Wednesday, August 26, 2009

CRUSADE #32

Michelle Ward's latest challenge is "Knock Yourself Off" which means: Revisit a previous piece of art and re-work it with your current techniques. So here is a photo of moi' with a little Photoshop magic to 'erase' the wrinkles lol. It's nice, but a little 'blah'
don't worry, I'm not going to use the term "plain-jane" . . . . 
Step 2: The same photo with a more interesting composition portion control (wink, wink) also learned through the Crusades. Next, I added blue as a modern twist on the sepia/monotone technique. Then I added some "Make it Your Own" texture from Crusade 31. The 'texture' is a custom PhotoShop brush of my own signature. oooooooh! I love the Crusades.
There's still time to join us, click here for details. As always: Thank you Michelle for your inspiration and great challenges! 

13 comments:

michelleward said...

Jane - check you out! You not only created an interesting interpretation of Knock Yourself Off, you also included tricks from previous crusades. You make my heart sing :) Thanks for sharing this wonderful piece and clever idea with the team!

Sandy Maudlin said...

VERY VERY cool! Love what you can do with this, and the texture of your signature is awesome.

Poetic Artist said...

I love it...OK will you come to AL and teach me photoshop..LOL..I will make lunch..It is only a short 4 to 5 hr drive...
Thanks for sharing..
Katelen

jennifer lorton said...

Good job. I participated in this crusade too. I really like what you did. The trick with the signature texture is great.

Lisa Holtzman said...

Love your custom texture and you're great with color!

wanda miller said...

so cool, jane. i love it that you used all those prompts from michelle's previous crusades. a teacher thrives on carried over lessons. this is so unique and pretty.
...and i'm lovin' it..i feel that breeze too..where shall i pick you up?...at the mall, on the corner or next (not in) to that seedy dive thats faces the cinema? 3 o'clock sharp! xo wanda p.s. i'll be the one carrying the umbrella

Manon Doyle said...

I love what you've done here Jane!
I've never tried Photoshop but I think I might have to!

nelda ream said...

VERY interesting! It looks wonderful. I love the color and the signature brush you used.

artistsjournal said...

I love it! So soft and delicate. What a wonderful idea to have a brush of your signature.

cathsheard said...

What a stunning piece of work - I think the final result is just amazing.

Talisa said...

I love the picture and the techniques with Photoshop. I just finished my post for Crusade #32 as well. I wanted to thank you for your comment on my blog also - it was really encouraging for someone just starting to "put stuff out there" to know my blog has been read.

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Julie Zickefoose said...

You have a Macbook!
Your art is awesome and beautiful. Thanks for visiting my blog!

Julie Zickefoose, Mether to Chet.

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