Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Texture Tuesday

Once again I am contributing to Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday postings, I really enjoy doing this, it keeps me fiddling, not that I need anything more to fiddle with at the moment.  As I said yesterday, I am teaching myself to do digital scrapbooking, and digiart.  A mean feat I must say.  There is so much to learn and I am not the most patient person, if I can't find out how to do something fairly quickly I can get a little frustrated, to say the least.  I don't lose my cool though, I just become totally obsessive, spending hours scouring web sites, tutorials and what ever I can dig up, to help solve the problem. Hmm maybe I'm not impatient just obsessive?  Arghh,.....  there it's out my total frustration at not being able to do some of the things I want to do right now, oh and at buying a book that says you can get online web pictures to play with, and they aren't there.  And of course when you email the author they don't answer, phooie to you blah!!!!
Okay calming down and above is my SOOC (straight out of the camera) shot of the bug on the agapanthus, to fit the theme this week of "In the Garden".
Now textured here he is again.  I didn't want to lose the brilliance of the purples, I just wanted to edge it up a bit, you know add a little grunge to it.
So firstly I DUPLICATED the photo, as always I will say duplicate, duplicate, always duplicate.
Then I did a levels adjustment, followed by a brightness/contrast adjustment, then I layered Kim's October texture over the top on colour burn at 58%.  I also added a vignette around the edges. Voila my bug on the agapanthus in the garden, ta da......
Also I have started making some pages for a book I want to make for Elle, either for her birthday or Christmas or maybe just because.
The background is a paper from Kim's textures too, it's Warm Sun, layered with one of my photos of autumn leaves and then with the embellishments added and shadows applied.  Rather sweet I think.  See you can use the textures under and over photographs, isn't it wonderful!


19 comments:

  1. visiting from KK TT Your macro shot is simply beautiful and the texture you used is lovely. I use Kim's textures as 'paper' too. They are too beautiful not to sometimes!

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  2. i love what you did for the scrapbooking page awesome use of textures never would have thought of that use

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  3. I love the vibrancy of the colors in this photo! Stunning detail!

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  4. I understand your frustration. I just love the scrapbook page, just gorgeous.

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  5. That is a really nice photo of bug atop an aggie. Just love the color and the detail on said bug.
    I love the way you created your scrapbook photo with the texture behind and layered with your own. Very creative, I would love to try this too one day...
    Beautiful photo of mum and bub by the way.
    jenni

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  6. Stunning image! And I share your frustration when technology does not obey my commands! That's usually when I have to call in my husband though, because I am usually too frustrated to figure it out ;)

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  7. I always love bugs on flowers!! The original shot looks great already, but I love the texture work. Fabulous!
    Gorgeous scrapbook page too!

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  8. great texturising Kim, really dramatic and focusses on the ladybug. Love your layout with a texture as background - must try that

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  9. Someday I am going to learn how to do this. Kim thanks for your kind message yesterday. it really meant a lot. you made a hard day better. hugs.

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  10. Love the bug and the texture but your scrapbooking page of the adorable baby is priceless. V

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  11. excellent macro i love your picture! nice work with texture as well

    Light Trigger

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  12. Wow! What a magnificent capture there. And love the texture on it!

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  13. Wonderful! Love the bug-the texture work is lovely--also your digital work is so very nice. I work so hard to master one thing at a time--not sure I will ever have mastered my PSE--:) Like you I obsess sometimes--

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  14. The drama of the purple flowers! Love how your post processing really made them come to life! But nothing is sweeter than that little precious newborn face...oh my. melt my heart. Xo

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  15. Now, how long did this photo op take to catch? :) Love it. The grunge makes him look even more icky!
    Visiting from KK TT #141

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  16. I absolutely love how you made the color pop in your edited version. Gorgeous photo!

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  17. she will treasure the pages that you make her. beautiful work

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