Not forgetting constructive criticism, which I find is important, when received in the manner in which it is given. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasany Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 EASTER time so...some EASTER fonts, my old EASTER fractal card, added halftone in PSP. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Thomas Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 I must admit I was disappointed, as I was hoping for a more defined eclipse. I stayed up until 1.15am As the eclipse started at 10.53pm, maximum was 1.12am, ending at 3.32am this morning. The duration of the eclipse was 4hrs 39 mins. It was an ideal opportuntiy to use the Periodical script which I won. The next ecplise will be a total eclipse on the 8th April, beginning at 11.53am. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassel Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 37 minutes ago, Sue Thomas said: The next ecplise will be a total eclipse on the 8th April, beginning at 11.53am. And weather permitting, it should be more spectacular! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Ewart Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 44 minutes ago, Sue Thomas said: I must admit I was disappointed, as I was hoping for a more defined eclipse. I stayed up until 1.15am As the eclipse started at 10.53pm, maximum was 1.12am, ending at 3.32am this morning. The duration of the eclipse was 4hrs 39 mins. It was an ideal opportuntiy to use the Periodical script which I won. The next ecplise will be a total eclipse on the 8th April, beginning at 11.53am. Great shot and I like the choice of font around the moon. I think I might need to get that periodic script. I looks really cool. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Thomas Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) 1 hour ago, Susan Ewart said: Great shot and I like the choice of font around the moon. I think I might need to get that periodic script. I looks really cool. The font is Troemys. I had a little play with the script, it certainly does have potential, along with several options to choose from. Edited March 26 by Sue Thomas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Thomas Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 2 hours ago, Cassel said: And weather permitting, it should be more spectacular! Most definately! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Ewart Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, Sue Thomas said: The font is Troemys. I had a little play with the script, it certainly does have potential, along with several options to choose from. Thank you for the name of the font and the info about the new script. I wonder how font designers come up with font names, some are rather odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Chamber Orchestra of New York was a very boring theme until I found this amazing oil painting by artist Daria Sadkova. I removed the black background and used it on several layers with varying opacities and adjustments. Cass's Word Frame script gave it just the right touch without drawing attention away from the subject. The font is Cellos Script free from DaFont. 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doska St. Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Hi Michele, this reminds me of the famous photo of Man Ray. Well done, only now a man is lending his back as a cello 😉 https://image.kurier.at/images/cfs_932w/6918777/46-186805116.jpg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, Doska St. said: Hi Michele, this reminds me of the famous photo of Man Ray. Well done, only now a man is lending his back as a cello 😉 https://image.kurier.at/images/cfs_932w/6918777/46-186805116.jpg Thanks for sharing. It just might have been the artist's inspiration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Thomas Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 9 hours ago, Susan Ewart said: Thank you for the name of the font and the info about the new script. I wonder how font designers come up with font names, some are rather odd. I don't think naming a font is any different from any other artist naming their work. Creating power in the name and an innate ability to draw meaning for it. The font I chose besides having a dramatic name, also has a dramatic style to it, which I considered to be appropriate for the event which was taking place, meaning the eclipse. I also think that many font names are chosen to advertize the font, which have many extras. Displaying them for marketing purposes. Being artists I think the former is more the case, when it comes to naming fonts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrie Kinkel Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 20 hours ago, Cassel said: And weather permitting, it should be more spectacular! I would have loved to see this eclips as it is on my birthday too but that isn't to be; 😢 it isn't visible in Europe! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Magerka Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 On 3/19/2024 at 11:11 PM, Sue Thomas said: Today a flock of around 30 Redpolls stopped off en route north for a feed. The snow is slowly going. It would appear I sparked some interest in the technique I used the other day and again in this layout. I've given some tips, but should anyone need more instruction, let me know. I created a word frame with a twist, outlined text on the letters R and F, lifted the one comrer. I forgot to mention that I created the letterboard, in the previous layout, matching the colour of the wood frame with the ground squirrels. Such pretty birds. We don't get them here in SW Ontario. Love the colours and the techniques. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Magerka Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 On 3/22/2024 at 12:08 AM, Sue Thomas said: I didn't have anything specific in mind this evening to create. I randomly chose a photo from my trip home, created a layout/template, wordart, background paper, and used one of Carole's punches. Using vector shapes particularly for the circles not only gives nice clean lines, I'm able to do text on a path. Retaining the vectors, once I have duplicated and converted to rasters to colourize, texture etc. Love the layering in this one and the textures and shapes. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrie Kinkel Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 I won the Photo ZigZag script last Sunday and I have been playing with it. The colors that you get depends on the photo that is used. The more colorful photos give a very colorful zigzag and I feel that that is too much to my taste. This photo however had more muted colors and I even reduced the opacity of the zigzag layer. I could have made only a small strip like a ribbon and that is something I certainly will try. For now I just wanted to show my "win" and the font is aptly named Baby Magnolia. 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Thomas Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, Julie Magerka said: Such pretty birds. We don't get them here in SW Ontario. Love the colours and the techniques. They are such delightful arctic finches, with a distinctive beautiful song. I'm surprised as according to my book, they can be sighted from the west coat to east coast, even Newfoundland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Thomas Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 1 hour ago, Julie Magerka said: Love the layering in this one and the textures and shapes. Much appreciated! I always start with a photo, from there I have a focal point, whether it's a square, rectangle or circle shape. All to often I then work my way out with layers, text, elements. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I was going for the look of a poster/ad and took inspiration for this from several different pics I saw on Google. The silhouette is from Pngtree and I made use of some gold foil images I had in my stash. The font is NinjaLine, free from DaFont. I wasn't completely satisfied with the background (an old gradient I made), but as usual, I ran out of time. 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Lamp Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I have been working on this Easter page today and thought I would post it before I forgot to share it. All of the layers are from things I have saved over the years. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Seeber Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I bumped into this layout that I created last year when we were studying in a Text Workshop. I'd like to do that class again, as a refresher. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Thomas Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 20 hours ago, Corrie Kinkel said: I won the Photo ZigZag script last Sunday and I have been playing with it. The colors that you get depends on the photo that is used. The more colorful photos give a very colorful zigzag and I feel that that is too much to my taste. This photo however had more muted colors and I even reduced the opacity of the zigzag layer. I could have made only a small strip like a ribbon and that is something I certainly will try. For now I just wanted to show my "win" and the font is aptly named Baby Magnolia. We are like to 2 peas in a pod, I won the Periodical script the other week, and you won the zig zag script. We have both showcased photos using our winnings within a day of each other. Not only that Carole has featured examples of our frames in this weeks blog. Coincidence or what!! 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Thomas Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 1 hour ago, Ann Seeber said: I bumped into this layout that I created last year when we were studying in a Text Workshop. I'd like to do that class again, as a refresher. I don't know about anyone else, but I will often use techniques, layouts, even get inspiration from previous workshops, when showcasing photos. As a diamond member you can access these workshops at any time for a refresher of any of the techniques etc used. Lovely photo of the brown rabbit, it resembles the little brown rabbits we get, and not a hare. The ears are the main giveaway. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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