Thinking of Spring

[Phelon Profile]

Hi, Everyone, I'm feeling a little better now and felt like doing some artwork to help bring in the Springtime flowers. Used a Peony photo from last year; separated the flower from the background; cropped, then made a larger background layer to which I added the cropped flower image. Then I added a new image from Auto FX to the new background surrounding the flower. Next, I colored a light colored border (yellow) to keep it simple along with the simple white background around the flower. Lastly, using SPE's area selection tool, I selected the white area around the flower and chose one of the many hundreds of background Effects in the Gallery. That's it.

Phelon

PS Also used Text Tool on border.

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[andrewb2012 Profile]

Hello Phelon,

It is nice to see you are back and feeling a bit better - long may it continue that way. Very nice image - like how the pencils point towards the beautiful rose.

Keep up the good work.

Kind regards and better health my friend.

Cheers,

Andrew

[Phelon Profile]

Hi Andrew,

I so much would like to thank you personally for your comments. They are so heartwarming and thoughtful. Yes, may the recovery from spinal stenosis be long-lasting.

Normally I don't show many examples of my creations working with a single picture, but for now, the single image gives me something to think about and to work out new thoughts; thus making it easier to show my thoughts.

SPE's Community Forums are a big help to express everyone's thoughts and getting acquainted; otherwise, I might not have met you.

Thanks again for your kind comments,

Cheers,

Phelon