Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Texture Tuesday: Little Things

Today's Texture Tuesday challenge was simply to use Kim's 'little things' texture.  As I considered a subject matter for the photo, I remembered this photo of a monarch butterfly that I took last summer.  Seeing as it is a 'little thing' itself, I thought it would be perfect.  I opened Photoshop Elements and I started to play.  I tend to fall back on the same few blend modes when I apply textures (usually soft light, screen or multiply at varying opacities depending on the image I'm striving to achieve), but this time I was just exploring some of the other options when I came across 'difference'.  I thought it created a wonderfully intriguing change to the image.  So much so, in fact, that it has inspired me to create a piece of fibre art with this image.  I love the colours that resulted in the altered image.  I'm not sure the direction this piece will take, but I will certainly share it as it progresses.  For now, go ahead and mouse over the image to see the original photo.

Mouse over photo to see the 'before' image.
I will also be linking this to Bonnie's Photo Art Friday.  If you love photo art, you might be interested in checking out her blog.
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37 comments:

  1. PaulaApril 10, 2012 at 10:22 AM

    Oh, my! This is just gorgeous...rich colors always make my happy! I've had great fun wandering through your blog, and I'm book marking it for future fun.

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 10, 2012 at 10:57 AM

      Thank you Paula. I'm glad you're enjoying my blog.

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  2. ruthanneApril 10, 2012 at 10:34 AM

    Love, Love, Love it. Yes, fibre art came to my mind as soon as I saw the picture. I have just signed up for Kim's new class and so excited. My new quote ~ "Linda made me do it". I have to do something using that line. LOL! It is an exciting world in art which is good.

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 10, 2012 at 10:59 AM

      Thanks so much Ruth Anne. That's a real compliment. I can't wait to see what you make with your new quote! Thanks for my morning chuckle :o)

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  3. Beyond to Better ThingsApril 10, 2012 at 11:05 AM

    How beautiful. I do mixed media art, too, but our color printer hasn't been up and running for a long, long time. I love your butterfly!

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 10, 2012 at 11:43 AM

      Thanks Juliana. By the way, your name has special meaning to me. It was my paternal grandmother's name, and has become a name that our family is passing on down through the generations. It is my middle name, my nieces 1st name, my great nieces middle name, and hopefully the tradition will continue on.

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  4. Teresa OApril 10, 2012 at 12:10 PM

    I love the rich jewel tone the image took on. I tend to stick to the tried and true, but this has inspired me to experiment with dare and flair!

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 10, 2012 at 3:37 PM

      Thanks Teresa. It's great fun when experimentation results in something fun and unexpected.

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  5. CindyApril 10, 2012 at 12:48 PM

    I absolutely love it...I have been enjoying playing with those "lower" settings as well, but haven't posted yet...this, again, is stunning!

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  6. SueannApril 11, 2012 at 4:46 AM

    What a beautiful rendition of "little things" I love it
    Well done
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  7. Cheri WApril 11, 2012 at 6:51 AM

    Wow, this is gorgeous and so artsy! Great job using the "little things" texture.

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 11, 2012 at 8:47 AM

      Thanks Cheri. I've already started auditioning some fabrics for the fibre art version. So much fun!

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  8. Sherri B.April 11, 2012 at 9:23 AM

    What a wonderful effect you achieved with your butterfly photo! I love playing in PSE to get artistic effects, too - there's a weekly photography prompt called "Photo Art Friday" that you should participate in! It's run by Bonnie at Pixel Dust Photo Art and has become one of my favorite weekly prompts. Your quilting is beautiful - have a lovely day.

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 11, 2012 at 9:46 AM

      Thanks so much Sherri. My day is more lovely after reading your compliments. :o)
      And I will check out Bonnie's "Photo Art Friday". Always great to hear of new sources of inspiration.

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  9. ceeveeApril 12, 2012 at 8:13 PM

    Hi Linda. Didn't I 'talk' to you somewhere else today?? Anyway, I love the colors in your PAF photo. Gorgeous.

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 12, 2012 at 8:56 PM

      Thanks. And I don't know where we may have met. Are you by any chance taking Joanne Sharpe's online course?

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  10. A Garden of ThreadsApril 12, 2012 at 8:34 PM

    Wow, what a transformation. Love it.

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 12, 2012 at 8:55 PM

      Thanks. I can't wait to see where it leads me from here.

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  11. A Creative GraceApril 12, 2012 at 9:00 PM

    A beautiful work of art! Gorgeous colours :)

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  12. Prairie JillApril 12, 2012 at 9:55 PM

    Beautiful! It's fun to experiment with the different blend modes isn't it - I never know what I'll get next!

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  13. MerikeApril 13, 2012 at 4:42 AM

    Hi, Linda!

    This is very artistic work of art. Well done :)

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 13, 2012 at 8:37 AM

      Thanks so much. Glad you stopped by to visit my blog.

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  14. Sherri B.April 13, 2012 at 8:49 AM

    Linda, I'm so glad you decided to participate in Photo Art Friday! I hope you'll be back. As I said before, this is a beautiful image and your effects are wonderful. :)

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 13, 2012 at 9:02 AM

      Thanks again Sherri. I'm glad you told me about Photo Art Friday. It's always great to find new inspiration.

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  15. johnApril 13, 2012 at 10:10 AM

    great work. love the colors.

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  16. IdaApril 13, 2012 at 1:58 PM

    Oh how lovely. The colors from the Difference mode really transformed your photo into something very unique. The original is also quite beautiful on it's own.

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 13, 2012 at 4:35 PM

      Thanks Ida. I must say I like the original image too.

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  17. PatApril 13, 2012 at 5:22 PM

    Lovely work.

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  18. Geri April 14, 2012 at 1:49 PM

    Like a butterfly, your photo had a beautiful transformation as well. Love both the before and after!

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 14, 2012 at 5:16 PM

      Thanks so much Geri. Glad you stopped by for a visit.

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  19. Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.April 15, 2012 at 1:03 PM

    Art is about transformation and you have certainly demonstrated that here! Just beautiful. Thank you for sharing this piece with Photo Art Friday, Linda.

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 15, 2012 at 7:15 PM

      Thank you so much Bonnie. And thanks for hosting Photo Art Friday. I'm so glad that Sherri B. told me about you!

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