Finally came up with something for this theme. I used quick mask to select the black-eyed susan and then replaced the BG using two of my textures. Then I desaturated the image, applied a few texture overlays using one of my textures and two textures from Shadowhouse("Softly Aged Sepia" and "Softsick"), desaturated the vignette around the flower a bit, desaturated the reds and upped the yellow saturation, and finally added a slight blur overlay. Comments and suggestions would be most appreciated.
03-05-2011, 07:34 AM
denise ippolito
Christopher, I really like the way this one looks. I love the bending stem and the face of the flower. There is a small dark area near the top of the stem. The vignette is perfect!!!:S3:
03-05-2011, 08:49 AM
Judy Howle
Very nice textures and I like the processing of the flower and the vignette effect.
03-05-2011, 01:22 PM
Steve Adkins
Lovely effect, Christopher! Thanks for sharing the process and textures. :S3:
03-05-2011, 01:29 PM
Richard Lovison
Christopher,
Great use of effects to create the feeling of age.The curve of the stem and tilt of the flower make for a graceful composition. Well done.
Richard
03-05-2011, 04:41 PM
Andrew McLachlan
Christopher, lovely work, I too love the curve in the stem. Beautifully done!
03-05-2011, 09:47 PM
Indranil Sircar
Excellent composition, Christopher. I too love the curved stem with open face of the flower. Nice texture and the effect.
03-06-2011, 10:50 AM
Christopher Miller
Thanks everyone! Much appreciated. Denise, thanks for pointing out the dark area on the stem, that's an easy fix. :S3:
