my little rock star
by teranb

Comment by jomari:
It has given it a beautiful roseate glow, I really like it, and good for you that you are being truly creative.

my little rock star
by teranb

Comment by tph1:
Fabulous! Great composition and effect.

softpink
by teranb

Comment by tph1:
Good work. I am intimidated by layers. Partly because I tend to ignore directions. I have to spend some time with them, as they sure seem to to be a great tool.

softpink
by teranb

Comment by jomari:
I like this one too. It still looks like a pencil drawing, ( and I love pencil drawings.)

soft
by teranb

Comment by teranb:

Originally posted by cgino: What do you use to process your image? Here's a quickie done in Photoshop CS3; just increased the dark tones using levels and added a texture... Your image really is wonderful!!

Thanks for the encouragement. I have Photoshop, v. 5. Just don't know how to use it. It feels very overwhelming. Like your variation.

soft
by teranb

Comment by cgino:
What do you use to process your image? Here's a quickie done in Photoshop CS3; just increased the dark tones using levels and added a texture...

Your image really is wonderful!!

soft
by teranb

Comment by teranb:

Originally posted by cgino: I really like the combination of the flower and the aged box. NICE!! And I love the bit of blur too! But I have to admit I'm with tph1 and would like to see more contrast; more specifically, more dark tones. In general the effect of the gradient filter is really nice, but if this were my image I would continue to process it with a levels layer to darken those dark tones. If you don't want more contrast, then either think of using this as a texture layer or cool background as KarenNfld suggested, or even add a layer on top of it to grunge it up a bit and add more interest as we do in this thread. Bottom line is I see a lot of good to work with here!

Great ideas. I really don't understand how to use layers. Still getting familiar with my tech stuff! Maybe I should try that next.

soft
by teranb

Comment by teranb:

Originally posted by KarenNfld: I think it would make a lovely background for a poem or invitation. As a stand alone image I think it's too light, sorry.

No apology necessary. Thanks for your honest opinion.

soft
by teranb

Comment by cgino:
I really like the combination of the flower and the aged box. NICE!! And I love the bit of blur too! But I have to admit I'm with tph1 and would like to see more contrast; more specifically, more dark tones. In general the effect of the gradient filter is really nice, but if this were my image I would continue to process it with a levels layer to darken those dark tones. If you don't want more contrast, then either think of using this as a texture layer or cool background as KarenNfld suggested, or even add a layer on top of it to grunge it up a bit and add more interest as we do in this thread. Bottom line is I see a lot of good to work with here!

soft
by teranb

Comment by KarenNfld:
I think it would make a lovely background for a poem or invitation. As a stand alone image I think it's too light, sorry.