Ah, back to my regularly scheduled posts! I have started working with all the images I have been taking of the desert spring this year – really a gorgeous one, with the additional rain, and the cactus have been amazing. I have wanted to do some collage work, but I haven’t known how to begin. I wnt things to seamlessly blend together, not have significant images stand out, so I guess it is just a case of experimenting. So I tried Tuesday night, and I was pleasantly surprised – and pleased. Here are the photos I started with, all taken from the Tucson Botanical Gardens:
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Palo Verde in bloom
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Thistle leaf
I wasn’t sure what was going to happen, but I did realize I needed to use separate layers and then adjust the opacity for each one. It occurred to me I could “cut” the flower itself. So here’s what happened with the mix:
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Desert Bloom
I really liked how this worked – a little rotating of the flower, and the actual orange of the blossom is a perfect focal point. But – I decided to try individual layers on and off to see what happened….
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I probably will end up printing them both. I am thrilled, and I learned a few more things.
So yesterday I decided to try another one. Here’s the original photos, and I’m still not done…..have a few more ideas for the succulent.
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Succulent - a type of aloe
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A ground grate
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Marbling pattern added
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Desert Aloe
And…without the background. I’m not totally happy with this one, but there’s certainly a lot to work with….
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Desert Aloe
All in all, a productive Photoshop time.
Additional Photoshop Friday posts:
Photoshop Friday – September
Sunday Sampler with Photoshop – August
Photoshop Friday – July
Photoshop Friday – stained glass