Mandala Photo - Digitally Enhanced

Photoshop Elements can do sooo much, and I love it!

I'm learning so many capabilities and shortcuts in the program from The Pixeladies! In one of our assignments, I've digitally edited a photo of a mandala done earlier this year. The digital alterations include:

Changing the oval frame into a gradation between two colors
Filling in the streamers with turquoise and yellow at a reduced opacity level
Filling in the faces using a darken blending mode to keep the shading visible from the drawing beneath
Filling in the hair, the collar, etc. with color - also using the darken blend mode to ensure lines from the drawing beneath are still visible
Darkening the maroon center embellishment

What a huge difference these changes make. It has so much more energy with the enhanced color...especially the faces that have come alive as well.

Do you use a mobile app or program to alter your art work -- whether for fun or for business? Do you normally know what you want to do with your image or do you play and see where it leads?

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