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02/26/2016 - Poppy Field

2/26/2016

 

The Daily Texture for 02/26/2016
​Poppy Field

Poppy Field Texture/Background
Today's Daily Texture is another glorious field of flowers, with splashes of red to resemble poppies.  I had a little fun with this one, and added some bald eagles into this art...one sitting in the "field" and two flying in the distance.  I used the texture as a background, and as a soft light layer on top at about 30%.
Let Her Handle It - Fun Bald Eagle Art
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02/25/2016 - Calling Spring

2/25/2016

 

The Daily Texture for 02/25/2016
​Calling Spring

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I don't know about the rest of you, but I am tired of winter!  Today's Daily Texture is titled "Calling Spring", as that's what I'm doing.  :)  I paired it with this fun leaping bunny rabbit photo, and masked away his entire background so it appears as if he is leaping over this field of impressionist style flowers.  Then I placed the texture on top as a soft light layer at 40% to boost the colors even more.  To add more interest, I ran the bunny through a light Topaz Impression preset, which gave him a little more painterly look as well.
Leap Into Spring - Fun Bunny Rabbit Art
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02/24/2016 - Coppertone and Blue

2/24/2016

 

The Daily Texture for 02/24/2016
​Coppertone and Blue

Coppertone and Blue Texture
Red Tail Over The Road - hawk wildlife art
I just knew Today's Daily Texture would be perfect with one of my recent Red Tailed Hawk photos, and it did not disappoint!  It made a beautiful background to replace the blown out sky behind this gorgeous creature.  I also used the texture on top as two soft light layers, both at 100%, with the 2nd of those being enlarged a bit to place the lighter center area more over the bird's face and brighten him up.
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02/23/2016 - At Rivers End

2/23/2016

 

The Daily Texture for 02/23/2016
​At Rivers End

At Rivers End Texture
The Finale - Bald Eagle Fishing Art
Today's Daily Texture is a soothing, dramatic water scene.  I paired this texture with one of the absolute worst photos I've taken of one of our eagles fishing.  After sitting for hours in the rain beside the river getting nothing but far away fishing shots, I glanced up only to see the eagle had just come down right beside us and caught a fish, and was already flying away.  Yep, right outside the truck window...and I missed it!  She snuck in from behind, and I never saw her until this moment.  So much for the up close fishing shot I was after.  Anyway, I still wanted to record this moment a bit more "attractively", so once again, it was a texture to the rescue!

I masked away all of the eagle's background and fiddled with her coloring and sharpness {which was a major job considering the horrible lighting and rain}.  Then I placed a duplicate of the texture layer on top and set it to soft light at 100%.  This gave the art more color, contrast and drama.  And then I realized it would be nice to place her reflection in the water, so I duplicated the eagle layer, flipped it, moved it down, made it a little smaller, faded it out, and then blurred it just to create a hint of reflection under her.  Now one of my worst photos has become a work of art, all thanks to this texture.  And my missed shot doesn't seem quite as bad now. :)
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02/22/2016 - Quiet Morning At The Shore

2/22/2016

 

The Daily Texture for 02/22/2016
​Quiet Morning At The Shore

Quiet Morning At The Shore Texture Background
Today's Daily Texture gives you a fabulous beachy background to use for some of your favorite subjects!  My original intent was to place one of my shore birds in this painterly ocean scene.  As I was looking through my files, I found a photo of these two little Shih Tzu pups I shot last year.  Here's the original photo:
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Morning Run At The Beach dog art
I could just see these little cuties running "on the beach", so I decided to work them in with this texture.  First, I masked away their background and leashes.  I was able to get them blended easily with the texture background, but their color was off.  I placed the texture on top as a separate layer, and set it to multiply at 25% and then added another layer of the texture on top, setting it to soft light at 50%.  But, I still couldn't seem to get the dogs color adjusted to match correctly.  Plus, they were a little bit noisy.
At that point, I decided to merge everything and take the merged image into Topaz Impression.  I found a preset I'd made with very small brush strokes, and I ran this preset on them.  This preset adjusted the color of the entire image, giving the dogs and the beach all similar tones.  Which brings me to the point that Topaz Impression isn't just good for painting...it's good for making two separate images blend together more evenly, both with brushstrokes and color.  I just love that program!
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02/19/2016 - The Edge of Beauty

2/19/2016

 

The Daily Texture for 02/19/2016
​The Edge of Beauty

The Edge of Beauty Texture
Today's Daily Texture has that "water area" that many of you have been requesting lately!  I paired this one with a bald eagle photo from this week.  The way he was looking, I could just see him in this scene, as if he were hunting for turtles.  I used the texture as a background and as a soft light layer on top at 30%.
Turtle Hunting In The Marsh - Bald Eagle Art
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02/18/2016 - Rain In The Rose Garden

2/18/2016

 

The Daily Texture for 02/18/2016
​Rain In The Rose Garden

Rain In The Rose Garden Texture
Today's Daily Texture is a soft one, filled with sweet pink and refreshing gray-green, but as you can tell by my example, you can go vibrant with it if you desire!  I paired it  as a background with a pair of cherry blossom flowers, and the duplicated the texture layer and placed it on top, setting it to hard light at 100%.  This gave the image a little burst of extra light and boosted the color of the work, which I really like!
A Whisper of Cherry Blossoms
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02/17/2016 - Earth Frame Texture

2/17/2016

 

The Daily Texture for 02/17/2016
Earth Frame

Earth Frame Texture Background
Tennessee Cotton Art
Here's another one of the frame texture backgrounds I've been working on.  This is similar to Sea Frame, released on February 10, only this one features more earthy tones.  I paired it with a photo of a Tennessee cotton bloom, originally.  At some point in this process, I changed my mind and decided to PAINT the cotton, rather than use the straight photo.  After painting the cotton right on top of the background, I then placed the background on top and set it to soft light layer mode at about 50%.  This enabled the cotton {which was a bit cooler in color} to pick up the tones of the textured background.  Then I decided to add some words and some faded leaf elements to finish out the work.
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Spring 1 Mini Pack Texture Collection

2/16/2016

 

Introducing the Spring 1 Mini Pack Texture Collection

Spring 1 Mini Pack Texture Collection
​I know you guys have been loving the Splendid Spring Collection, featuring the bright, vibrant spring colors present in this years Pantone Spring color palette.  But there are those images which require softer and more muted tones, so this newest mini pack just released today is for those works of art.  The Spring 1 Mini Pack features 10 fabulous textures in the soft and subtle tones of the past, and they work wonderful with flowers, birds, butterflies, and another other subjects from this season of new growth and renewal. 
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These two images were made with two different textures from this collection.  On the rose, the texture was used as a background, and as a soft light layer on top.  The butterfly image features the texture applied only as layers on top, in various layer modes, with some masking of those layers to keep the true tone of the butterfly.

02/15/2016 - Wistful Rainy Morning

2/15/2016

 

The Daily Texture for 02/15/2016
​Wistful Rainy Morning

Wistful Rainy Morning Texture
Today's Daily Texture is a very versatile, neutral one, with just a hint of color in the center.  I used this texture with the two songbird images below and prepared both of them the same way.  First, I masked away their backgrounds, leaving the texture behind them.  Then I duplicated the texture layer and placed it on top, setting it to soft light at 50%.  Then I duplicated the texture again, and placed it on top, setting it to hard light at 50%, and then masked the center area of that texture away slightly until the birds were the tones I wanted.  Now I have two beautiful songbird images which can serve as a pair, hanging side by side in a room.
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Quicksilver 2 Songbird Art
Quicksilver - Songbird Art
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