Mandarin Orange Monday

Link to Mandarin Orange Monday

 I started with the sunflower pottery and then started adding on.   I added the candle holders and the sunflower along with two different PAF textures and several different filters.  It was fun, to say the least ... Hope you enjoy!

 

Photo Art Friday

Boy, I love this texture ... I could make a whole portfolio using it alone.  Thank you Bonnie for your inspiration and your textures ...

The challenge this week, if I understood it right, was to see what we could do with the Leafy Landscape Texture ... an open challenge to our imaginations and creativity.   I can't wait to see the range of responses Bonnie gets this week.  It should be fun and you should join in, first as an observer, then a participant.  You will love it :)  Here is what I came up with ...

Each of my pictures was done with the same technique.  Basically I used PSE Enhance options to bring the picture to a sharp, clear tone.  I then added the Leafy Landscape Texture, adjusting the opacity to what I wanted then using the mask/brush tool, I brushed out those parts I wanted to highlight.  Same technique, different results.  Hope you enjoy ...

On this one, I used the dry brush filter before I added the texture ... gave it a more artsy look :)