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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

stand out

I’m really enjoying the Summer of Colour Challenge at Twinkle Twinkle because of the great range of media that people are using and because of my own reactions to using only one colour range, including those that I tend to shy away from.  I am using the challenge to play with Photoshop Elements to make interesting canvases for some of the my favourite Dr Seuss quotes.

seuss-pink

I used the gradient tool and some brushes to create the background and flat dots.  The raised dots use the bevel layer style.  Nothing particularly flash technique wise but I think it is powerful as a piece.

If you are interested in trying some digiart techniques on Photoshop Elements then you might be interested in the new hour long one on one buddy session covering three techniques for creating digiart backgrounds that  I’m offering on DigiScrap Buddy.

11 comments:

Sian said...

Great quote :)

Mandy said...

cool...love that quote too...xxx

Deb @ PaperTurtle said...

I love the pink background and the quote, Helena, but I'm mostly excited about your offer for the one-on-one PSE class! I need to figure out a time when I can do that, but I TOTALLY want to!!! What an awesome idea - thanks for offering it up.

Looks like you and I will be meeting through Skype really soon! I just need to figure out my webcam issues and then I'll let you know...

Kristin said...

Very cool piece - I love all the dots and the variety of pink and of course that quote is fabulous! Thank you, xo

Alison said...

I love the quotes you're using!
Alison xx

Noemi said...

This piece works absolutely perfect with the quote you have chosen.

Heather Henry said...

I love that you've combined Dr. Seuss and art. This one really pops out at you! :)

Kathryn Zbrzezny said...

Great pink dots with great Dr. Seuss quotes! They DO indeed stand out! Happy Pink week and looking forward to Yellow! ~kathy

Jen @Sadie Inspired said...

That is such a wonderful quote...and so true! I am loving the Summer of Color too. It is so fun to see all the different ways people are using color. Have fun with yellow!

Julie said...

I love your combination of pink art with Dr. Seuss! Very fun!

Unknown said...

I love to quote you used- it is perfect for this piece. I love the visual texture that you were able to create and all the variations of pink you used.