The PAF challenge for this week was to create a photoart composite with two images, as well as utilising two of Bonnie’s textures – the mandatory one being ‘dropped petals’.
L to R : ‘Dropped petals’ texture; monochrome camellias in portrait & landscape format; ‘bamboo dreams’ texture
I made the most of the geometric layout of the ‘dropped petals’ texture by layering in and aligning, two portrait format images. Over these layers I added the central camellia, masking out some of its extraneous detail. The ‘Bamboo dreams’ texture was then the perfect accompaniment to this Oriental composite, creating a golden, scripted effect, which made a good contrast with the dusty pink hues.
Top to bottom – detail of sequential edits: portrait image layers in overlay opacity; central image in lighten opacity; texture layer in lighten opacity
The editing was finalised with a transparent border and the addition of mandarin scripts for the Chinese New Year, to hang in the photoart friday gallery
Kung Hei Fat Choy!
May your year of the Water Snake 2013 be filled with an abundance of health, happiness and prosperity!
Links:
PDPA free textures ‘dropped petal’ ; ‘bamboo dreams‘;
fragile strength
winter camellias
repelling snow
Could not help writing a little haiku, thanks for visiting my blog
thank you Bjorn – the haiku completes it very well
Beautiful, have a wonderful new year as well.
thank you – was going to include the year of the snake but it might have looked like the garden of eden
This is wonderful, Laura! I get so perfuzzled with comments that come without return email so I didn’t respond to your very kind words I received this morning. I know this is the year of the snake and I am a snake [this is NOT something I think of except when it knocks me upside the head like in your post!!! LOL] which means I turn 60 this year, too!!
Your photo collage abstract and process are each and all altogether fascinating. I learn so much going through all the PAF links and just thank you so much for your “BEhind the scenes” look.
Gorgeosity & Deep Gratitude,
Currie
especial thanks and good wishes to you from a water dragon to a water snake
Beautiful colors and compositon
thank you Gracie – the bamboo texture gave a glowing contrast that bucked this photoart up
Beautifully done. Happy new year to you, Laura!
and to you Amy with many thanks for all your visits and kind comments
Wow – wherever you got the idea that your use of squares was less creative, I really can’t understand… Such utter, exquisite beauty! Wonderfully themed throughout… I really can’t have an opinion as to the ‘abstract quality’; to me this is just quality, period!
Shimmering…
overwhelmed by your commendations Anna but I did admire your deconstructionism with the fallen petals!
I love your layout choices. The layers hide just enough of the camellias that you find yourself pulled in with a strong desire to push away the mist in order to reach out and touch the soft petals. Beautiful.
your critique is pure poetry – thank you Kris
How lovely. Your piece is so beautiful.
thank you Ida – half the beauty is in the Camellias themselves
What a gorgeous piece to honor the Chinese New Year. Beautifully done.
loved the challnge Bonnie. Printed the photoart as a card for the Chinese Community Centre where I teach so it had to be good enough!
I really love your creative take on this prompt – it’s beautiful! Happy Chinese New Year to you.
P.S. Thank you for the lovely comment on my blog – I love the Ted Hughes crow quote you left me. I agree that crows can be quite entertaining!
thank you for the New Year wishes Sherri and glad you appreciated the Hughes quote and the nature of crows
So beautiful!
appreciate your comments – thank you
Det blev en underbar tavla.
there must be a translation somewhere but am sure your comments are welcome
Beautiful flower and composition~
thank you Lisa – it blended well from monochrome
Beautiful….my favorite is the bottom image with the Asian text.
glad you like the finished effect
Simply gorgeous!
thank you and for stopping by Yvonne