Thursday, February 2, 2012

Photo Art Friday "Surprise"


This is my first, true success with layering a texture over one of my photos.  This is supposed to be easy peasy, but it took me quite a while to figure it out using Photoshop.  I wouldn't have been able to do it at all if I hadn't used Kim Klaussen Cafe's free ten minute class (took me over an hour, but that is ME, I am not the average person when it comes to computers...)

I used Kim Klassen's "more magic" texture and a photo I took of a rose at Biltmore Estate last spring.

I have linked this to Bonnie's "Pixel Dust Photo Art Friday".  The theme was supposed to be to interpret the word "surprise".  So, Bonnie, my surprise is that I finally DID IT.  I know this is very, very basic, but it IS a beginning.
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17 comments:

  1. hannahFebruary 2, 2012 at 8:18 PM

    Well done you, taking the plunge so successfully.

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  2. KayleneFebruary 2, 2012 at 8:28 PM

    Now that you have taken the plunge it will be addictive and you will have a lot of surprised along the way

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  3. JeanneFebruary 2, 2012 at 8:35 PM

    Excellent Margaret! the more you do , the more addictive that you will find it. Sort of runaway fun art. Think you did a great job! Thank you also for stopping by my blog!

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  4. TexWisGirlFebruary 2, 2012 at 8:45 PM

    i like the canvasy effect. :) (i've never done photoshop or filters so you're way ahead of me!)

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  5. ceeveeFebruary 2, 2012 at 10:35 PM

    Very nice texture processing to this image

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  6. DanFebruary 3, 2012 at 12:58 AM

    Lovely treatment to a beautiful flower.

    Your passion for the arts together with your photographic talents seemingly know no boundries.

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  7. IdaFebruary 3, 2012 at 12:59 AM

    Way to go! - It's quite nice. You picked a perfect texture to go with the gorgeous rose photo.

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  8. MerikeFebruary 3, 2012 at 3:30 AM

    Very lovely and peaceful combosition work of art. Every words too :)

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  9. UnknownFebruary 3, 2012 at 4:01 AM

    Love your image, thanks for sharing.
    Blessings Suzanne

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  10. Matteo TaffuriFebruary 3, 2012 at 6:55 AM

    Ciao Margaret great work!!!very nice :-)

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  11. Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.February 3, 2012 at 8:45 AM

    You did it!! Your special touch with photography has to happen in Photoshop too - how could it not?
    So glad you shared your first textured photo with Photo Art Friday Margaret!

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2012 at 9:56 AM

    How did you get the words to show up so well? Almost as if they glow! That's cool! =)

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  13. Tatjana ParkachevaFebruary 4, 2012 at 2:43 AM

    Nice work.

    Regards and best wishes

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  14. MarilynFebruary 4, 2012 at 2:55 AM

    Absolutely stunning. It has taken me a number of online classes to finally figure out the Photoshop editing. Aren't Kim's classes wonderful? She really gives you quite a bit of information free and her "for fee" classes are excellent!

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  15. MariFebruary 4, 2012 at 5:52 PM

    It's beautiful! I've been wanting to try this sort of thing, but haven't taken the plunge yet. You've inspired me. :)
    We were at Biltmore a few years ago - it's such a gorgeous place!

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  16. kareninkenaiFebruary 4, 2012 at 11:48 PM

    This turned out beautiful; and, I love all of the words you used. It is lovely and I want to do something like it. thanks for sharing and inspiring. visiting from PAF. karen

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  17. Ginnie HartFebruary 6, 2012 at 7:18 AM

    HA! Once the bug bites, you'll never be the same again! :) Well done, Margaret.

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