by Leslie Nicole | Sep 29, 2017 | Before & After, Inspiration, Photoshop, Using Textures
Here is a self-portrait I did with textures added and then finished with the *Topaz Labs Impression painterly filter. Original Photograph And Textures Self portrait photograph: (taken in 2014) taken with my Canon EOS 5D Mark III and the Canon 85mm f/1.2L lens. I did...
by Leslie Nicole | Sep 22, 2017 | Before & After, Inspiration, Photography, Photoshop, Using Textures
I love combining a photograph, a texture, and the Topaz Labs Impression Filter to create a digital painting. The Original Photograph Usually, when I create textured florals, they are photographed in the studio with a plain background which will make it easier to apply...
by Leslie Nicole | Jun 9, 2017 | Inspiration, Photography
I’m really loving the combination of scanned flowers and the *Topaz Labs Impression filter. Scanography I’ve dabbled off and on with scanography or scanner photography. I’ve gone back and forth between loving the combination of delicious detail with...
by Leslie Nicole | Aug 14, 2015 | Inspiration, Photoshop Brushes, Using Overlays
Recreating a design by breaking down its elements is a great way to learn and expand your skills. Click To See The Design Larger Why Recreate A Design? I love creating and using Photoshop art, grunge and vintage brushes and overlays. These are the elements of design....
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 | Nov 12, 2010 | Inspiration
I was working on some painterly textures yesterday and started thinking about paintings. As photo artists, we are often—as R Christopher Vest said in a previous post—Neo-Pictorialists. What better place to take our inspiration from than the master painters? This may...
