Deco City: This is something I put together over the last several weeks. The image was made entirely with Adobe Photoshop. I was originally inspired by a Christmas ornament I saw...

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee

This is something I put together over the last several weeks. The image was made entirely with Adobe Photoshop. I was originally inspired by a Christmas ornament I saw somewhere and tried to expand on the theme. The last element I added was the train at the bottom of the image. That may have been overkill. I would love to know your thoughts; what did I do right and where did I go too far. Thanks for taking a look. Chris

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Neat.
I like the train in it.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

I think that it works as is.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Nicely done

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

Due to the different colors of the structures, I wonder how the train would look with each of the train cars and the engine having different colors of the buildings with less color opacity. This is just my thought, you asked.

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee

SoHillGuy wrote:

Due to the different colors of the structures, I wonder how the train would look with each of the train cars and the engine having different colors of the buildings with less color opacity. This is just my thought, you asked.

Thanks. I'm happy to get suggestions. I may give it a try.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

A feast for the eyes! The gradient in the sky is a great idea, keeping our eyes within the frame. The colors and sharp lines are all marvelous. The train is perfect IMO.

It's an ultra-charming work that must have taken you a very long time to accomplish.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

SoHillGuy wrote:

Due to the different colors of the structures, I wonder how the train would look with each of the train cars and the engine having different colors of the buildings with less color opacity. This is just my thought, you asked.

Wouldn't they have a tendency to blend in with the buildings then?
I like the contrast between the buildings and the train.

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

Longshadow wrote:

Wouldn't they have a tendency to blend in with the buildings then?
I like the contrast between the buildings and the train.

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As I said, I wonder.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

SoHillGuy wrote:

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As I said, I wonder.

Simply giving you more to wonder about.

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee

Linda From Maine wrote:

A feast for the eyes! The gradient in the sky is a great idea, keeping our eyes within the frame. The colors and sharp lines are all marvelous. The train is perfect IMO.

It's an ultra-charming work that must have taken you a very long time to accomplish.

Thank you for the very kind words Linda. I learned about linear and radial gradients while making this. I used linear gradients in most of the buildings as well. They really gave the image more depth. Learning that and how to use the pen tool has been fun. The pen tool is great once you start to figure it out.

rockdog Loc: Berkeley, Ca.

saxman71 wrote:

This is something I put together over the last several weeks. The image was made entirely with Adobe Photoshop. I was originally inspired by a Christmas ornament I saw somewhere and tried to expand on the theme. The last element I added was the train at the bottom of the image. That may have been overkill. I would love to know your thoughts; what did I do right and where did I go too far. Thanks for taking a look. Chris

The train belongs there, and the colors are wonderful! This has an updated Deco feel that I like very much.

L-Fox

saxman71 wrote:

This is something I put together over the last several weeks. The image was made entirely with Adobe Photoshop. I was originally inspired by a Christmas ornament I saw somewhere and tried to expand on the theme. The last element I added was the train at the bottom of the image. That may have been overkill. I would love to know your thoughts; what did I do right and where did I go too far. Thanks for taking a look. Chris

Fstop12 Loc: Kentucky

Everything works for me. A very nice Art Deco piece.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

saxman71 wrote:

Thank you for the very kind words Linda. I learned about linear and radial gradients while making this. I used linear gradients in most of the buildings as well. They really gave the image more depth. Learning that and how to use the pen tool has been fun. The pen tool is great once you start to figure it out.

Oh I see that now in the buildings, had been too into taking in the whole experience and missed the individual gradients. Great idea!!