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11/16/2015 - Backwoods Stream

11/16/2015

 

The Daily Texture for 11/16/2015
Backwoods Stream

Backwoods Stream Texture
Buck In The Woods - Whitetail Deer Art
Today's Daily Texture is filled with gold and browns, creating a nice golden glow for your subject.  I used this texture with one of my deer photos, both as a background and as a layer on top set to soft light at 50%.  After merging, I decided the deer himself needed to be a bit more painterly, so I took the image into Topaz Impression and ran a couple of presets on it.  From the preset layers, I masked away everything they created except for what was on the deer, making the deer more painterly and leaving the original texture intact.
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11/14/2015 - The Winter 1 Texture Collection

11/14/2015

 

Introducing The Winter 1 Texture Collection

Winter 1 Texture Collection
The new Winter 1 Texture Collection features 20 fabulous cool pastel textures, 8 corresponding painted canvas backgrounds and 4 snow overlays.  We invite you to view the video below for a quick introduction to the collection, and to watch a composite demonstration using these resources.  Click here to purchase this collection, which is on sale until November 21, 2015.

11/13/2015 - Foggy Autumn Morning

11/13/2015

 

The Daily Texture for 11/13/2015
​Foggy Autumn Morning

Foggy Autumn Morning Texture
I absolutely cannot get enough of the fall colors, and don't want them to end!  They are so inspiring!  Today's Daily Texture celebrates this wonderful season once more, with glorious oranges, yellows and browns, with hints of green here and there.  I paired this texture with the deer photo below {as a background and as a soft light layer on top}.  Then I decided to see if the texture would brighten up a foggy, gray photo I managed to get last week.  There was a slight hint of autumn color in the trees in the photo, but the fog was so thick over the lake, the color was subdued.  By adding this texture on top - first as a soft light layer at 100% and then as an overlay layer at 20% - it boosted the color tones and gave me a slight hint of sun peering through the trees from behind {which was NOT there at all in the original photo!}.  So yes, this one worked exceptionally well with my foggy photo. :)
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Illuminated by the Autumn Light - Deer art
Foggy Morning At Lake LaJoie

11/12/2015 - Dusky Forest

11/12/2015

 
Dusky Forest Texture
Resting Siamang Ape
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Today's Daily Texture is another with an abstract touch.  Featuring rich, dark, forest greens and browns, this one is an interesting background to use with a variety of subjects.  I paired it with this Siamang Ape photo.  I thought it suited this small ape perfectly, since, after all, his normal habitat would be swinging from the trees in the forest!

First I used the texture as a background, and then placed it on top as a multiply layer at about 50%.  I masked some of this multiply layer off his body, specifically off his face and head, as I wanted to maintain that lovely backlighting along the top edge of his head.  The original ape photo was quite a bit noisy, so I took the merged image into Topaz Impression.  I duplicated the merged image a couple of times, and ran a couple of custom presets on it, masking away the background on each of those layers, in order to keep the original textured background intact underneath.  With the Topaz Impression painted presets applied to just the ape, I was able to give him a more painterly look to blend better with the textured background.

11/11/2015 - Bronze and Blue

11/11/2015

 

The Daily Texture for 11/11/2015
​Bronze and Blue

Bronze and Blue Abstract Texture
Sometimes, I like a texture which is more abstract in nature, such as Today's Daily Texture, Bronze and Blue.  It makes things very interesting when paired with something soft, such as this group of vibrant blue Iris flowers.  It takes the original image to a whole new artistic level with its unpredictable strokes and complimentary colors!  I used the texture as a background and also as a soft light layer on top, set to about 50% to achieve this result.
Blue Iris Blooms Flower Art
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11/10/2015 - November Shoreline

11/10/2015

 

The Daily Texture for 11/10/2015
​November Shoreline

November Shoreline Texture/Background
I absolutely LOVE Today's Daily Texture!  It's the perfect background for your water bird subjects, hunting dogs, a boat, and all kinds of other fun things!  I love it so much, I used it on THREE images already...as a background and as layers on top in various opacities.  I even mirror imaged the background and changed color tones {second image below} and lighting to create new looks using the same background.  I'll let the images speak for themselves...click on them below to view them larger.
Autumn Afternoon Splash - Canadian Goose Art
Big Catch - Bald Eagle Art
Big Catch 2 - Bald Eagle Art
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11/09/2015 - Swan Feathers In The Rain

11/9/2015

 

The Daily Texture for 11/09/2015
​Swan Feathers In The Rain

Swan Feathers In The Rain Texture
The Magic in Life - French Bulldog Art
Here's a beautiful texture with some fabulous light, right in the center to showcase your favorite subject!  I used this texture with a photo of a white French Bulldog.  I used it as a background, and on top {soft light, 100%}.  The photo - taken indoors in horrible light - was way too noisy.  So I took the merged image into Corel Painter, and painted just the dog.  I did add a few brushstrokes to the background as well.  After finishing, I boosted the colors slightly using a filter in Topaz Adjust called "photo pop".  It was just enough to bring out more rich color tones.
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11/08/2015 - Night Lights At Dusk

11/8/2015

 

The Daily Texture for 11/08/2015
Night Lights At Dusk

Night Lights At Dusk Texture/Background
Today's Daily Texture is a darker blue/gray one, with a glorious burst of autumn yellow in the form of a landscape and water reflection.  I paired this texture with one of my bald eagle photos.  After masking away the eagle's background and blending him with the texture underneath, I took the merged image into Corel Painter 16 and painted just the eagle, so he would have a painterly look to go along with the painted texture.  Then I adjusted the colors, boosting the saturation and brightness just a little to expand the overall glow of the image.
Guided By The Light - Bald Eagle Art
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11/07/2015 - A Radiant Day

11/7/2015

 

The Daily Texture for 11/07/2015
​A Radiant Day

A Radiant Day Texture/Background
Since so many of you have been enjoying the impressionist style free texture I released earlier this week, I decided to do another one, creating a garden like scene using impressionist brushes on top of my original chalk texture.  I placed Miss Dixie Peaches in this makeshift garden, being careful to darken her on the bottom so she blended well with the texture underneath.  And then I placed the texture on top, setting it to soft light at about 50% in order to enrich and brighten the colors a little more.  Something was missing though...so I decided to add in one of my flying birds.  I used a bluebird, so he could blend in with the blue of the sky in the background.  The bird was a little too sharp, so I softened him up, to indicate he was not on the same plane as Dixie.
Bird Watching In The Garden - Cat Art
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11/06/2015 - Fall Fog Rising

11/6/2015

 

The Daily Texture for 11/06/2015
​Fall Fog Rising

Fall Fog Rising Texture
The Scent of Fall - Camel Art
Today's Daily Texture is so versatile!  It features lovely peachy-orange tones paired with some soft blue-green.  Keep it soft {thinking BABIES and CHILDREN here...sweet kittens and puppies...or even a mist over a lake!}, or darken it up a bit as I did in the example, by using it as overlay layers on top.  I used it as a background for the camel, and then duplicated it twice and placed those layers on top.  The first was set to multiply at about 30% which gave it the darker tones, and the second was set to overlay at 100%, with the saturation reduced on that layer to about 50% less.  This kept the colors under control, but still gave the overall image additional light and deepened colors around the edges.
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