Let's Play With Blend Modes. Post Image.

[kimi_boo]

This thread will be for your images.
People have been asking about Blend Modes. So we are going to have a little Forum Homework. :D
I hope that lots of people will participate especially the newbies. There are no right or wrong image.

Your Mission If You Choose To Accept It....

Create a New Image. 800 in width and 600 in height
fill with a solid color. anything.
create a new layer and add a brush on it (make sure this is your active layer)
Highlight Normal and use your arrow keys to scroll thru your blend modes until you like something.
Create at least 4 layers following these directions (you can add more)
Remember you can also change your blend mode on your bottom layer.
If you want to take a walk on the wild side. Your bottom layer can be a picture.
Save as a Jpeg. Post your image to Pixcentral and add you link to the forum. Here is the link for Pixcentral. http://www.pixentral.com/index.php


Here is one I played with for an example. I will make a new one to participate.
Click on the image to see a Bigger View. Have Fun!!
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1sN6Pt7Y7MHY6G9RXmJYQylYAEqZQ_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1sN6Pt7Y7MHY6G9RXmJYQylYAEqZQ)

[Robyn]

This sounds like fun Kimi.

[Byron Gale]

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1SKeqwbxgv7nNlntnG9EBo6MZVfk0Y_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1SKeqwbxgv7nNlntnG9EBo6MZVfk0Y)

[AngelicKim]

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1ewFlwbP4svineFJcx7Sw9zLwv8o00_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1ewFlwbP4svineFJcx7Sw9zLwv8o00)

[kimi_boo]

OK. I made another using mostly my Strange Angel Brushes.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1DJRn65Iljl37xjjZauGogCEUhbpNe_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1DJRn65Iljl37xjjZauGogCEUhbpNe)

[kroberts]

This is fun!
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1HNxlYucYh59ttByRpjCkBHyhg5pa1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1HNxlYucYh59ttByRpjCkBHyhg5pa1)

One for Halloween:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1uueJNHHJPjhylsLUI13EIgdUq2TQ3_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1uueJNHHJPjhylsLUI13EIgdUq2TQ3)

[AngelicKim]

Since we are just playing or clowning around here I came up with this one.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/19O44ao50VSXtAmrjm9OzPmEWElI_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=19O44ao50VSXtAmrjm9OzPmEWElI)

[Robyn]

This could become very addictive! :eek:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1S0eCqNiYOz8sgTuH8b33i3DLBdTE0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1S0eCqNiYOz8sgTuH8b33i3DLBdTE0)

[NMarti]

Happy Halloween....
New document 12 x 12 at 72 dip
Filter - difference clounds.
Duplicate layer and ctrl+f to reapply filter
Hit Ctrl+F to reapply again and again until you are happy with pattern.
Colorize it to blue.
Add a new layer set to color dodge
I used a soft pink to white gradient
This only seems to give the deep 3-D effect with this color blue.
Next I used monster brushes from Adobe exchange and changed to multiply for Frankie and his bride.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/17h9ieMMAJbIpk4mENHIQnUDSN4a0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=17h9ieMMAJbIpk4mENHIQnUDSN4a0)

[Ritage]

Well, if everybody is playing ....
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1Bd2bDPUvtYukwEmpD3Qpljr1jrVq_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1Bd2bDPUvtYukwEmpD3Qpljr1jrVq)

[billz]

Good idea Kimi -

I tried mine using photos to define patterns and then the pattern stamp tool for the brushwork. I don't care for it very much, but there are a couple areas where the eyes are interesting, and it's also kind of fun the way the peak of the temple and the peak of Mt Fuji follow the same lines.
That was a fun excercise.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1FS4ADafB7pJ8ypI1eNr2NHvoXIqW_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1FS4ADafB7pJ8ypI1eNr2NHvoXIqW)

Bill

[Robyn]

And another one from me.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1O8o45KAYEmiYELP5egOC6oluCE4b1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1O8o45KAYEmiYELP5egOC6oluCE4b1)

[jo]

The moon and the stars and ...
http://www.chambersofmyheart.com/elements/midnight_magic.jpg

That was fun, Kimi!

[TonyW]

And a quick one with a set of Halloween brushes and a Pumpkin pic:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/19nlaDWjTonBAPcGAUxxxFwVKlGy1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=19nlaDWjTonBAPcGAUxxxFwVKlGy1)

Tony

[Pauline]

I did two versions of this picture. They are both in my gallery. This is the alternative set up that my daughter suggested and on this one I also played around with blending modes. The middle back image was set to luminocity and the bottom front to lilnear light. There are 5 separate images making up this one with the starting image of a waterfall. I was behind the waterfall so you see the waterfall and then the greenery in front of it. A really fun collage to do.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1U3lOQTqUHMg1jbxGMZZwimac2YTW_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1U3lOQTqUHMg1jbxGMZZwimac2YTW)

[AngelicKim]

Not what I was going for but oh well.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1LUq9yrS4R564WHTLNqo1AXwfA2M20_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1LUq9yrS4R564WHTLNqo1AXwfA2M20)

[kimi_boo]

This is one I made a while back to use as a Scrap Paper. The final version is in my Gallery.

http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1xS67EJNGXpeVqZzeiyn8SCTgocDk

[kayser]

Kimi- Great idea- thanks for sharing! Mine is really simple, but it gives me a lot of ideas to try.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1wA5MdmDcqWF52svDxCHTSKSiKPbNN_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1wA5MdmDcqWF52svDxCHTSKSiKPbNN)

[kroberts]

Here's another one, I started with a fall pic that I added to my gallery and then used leaf brushes.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1U4wpId9GPQ3vCuPjVcvSK2U13Z7it0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1U4wpId9GPQ3vCuPjVcvSK2U13Z7it0)

[Teacher617]

Truly ... no real plan, just playing. Discovered lots of brushes and what a few of the blend modes did. Not sure this can even be called 'artistic'. I've never tried this before. Thanks for the opportunity.

http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1mj3ztvAgf7V8bvdvsH2M1ULf2NQK7

Tricia

[JRR]

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1sZkUeG5tkiOs8BZw230s0Nbmw671_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1sZkUeG5tkiOs8BZw230s0Nbmw671)

Here's my go at blending backgrounds & brushes. I started with a photo of flowers. It's a bit different...but I kind of like it!

http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1sZkUeG5tkiOs8BZw230s0Nbmw671

[Rusty]

this was a fun idea...
Rusty

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1nfXQYEGLz0W3PSRDFl2WjE7YmER_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1nfXQYEGLz0W3PSRDFl2WjE7YmER)