Hello! Well with the holiday season in full swing now I haven't had a lot of time for editing photo's and such. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the US I was unable to participate last week for Bonnie's,
Photo Art Friday challenge. I have prepared something though for this week.
We were to try a new technique or tutorial etc...that we've been wanting to try. I really didn't have a lot of time to try and learn a new technique or find a tutorial to try and follow. So I went with something that I sort of understand now how to do.
Here is my "Before" photo:
This is my newest Christmas decoration. I fell in love with this Angel the minute that I saw her. She is so beautiful. The problem was that she was a bit "spendy" ($75) so I called hubby and asked if it was okay to buy her. He said, YES!
So I have edited my photo using one of Bonnie's FREE Christmas textures that she offered
here: This one is called, Christmas Music.
I used the GIMP program and did a few adjustments (which of course I didn't write down) and then went into Picnik and edited the photo, went back to Gimp and reapplied the texture again using different settings, back to Picnik and voila~ finished up with this:
I hope to get by all your blogs to leave comments but time is so limited these day with so many things to do before Christmas arrives. So if I don't get around to commenting on your blog please know that I truly enjoy all your work and hope that once the New Year is here life will once again settle back down to a normal routine and I will have more time for commenting.
Before I close I'm going to share a picture of the Angel in full length.
what a beautiful seasonal texture usage. (I just finished one using the Christmas Tree, also; but, didn't post it for this PAF - next one maybe.) I really like it. thank you, karen
ReplyDeleteBeautiful processing with the angel.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend:)
what a beautiful angel; i can see why you would want to have her grace your home; lovely texture processing and great composition. thank you, karen (visiting from Photo Art Friday)
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous artwork, Ida! Beautiful peaceful and colors. Nice image prosessing :)
ReplyDeleteShe's beautiful! I love it. Enjoy your angel!!
ReplyDeleteYour angel is wonderful! I just love everything about her. Your editing is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIncredibly beautiful.
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Hope you have a lovely weekend.
Oh , Ida...where did you find her? You've done such a wonderful job with this new, created image!
ReplyDeleteWhere is the scene that's on your header? Some day, I want to visit it!
I love the results you obtained in applying this beautiful texture. Greetings.
ReplyDeletelove your new angel, and I'm amazed by the transformation that Bonnie's overlay made, so soft and subtle!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful angel! Beautiful edit also!
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Ida, You've given your photograph such a vintage Christmas feel. Beautifully done! Thank you for sharing this piece with Photo Art Friday and have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteyou did a great job with the texture. But...I love that angel the ways she is. A gorgeosu piece to have in a home.
ReplyDeleteThe angel figurine is beautiful! I love the editing you did on this photo!
ReplyDeletewhat a treasure she is; a really sweet Christmas statue you will have forever. The texture/music looks fabulous too.
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ReplyDeleteI love your angel! I think the full-length photo is my favorite, though the adjusted image has a certain appeal to it, too.
Thanks for your visit to my blog and comment on my Macro Monday raindrop photo.
Merry Christmas!
Lea
Neat photo Ida. Love what you did with it. The angel is lovely too. :o)
ReplyDeleteSo glad hubby said "ok". It's beautiful. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, this is probably one of my favorites this week! WOW! I really love what you did to this, it has so much emotion and feeling in it, and it would make a beautiful Christmas card. Just love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks to your hubby for letting you buy it and turn it into art! ; )
the angel is so beautiful and the musicsheet is a perfect overlay! wonderful piece!
ReplyDeleteI love your angel. She is beautiful and the perfect Christmas decoration.
ReplyDeleteIda, this is truly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYour processing has added so much to an already wonderful image.