by Leslie Nicole | Oct 31, 2014 | Before & After
A photographic design that uses textures, vintage overlays, masks and brushes. Photograph © 2012 Leslie Nicole and design © 2014 by Leslie Nicole. The Original Image Hydrangeas from my garden in one of my vintage Limoges cups on one of my vintage tins. Photographed in...
by Leslie Nicole | Jul 16, 2014 | Using Ephemera
A digital postcard was used to create custom floral elements in the background of this portrait. Note: this is not so much a step-by-step tutorial as an idea piece. I am assuming that you already have a grasp of using Photoshop / Elements and know how to use layers,...
by Leslie Nicole | Mar 20, 2012 | Using Textures
I’ve used one of the Glorious Grunge Edge overlays on this slightly textured Fuchsia photograph. I wanted the border stand out, so I’ve used the overlay twice. Once with a blend mode of multiply and then again at normal. Hover your mouse over the image to...
by Leslie Nicole | Mar 9, 2012 | Using Textures
Let’s say you want to apply some texture to an image, but you don’t want to change the colors of your image. Let’s look at a few methods you can use. The Original Image Here’s a photograph I took of some boats on the Vienne river (a tributary...
by Leslie Nicole | Feb 13, 2012 | Using Textures
Back when I taught Hand Coloring, I always emphasized how important highlights are. Cleaning up the highlights in an image can make the difference between an OK image and an image that comes to life. Note: I’ve stopped using mouse hovers for the Before / After...