gold /opinion

[juneandbob]

I have been trying to practice with gold /stained glass. i turned the opiate down so it was some what transparent.. now the gold is"nt visible. look @ the image . i still have it in layers and can change it. suggestions please:) boB

[Robyn]

Bob it's very pretty, but it just depends on what sort of look you are wanting. If you are after a more traditional stained glass look I would make the leading less transparent and perhaps tone the background (not the flower) down in colour or transparency so there is more of a contrast between the lead and the glass. If you chose to lessen the transparency put a plain white layer underneath the glass. Give it a try.......it may not work, but the undo button is always useful. :D

[juneandbob]

Hi Robyn. thats anouther thing. if i dont have natural color under the glass the glass will not distort. i am after the colors like you use. soft pastels, the gradts.... i am still trying find the look i want to make.:) thanks

[Robyn]

Bob I don't know how you are actually doing your glass but this is Wendy's method which I always use if I'm just wanting some nice plain glass.

Create a new image 1000 x 1000 pixels.
Set default colour (press D)
Cloud render
Motion blur 43 degrees......distance 220
Ocean ripple size 8 magnitude 18
Levels......drag the white slide in until the image looks okay.

Then all you have to do is add a hue/saturation layer (tick the colorize button and adjust the sliders to where you want) to colour it and you then have the option here to make it lighter or darker and less/more saturated.

You could still lower the opacity as I suggested if you want, but it shouldn't be necessary.

[kimi_boo]

Bob, I love the effect. I have not really tried the stain glass yet. My only concern is your center covers your flower. Is there a way to make 4 flowers? One for each opening. Then your center work would stand on it's own.

[juneandbob]

thank you ladies.i know you never would have guessed this:) but i learned how to turn a computer on 18 months ago. now pse. 6 months . the forum in june.so before i can have " A LOOK" i have to know how the tools work.your images and your patience are extremely valuable to me. i"m in for the long haul..please to not hesitate to give me advice.:) boB

[kimi_boo]

You are doing great Bob!! :D

[juneandbob]

thank you kimi. i do love your frog:) robyn just showed me how to make glass. it works!:eek:

[Robyn]

Great stuff Bob........let's see what you can do with it now!:)