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February 27th 3:46 :46 pm by
cignoh
today i practiced some more in photoshop… first i tried the gold tutorial that i tried earlier this month on a photo that i took last week. the gold doesn’t look so much like gold, but the matte edge looks better than my first golden egg attempt. also, i think i like the original photo better, but that’s ok…
* i have edited the gold look from earlier today based on feedback and the fact that i didn’t like what i made earlier… i think it definitely works better but still doesn’t look quite gold-like…
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next i composited a pink cocktail umbrella into a photo that was taken of a friend of mine:
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he just loves pink. i might even add a cherry/pineapple to the drink if i have time…
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February 21st 11:58 :09 pm by
cignoh
i tried out the same tutorial that annie_22 posted about and tried yesterday:
there are some issues—like the fact that the border is jagged and there is a hard black edge. i would’ve worked on it more, but it’s late, and i need to get some sleep. i might try to tweak it some more later though… i learned some p-shop tricks that i didn’t know either, so that was cool… thanks for the tutorial, annie_22!
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Made a magic wand today following the instructions using rolled paper, hot glue, and paint from dadcando.com
This was loads of fun and very simple to do - so of course I tarted it up a bit
The wand -
But mine has a ‘diamond’ tip to focus the energy - and it’s “heart” is gold (well…, electroplate gold at least)
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Made some stitch markers using some new beads and old beads. I finally got my bead order from February that I have been awaiting for. When I opened the package I was amazed at the tear drop bead’s size. They were tiny tiny beads and it just never occurred to me they would be that small. These beads were bought on sale half off and I just didn’t bother to look at the size. I like them but they are harder to work with. I’m sure I’ll find some really great way to make them into stitch markers. I used some today as an experiment to see if they will be successful. I’ll be selling them as stitch markers for knitting socks with and for those that don’t want large stitch markers. The end result is a tiny stitch marker the dangle is .50 inches tall and the bead is .25 inches tall. Itty bitty. Then I used my gold stone that I love so much.
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Another card for my guerilla art campaign. Quote taken from a quote generator. 
