Abstract grasses

[Cheryl Slechta]

This started out as a close up of a clump of grass. I squared it, duplicated, twirled in opposite directions then layered one on the other using Difference blend at 60%. Then dup layer, invert,
Difference blend again at 100%, then a cooling filter to get the color I wanted.

Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions appreciated:)

[Cheryl Slechta]

Here's a different version. I used Nik Color, B&W, the Nik Color Efex Brightness/Warmth, then Nik Reflector Soft Gold, and USM. Somewhere along the process I squared the image up a bit.
Not as cheery but a totally different look:)

[denise ippolito]

Cheryl, I love the B&W version. It reminds me of an ice sculpture for some reason. Nice thinking OOTB to create this in the first place.

[Kerry Perkins]

Cheryl, I really like both versions and am partial to the color one. I would like to see the second image with the same crop as the first, as I like the glassy look but the crop seems too wide to me. I absolutely love the colors of the first image, just super! Nice work with the processing to get this look.

[Indranil Sircar]

Fantastic abstract, Cheryl. It almost has a 3D effect. Both versions are good but I like the b&w version - its got that antique and mystic feel to it.

[Anita Bower]

Brilliant! Creative! Love your inventiveness!

Fabulous colors and shapes. It looks like a stained glass window. The color one is my favorite. I wish the tips of the "grasses" were included, and I'm not partial to the lilac border.

Excellent work!

[Richard Lovison]

Cheryl,

I like the color one best... love the glass effect. Very creative and beautifully done. I don't mind that some of the tips of the grass are missing as the center of interest for me is the lower heart shaped curve.

Richard

[Mark Fuge]

Very nice image and application, Cheryl.

Both are awesome, I tend to lean toward the second, but also like the first.

[Keith Carver]

Wonderful glassy composition, Cheryl, and I especially like the B&W version. I also would like to see the tips of the grasses, but that's a minor nit. Very creative, well done!

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Cheryl, wonderful! It reminds me of blown glass, very cool!

[Julie Kenward]

I also thought it looked like a stained glass window and, although I love the original, I wonder what it would look like if you painted color over a few areas and really went for the stained glass look?

Brilliant strategy on this one and well worth the effort - it's so beautiful!

[Brendan Dozier]

Really like this Cheryl! Nice creative thinking, and use of effects. Like the color and B&W and would like to see more versions, taking it further. Even try contrasting different versions in multiple panels.

[Nancy Bell]

Hard to choose...but I do love those blues. I read your description several times and think I will print them out and play with the technique. I never think of combining several different effects.

[Christopher Miller]

Very lovely flow and effect, Cheryl! It looks like a glass sculpture to me. I like both versions about equally. Well done!

[Cheryl Slechta]

Thanks everyone for your comments. I liked them both for different reasons but especially liked the heart shaped look in the bottom half.