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It is 38 degrees and raining outside in my northeastern garden and thoughts of gardening are going through my mind. Inspired by some of my fellow bloggers, I thought I would put a new twist on some of my garden photographs and am trying my hand at some digital art to pass the day. I mainly used the brush stroke tool and then either softened or enhanced certain portions of each photograph. On some of the imaging I filled in with additional color and used a marbleizing effect on the corners. I have had this editing software for some time now and am still learning that there is much to explore!
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| 'Stella D Oro' Daylilly |
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| Aster |
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| Painted Lady Butterfly on Coneflower |
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| Coreopsis 'Zagreb' |
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| Cottage Garden |
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| Dahalia |
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| Grasses and Daylilies |
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| Roseanne Geranium |
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| Hydrangea 'Pink Elf' |
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| 'Star' Magnolia Blossom |
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| Peony |
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| Ruffled Daylily Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed my garden "in a different light". This digital artwork is fun but challenging. I will keep practicing and know I have much to learn so any comments or editing tips would be appreciated! As Always...Happy Gardening Author: Lee@A Guide To Northeastern Gardening, Copyright 2013. All rights reserved  |
Hi Lee...I think you're really coming along nicely! You'll be a pro in no time!
ReplyDeleteReally nice Lee, like Impressionism in a few. Is it not a great hobby to combine with photographing? Especially when the weather is not all that great for gardening. The Dahlia, Coneflower and Star Magnolia are my favorites. I think I like that 'in your face look' of Georgia O'Keeffe, so I gravitate to the flowers where you look inside. Are you printing any? They would look good grouped in a wall hanging.
ReplyDeleteThank you Christy. I am having fun with it and will keep on practicing! Donna-this is a great additional hobby I am honored that you like some of my images since your photography is my inspiration. I would like to get even better imaging software someday but for now am learning things I never knew I had on my Corel. I am finding that it is easier to get more impact with the close up shots so I will follow your lead. I didn't think of framing any yet but maybe after a little more practice...thanks!!!
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ReplyDeleteThese are soooo cool! I use Photoshop mostly to get rid of annoying things I didn’t notice when I took a photo – like a garden hose or other unwelcome clutter. However, after seeing your lovely ‘paintings’, as well as the gorgeous ones Donna at GWGT did of birds, I think I’ll have to give this tool a try. Wish I’d thought about it when I did my tribute post to Georgia O’Keeffe last year.
Anyway, also wanted to congratulate you on your 100th post. Keep it up - you have a lovely blog.
Sue
Thank you Sue. It is so much fun working with the photos to create artwork out of them. You should definitely give it a try. Donna's artwork is amazing. Besides knowing the program I think it also has a lot to do with the quality of the photographs, which I am working on. Thanks for the congrats as well!
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