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1/19/12

paf: another abstract

Bonnie challenged us to create something abstract and bold this week - break with conformity and tradition....so I did (for me anyway).  Oh, and to use one of her new free textures.  I used Chinks of Light though I think the rays of light are lost a bit in my treatment.  Here are the photos I combined:

We had snowfall here in Seattle yesterday.  I turned it to black and white, copied the background and added the  posterize filter and changed it to Linear Burn @ 100%.


I added Bonnie's texture (isn't it pretty?) and used :

Used blending mode Hard Mix @ 75%.  That gave me a cave like image so I pulled in another photo of mine, this kind of otherworldly looking fern frond:


I put it at Hard Light, 100%.  I felt this cave is a place butterflies would congregate, so I had a photo of a monarch butterfly I took a couple years ago so I used 3 (three!) of them at Difference (thus the color changes in their placement) and I used a scrapbooking embellishment for the brown butterflies.


The result?  


Somehow the circular aura appeared and was enhanced by the posterize effect and then the texture brought out those cold colors and the rays of light at the top of the 'cave' opening. Your thoughts?

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13 comments:

  1. Lorinda.C.F7:52 PM

    I saw the finished product with your watercolor butterflies and wondered how you managed it. Thanks so much for sharing the process. Still think it's lovely btw. :-)

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  2. Sherri B.10:51 AM

    Wow, what an amazing result! It looks like a beautiful planet from another universe. Lovely!

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  3. Ida11:19 AM

    Oh my gosh how fantastic! See now I feel like an "amateur" in comparison to your amazing work here. Wonderful and magical.

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  4. Kaylene1:22 PM

    Amazing, a great work of art.

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  5. NatureFootstep2:29 PM

    interesting with the warm area in contrast to the cold. :)

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  6. Marilyn4:40 PM

    Very cool!! Great processing.

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  7. Kmcblackburn5:02 PM

    I get so inspired seeing everyone's abstract artwork...I'm not good at it at all. Which is why I need to practice :).

    Kathy

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  8. kareninkenai7:37 PM

    Wonderful abstract - great processing. Thanks so much for sharing. Karen

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  9. Carola Bartz8:20 PM

    Terrific!!! The "circle of light" is exactly in the right spot. Thank you for sharing your process - it's encouraging for me to finally try something like that myself.

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  10. Unknown2:15 AM

    very cool, love your image
    Blessings
    Suzanne

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  11. Deborah7:28 AM

    your piece is just great Terrie!

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  12. Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.9:09 AM

    Wow Terrie. My first impression was of an abstract underwater scene of coral, plants and sea creatures ... and when it is abstract we can imagine butterflies in the surreal environment. And, with all of that it is very pretty and pleasing to the eye. Thank you for sharing it and your work flow with Photo Art Friday.

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  13. Rosie2:53 AM

    Oh wow! Terrie, that's outstanding! I love that circle of light effect! Bonnie did warn us that these things can happen - joyous!!

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