In the Dark of the Night

[Julie Kenward]

This is a graveyard image that I first converted using Color Efex's "Midnight" filter to give it that deep, dark, smeared effect. I later went back and took the processed image and converted it to black and white - and still liked it just as much.

BTW - the ghostly swirl you see around the one gravemarker was created using a free Photoshop "smoke" brush.

[denise ippolito]

Jules, The midnight filter is one of my faves. Great idea to use the smoke brush stroke for the swirl. It adds a ghostly look to the image. Nice conversion.

[Steve Adkins]

Spooktacular processing and image, Jules.
I'm just going to have to look into those "smoke" brushes. Any favorites you could point us toward?

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Julie, love the processing and the smoke brush certainly does add the 'spooky' element needed. Nice work!

[Julie Kenward]

Steve, I can't seem to figure out where I got mine from but google "free photoshop brushes smoke" and you'll get a ton of choices!