Ok, so here is where you can link your challenge image, and tell us how you used the “stock” image. What did you do with it, how long did it take you, how many layers, what editing program…

the link has been updated to a larger image now

I will, although everyone should have the same chance…

hi maria. great image, but we are supposed to use our own image as a base and use the stock photo provided in the comp (the tree) to create the texture, whereas you did the opposite. then we use this forum to explain how step-by-step we manipulated the tree image to create brushes, textures, patterns, etc. i have added another phrase to the comp guidelines to reitterate this so it hopefully will not confuse anyone else. luckily, though, this one has not even oepned yet so still plenty of time to take your own photo and then use adriana’s tree for the textures

if it’s any consolation Maria, i liked the image you had posted even if it wasn’t right for the challenge! :)

Sounds like a great challenge ladies! Looking forward to giving it a go myself (probably won’t get it done in time to actually enter but eventually i will have an attempt!!! Bit like the key/lightbulb/string theme…..)

no problem. i am glad you gave it a try either way! and i can’t wait to see your next one

yep. your choice.

Created brush from tree image.
1. Turned stock to monotone, increasing the brightness of the blues so they would go white. Cut out all white parts.
2. Added transparent layer underneath.
3. Selected round area to determine brush template.
4. Inverted selection and cut away everything but the round area.
5. Erased hard edges along the round areas edges using low-opacity eraser.
6. Increased size of image.
7. Saved as brush.

Layers
1. Original image.
2. Monotone adjustment layers – overlay
3. Soft light gray color-filled layer. Erased portions using large tree brush. Adjusted fill.
4. Soft light gray color-filled layer. Erased portions using small tree brush and one other stippled brush for dragging.
5. Soft light blue color-filled layer. Erased portions using large tree brush. Adjusted fill.
6. Soft light layer of tree image rotated 90CW. Turned stock to monotone, increasing the brightness of the blues so they would go white. Cut out all white parts. Adjusted fill.
7. Monotone adjustment layer – overlay with layer mask over main cloud
8. 3 lines of text in soft mode. Erased portions using small tree brush.

Hey…quick question…did I do this wrong??? I’m just reading now that I was supposed to use the stock image as a texture rather than a base for the creative process….I may have to get you to remove my entry and retry this again! Let me know if this is disqualified or not. Thanks. S.

I took it as others have also…and would have used the download image as the base. Which is a cool idea…maybe for a new challenge later down the track when we get over this one lol

i just went back and re-read it and I think now it should be OK hey? I understand what is required i think … :)

Crap…I started this one last night, but I don’t remember what I did! I’m not all that happy w/ it anyways, I’ll just have start a new one. LOL

Mine is the gorilla in the forest picture. I’m just learning how to use layers. I was either too much of a purist or too lazy to learn previously. I simply took the leaves and layered them (about 7 layers in the end) over a photo of a gorilla I took at the zoo. A great deal of re-framing and playing with levels followed, until I got as close as I could to the feeling of a rainforest in the moonlight. I wish that gorilla were really there. I bet he does too.