Monday, April 11, 2011

butterfly buddha digi-collage

good morning, darlings!


as you are reading this, i *hope* i am safely on the plane on my way to a fabulous fun-filled week in southern california visiting with friends! i am not entirely sure what the logistics are going to be as far as my computer and time to use it; my sense is i'll be able to check email, and probably not do much else, but we shall see! i have some "pre-scheduled" posts coming up later in the week for you, including a great limelight sketch on thursday, an awesome jingle belles prompt on friday, and one of my most favorite pixie projects EVER on saturday! and who knows? if i get some fabulous photos on my trip, i might pop in to share those, too!


in the meantime, have a lovely week, and i will leave you with a little digi-collage i made using some of the inspiring photoshop tips and ideas from my new favorite book!*


(buddha image: morguefile.com; concrete and water texture photos: textureking.com; butterfly brushes: lifted wings by katie pertiet, designer digitals; frrame: inverted hipster plumes by anna aspnes, designer digitals; flower swirl brushes: travel the world-india kit by julia makotinsky, little dreamer designs; software: adobe photoshop elements)

*digital expressions by susan tuttle is by far the best book i've found for composing and combining digital images, and learning the basics of collage and artwork in photoshop elements, as illustrated by the piece i made above. however, if you are merely looking to edit, crop and improve photos, to print or upload, a basic p-shop manual like this one (made for the version you have) is probably more helpful!

10 comments:

  1. Such a soothing/calming digi collage...LOVE it...happy vacation!

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  2. ditto what ~amy~ said. I felt immediate calm when looking at you beautiful dig collage art. Enjoy your flight!!!

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  3. Have a wonderful time ... love your collage

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  4. Oh my goodness ... this piece totally speaks to me ... I adore everything about it ... hope you arrived safely ... miss you.

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  5. Ooh I love it!! Its gorgeous. What a great piece. I'd totally print it out and put it in an art journal!! It needs to be framed or something. This can not be only stuck on your hard drive missy!! Have fun in Cali. Is it wrong I wish that trip had been cancelled not the FL one. :( Still bummed. Love ya girl! Have fun.

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  6. wow! stunning! have fun in SoCal!

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  7. Have a fantastic time in lame old Southern Cal. ;) You DO know that it's waaaaaaaay more fun in NorCal, right? Specifically, the BAY AREA, RIGHT?!?! *ahem* ...

    I digress (yes, I just want you to visit me)... Your pic is beautiful, soothing, and tranquil. I now am thinking of nothing but, "OM". :)

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  8. have a fantastic time in CA :)

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  9. I am want to purchase this image. Kindly send the full details

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