by Leslie Nicole | May 29, 2015 | Freebies, Inspiration, Using Textures
Quote from the book, “The Shape of Content” by Ben Shahn. Download Below. The Shape Of Content By Ben Shahn When I was studying fine art at the University of Oregon, one of my drawing class readings was the book, The Shape of Content, by the late artist,...
by Leslie Nicole | May 19, 2015 | Before & After, Using Textures
I had a request for the details on how I created this image with a Lensbaby image of nectarines in my courtyard with a texture effect. This is a glimpse into my workflow rather than a step-by-step guide. It is intermediate – advanced level and assumes you have basic...
by Leslie Nicole | Mar 9, 2015 | Photography, Using Textures
When photographing in an environment, the Depth of Field will affect how the texture shows. Here are some tips to help texture beginners. Shallow Depth of Field I’m often asked how I cut out my flowers from the background for texture usage. What I eventually...
by Leslie Nicole | Dec 12, 2014 | Digital Papers
Change Digital Paper Colors From A Valentine Theme To A Christmas Theme Digital papers are extremely versatile when colors are changed. Here are a few color tweak recipes changing the Love Ya Dots N’ Stripes digital paper collection them from a Valentine theme...
by Leslie Nicole | Nov 21, 2014 | Before & After, Using Textures
Here’s another image where I’ve used textures with a normal blend mode to “paint” in areas of a photograph. This is a half example/half tutorial. It is intermediate – advanced level and assumes you have basic Photoshop or Elements skills and a...
by Leslie Nicole | Nov 18, 2014 | Before & After, Using Textures
This still life photograph of Lilies and Mock Orange blossoms is transformed with textures. Intermediate to Advanced Level Photoshop Tutorial. The Photograph Each year the end of May through the mid-June, our courtyard is filled with the sweet scent of our Mock Orange...