rborud wrote:
Hi All I am doodling again, Thanks for looking, and please enjoy. RBorud
Hi All I will tell those who asked how I did this. First of all I use Corel an older one at that. First I picked the two images I felt I needed, in my minds eye, to make the finished one. They were a flamingo at our local zoo who was sleeping in a large flock of them. I also found a bland old shot of a yellow lily in a dark background. with these two I made a four layer stack. Layer 1 flamingo, layer 2,3,4 all the same lily.
#4 I made into a light grey solid panel.
Turned all off but #3 and used a warping brush to make it bigger and more fun, then turned on a tiling effect and tiled sized to my taste, it warping and all.
Turned #2 on, 1,3,4 off. I cut this lily out and did a bit of old painting effect on what remained.
Turned #1 on, 2,3 off, 4 on. Used erasure brush on #1 to isolate the sleeping bird while viewing the grey panel behind it to make sure I got all the bits and pieces I did not want on #1. (the grey layer really helps with this)
Then turn all on and move and resize 1&2 to become well placed in your image and to your taste.
I then adjust lightness, darkness, clean edges, and with a very small softening brush depixialate edges that stand out. I also so some shading on edges that move away from you to heighten depth feeling.
I realize this may seem intimidating to some, but it is heavily laced with patience, and as the music student said to the instructor, How do I get to Carnegie Hall? To whit the instructor said Practice, Practice, Practice............!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope this helps. RBorud