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Today's Photoshop Play!


I did the drawing for this a couple nights ago as well as some rough color fill in.  Yesterday, I finished a first version that incorporates two of my altered photos (unlike the normal four), and it had a much darker color scheme.  I initially posted a photo of that one until reworking it today and liking this one much better!

As part of today's rework, I've learned much more about Photoshop.  The "Layer via Copy" is a nice feature that allows for color correction of the base image that are altered by layers of different types of adjustments made to that layer when you don't use a mask.

I've also learned something about myself through the process on this project.  If the result of my work triggers any inkling of dissatisfaction or a sense that something just isn't quite right...the piece is not yet done, even if I've already worked on it a long time.
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  1. Sherrie SpanglerMay 26, 2013 at 3:18 PM

    Hi -- Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting! I just checked out yours and love what you're doing. I just bought Photoshop Elements but haven't gotten started yet -- it looks like you're a pro!

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    1. Cay DeniseMay 26, 2013 at 6:32 PM

      You're welcome, and thank you for visiting my blog too. I'm not a pro with the software, but learning some neat stuff. Photoshop Elements will provide you with lots of capability. Let me know when you've got some things done that you want to share. I'd love to see what you do with it!

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