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Post by Lillias on Mar 22, 2016 11:53:02 GMT
and i felt like making a summery page so here it is...  Pic from Pixabay BG from Romantic Gardener Kit by Booland Designs Flowers from Victoria Nelson kits Butterfly Meadow and Bird Garden.  |
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Post by hmca on Mar 22, 2016 12:23:35 GMT
So pretty, BillieJean! I especially like how she seems to be coming from beneath the cut-out.
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Post by cats4jan on Mar 22, 2016 14:21:46 GMT
I agree - she really seems to be peeking out from the curtain of flowers. Excellent.
Did you use a leaf brush to erase parts of the girl? Or was it a blend mode?
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Post by Lillias on Mar 22, 2016 15:22:49 GMT
Thank you both for your appreciation of the page. Now I have to confess that it is the picture itself that makes it appear that she is peeking out from behind the leaves – it's not anything clever that I've done. A picture is better than a thousand words so - Top left is the original which I got from Pixabay and top right is the poor extraction I did from the white BG and then I coloured it. I got away with the poor extraction because of the BG I placed her on in the page. I've since done a second version where I lightened her up to be more summer like (bottom).  |
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Post by cats4jan on Mar 22, 2016 18:16:09 GMT
BillieJean - It's very clever to see a photo and envision a way to make it work for you. It takes nothing away from your layout that you found the perfect photo. Your page is beautiful.
I thought I would like the lighter version more, but when I looked at both, I'm torn. I can't decide which one I like better. I guess, the lighter one is more summery, but...
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Post by cats4jan on Mar 22, 2016 18:18:16 GMT
Some spring flowers from me Photo is from DS#2's Virgin Gorda vacation. Thanks to him, I have some new photos to scrap.
Kit and Template: Joy of Easter - a gift from Gabi at Just Art Scrapbooking.
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Post by Lillias on Mar 22, 2016 20:11:25 GMT
Thank you Janice. I kind of like both versions myself.
Your spring flowers are beautiful. Lovely layout with the various layers and such lovely colours.
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Post by whippet on Mar 23, 2016 22:04:19 GMT
This is what I like to see - How it is done. Thank you both for your appreciation of the page. Now I have to confess that it is the picture itself that makes it appear that she is peeking out from behind the leaves – it's not anything clever that I've done. A picture is better than a thousand words so - Top left is the original which I got from Pixabay and top right is the poor extraction I did from the white BG and then I coloured it. I got away with the poor extraction because of the BG I placed her on in the page. I've since done a second version where I lightened her up to be more summer like (bottom). |
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Post by Lillias on Mar 23, 2016 22:42:29 GMT
Hi Whippet I'm glad you liked my behind the scenes look at how I put the page together...lol...
Don't be afraid to ask any time if you would like to know more about how any of our pages were constructed. I'm sure I can speak for Janice on this too...
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Post by whippet on Mar 24, 2016 18:27:28 GMT
Thank you kindly. As this was in scrapbooking, I thought it would be quite different to my passion. But it is pretty much the same actually. I want to try different things when I get familiar with PE11. Whenever that will be.  |
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Post by cats4jan on Mar 24, 2016 21:48:25 GMT
I'm sure I can speak for Janice on this too... I'm always glad to discuss how I did something. I usually do things the simplest way. I'm not patient with difficult stuff. My favorite layouts usually start with a template, although often the finished product will have no semblance to the original template. But, I find I need the kickstart of a template to get over just grabbing a few photos and putting them into collage form. That's what I like so much about using psd-format templates. With their multi-layered composition, anything can be deleted or moved or enlarged or substituted. |
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Post by whippet on Mar 25, 2016 20:01:14 GMT
I had never heard of psd format. So have just looked it up. What a good idea. More than once, I have flattened an image - then regretted it.  Thank you Janice. |
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Post by cats4jan on Mar 26, 2016 10:33:27 GMT
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Post by Lillias on Mar 26, 2016 12:17:39 GMT
It's a good idea to save your finished layouts on an EHD. It also takes the load off your PC resources.
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Post by whippet on Mar 26, 2016 20:05:53 GMT
I don't know about load off PC resources, I store my valuables on my EHD because twice in the past, I lost everything when my PC gave up on me.  I like your method, Janice. Many is the time I have deleted something - thinking I had finished with it - then regretted it later.(That is the story of my life!!!). |
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