Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Dreamy Image

I explored Kim Klassen's tutorial on creating a 'dreamy' look to your image, and here's my result:

I used an image of my journal and Twinkling H20 watercolours, which I had been working on earlier.  I had used my 50mm 1.8 lens so that I could get that sweet depth of field.

I added a gradient using a soft pink to pick up some of the colour in the journal and the one paint pot.  In Lightroom, I edited Kim's texture, Edith, changing it from a gold colour to a pink tone and then added it with a soft light blend mode at a low opacity (around 35% or so).  The text was added using the font Sweetly Broken, and I picked a very soft pink shade from the image for my text colour. I also had to add a bit of a drop shadow to get the text to stand out enough to be legible without having to go to a darker font colour.

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45 comments:

  1. That's really pretty! It's a beautiful effect.

    Have a wonderful Tuesday. :)

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    1. Thanks Dana. I always learn so much from Kim's great tips.

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  2. It definitely looks dreaming. Love the soft colors, too.

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  3. Very cool! I love the combination of your two loves.

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  4. well done. I appreciate hearing how too.

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  5. Very nice. Such a great technique and you have mastered it!

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  6. Absolutely gorgeous - all your work is so lovely. Thanks for the how-to for this effect.

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    1. Thanks very much Stephanie. Glad the 'how-to' is helpful.

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  7. I just love everything about this photos. The quote is perfect.

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  8. Oh, this turned out so nicely using Kim's light technique!

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  9. Wow Linda, this is so beautiful. Hope you have a lovely afternoon.

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  10. This is beautiful, Linda. So soft and dreamy.

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  11. Just fabulous - love the subject and the dreamy texture work!

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    1. Thanks Barb. It was fun to combine my love or art with my photography.

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  12. Love your image...it has just the right amount of dreamy texture!!

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  13. Linda this is just the perfect dreamy look!

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  14. Interesting look!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  15. Beautiful! How creative. I've thought about trying Twinkling H20's but I have enough other paint to play with.

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    1. Thanks. But, can we ever have too many art supplies??? Just saying...

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  16. totally beautifully done -- the way you used the gradient using a soft pink -- seems to made it even grander looking - but soft and dreamy..
    Love it Totally!!!
    Hugs

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  17. Such a wonderful quote for your beautiful image.

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    1. Thank you Barbara. I've always loved that particular quote.

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  18. this turned out so dreamy and wonderful! the gradient looks perfect on this photo : )

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    1. Thanks Cathy. I like the pink tone to it although I don't usually use a lot of pink.

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  19. Nicely done, Linda! I love sneak peaks of the other beautiful things you are working on :)

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