Comments About Blend Mode Images

[kimi_boo]

Post your Comments on this thread. :D
Remember.... Ask if you don't understand, someone will be glad to help.

[kimi_boo]

Byron... Pretty Darn Cool! :D

Is it... NO SMOKING? I love the effect. What did you use for the jagged part?

[AngelicKim]

Bryon, looks like a pro/con fight for a Smoking campaign. Really cool image. I hope I did mine right.

[kimi_boo]

Kim

Oh, I am so happy that people decided to play. :D
Very neat effects. Looks Great!

[AngelicKim]

Thanks Kimi. just don't ask what I did because I forgot to write it down. I just kept playing with different brushes and modes.:D

[kimi_boo]

Kim
Thats the whole point. To just play and see what the effect is. If you like it then it works. :D

Feel free to post more than one if you like. The purpose is to get more familiar with the blend modes. I think you did great. ;) :)

[AngelicKim]

Kimi, I like the strange angel brushes. I downloaded them several weeks ago but forgot about them.

Nice image. Hope more people join in. Maybe we should add some Gold Text.:D

[kimi_boo]

Kimi

Nice image. Hope more people join in. Maybe we should add some Gold Text.:D

:D Now Kim... if we did that. They would want us to do it for them. And with all the drinking going on... who would ever get their work done. :eek:

Edit: Of course if you wanted to add gold text to yours, that would be perfectly fine.

[AngelicKim]

Kim, those are really great. Didn't think of doing a Halloween one.

Kimi, I'll leave the gold text in the other thread. It seems to be peeking into to several others already.:D

[Byron Gale]

Byron...What did you use for the jagged part?...Hi Kimi & Kim,

Instead of a solid color background, I started with a photo -- it is a close-up of a huge cactus-like plant of some sort.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1hs6rgMvfuPFBfus7JLJ1gRqtLd9H1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1hs6rgMvfuPFBfus7JLJ1gRqtLd9H1)

I then used the Custom Shape tool to add the "No" symbols, gave each a separate color, and changed their blend modes until I liked them. I also added a layer with a smoke brush. I forget what modes I used and the exact layer order.... because I trashed the file after I made the flat copy - the digital equivalent of breaking the mold.

...that should increase the collector's value!!! :D

The fact that you both came up with the "no smoking" impression is pretty cool - even though the thought never crossed my mind as I was making it. I was thinking more along the lines of "don't touch the sharp parts of this plant or it will hurt like fire"... :eek:

Thanks for the invitation to play, Kimi. And thanks to both for the kind words.

Byron

[AngelicKim]

Byron, I had to go back and look again to see the cactus. Still pretty cool.

Robyn, I agree, this is addictive. I just can't stop.:eek: :D

[kimi_boo]

Would have never guessed the cactus.:eek: I don't think I have a smoke brush. :confused:

I love how people are starting to play. :D

[AngelicKim]

My first one had flames that I did a light grey and looked like smoke.

Nancy, that is a great one for Halloween.

[jo]

Kimi, that was a fun thing to do and I played some more to make a background for one of the wedding pics -- in my gallery.

[kimi_boo]

Jo... I love your hokey pokey picture! :D

I love all of the New ones. We have such creative people here. :)

Kim, Kim, Robyn, Tony, Nancy, Rita, (glad to see you) Jo, Pauline.

Bill.... yours blew me away! Wonderful!!

:D :D

[Pauline]

Kimi what a great thread to start! I think blending modes are often overlooked and it's a great reminder to try them out for different effects.

The one I seem to use the most if OVERLAY filled with 50% grey and then paint on it with either black or white to shade and highlight. I prefer it to dodge and burn since it can be done on it's own layer.

[kimi_boo]

Pauline... I don't think I have ever tried that. I am going to make a note and give it a try. Busy day for me today. 2 Closings. :D

[AngelicKim]

I am glad more people have gotten in on this. There are some really neat things being posted. This is fun and I am learning more of what the blend modes do. I have to admit I always forget about them but won't anymore.

[AngelicKim]

Kimi and Kay, great papers. Looks like I need to step it up to post with all of you guys. Mine look like a 3 year old did them.

[kimi_boo]

Kay very nice. I like the leaves. I see a lot of people use the dissolve mode and I never saw much use for it. (time to take another look)

Kim I really like your final results. pretty cool.

Teacher... I am so very glad you came to play. I love your x's!!

Hi Janine. Very interesting...I have those flowers. They kind of smell bad.:eek:

Rusty... good job. What is under the covers?

I am so happy that everyone came to play. :D

[Rusty]

Kimi, this was a great "project"... the ONLY thing I had ever done with blend was use multiply to try to enhance a blah sky. This opened my eyes to all the things I was missing.

Hey, Less Is More, and I would never try to use all of this in the same image as I stumbled along in this project. But, your obvious point was to experiment and learn: I sure did.

What is under the covers?
Saint Dominic (the patron of our parish). It was shrouded in white prior to formal dedication and blessing. I knew the white shroud would make selection easy so that's why I picked it for this.

Rusty

[kimi_boo]

Rusty... I am glad it opened your eyes to new opportunities. :D
you did great!