Thursday, May 6, 2010

The Three Muses Challenge #49 - STARS!

'Lucy in the sky with ...Stars'
Original digital montage
5" x 7.5"
approx. 2 hours

This is my entry into The Three Muses challenge for Stars!
It's a digital montage that I started as an experiment to create a foreshortened checkerboard floor. Created with scanned found objects and an old earring - using layers, transparent objects and gradients in Photoshop Elements (PSE) and Microsoft Digital Image Editor (DIE).

Love these software products - so much fun! What do you think of Lucy?

Do you use image editing software? Which software?

Thanks for stopping by - and please come back to visit often.

Peace,
LuLu

10 comments:

Daphne said...

Wow, what a colorfull piece!
Like the chess board! Super!

Terri Kahrs said...

I Love Lucy! (OK, I just couldn't resist!) Seriously, this is beautiful! I, too, love my editing software and use PSE, PSP and Microsoft - whatever tools I can get my hands on!!! Hugs, Terri

LuLu said...

Howdy Daphne,

Glad you like it - it was fun to create. I like when the experiment works.

Thanks for stopping by. Would love for you to come back for a visit when you have a moment or 2!

Peace,
LuLu

LuLu said...

Howdy Terri,

That was on time - 'I Love Lucy' too!

The following software products are used in my digital toolbox. The top 2 are my most often used Faves:

- Adobe Photoshop Elements (PSE)
- Microsoft Digital Image Suite Anniversary Edition Editor (DIE)
- Corel Painter Essentials
- HP Photosmart Essential (the old version)
- Microsoft Image Composer
- Microsoft Office Picture Manager
- Microsoft Paint
- Microsoft Publisher
- Microsoft Word

Thanks for stopping by - would love for you to come back for a visit - ofetn!

Peace,
LuLu

Taluula said...

Hi Lulu this is a really interesting and original piece and I like it very much.

I tend to use Photoshop but I also have ArtRage and keep dipping into that too.

Lori Saul said...

A beautiful collage full of festive color and images!

LuLu said...

Hi Lori,
Thanks for visiting and your comments.

This was fun to create - but I'm starting to realize I really need to beef up my 'stash' of images. That old earring is getting used a lot!

I'd love for you to stop by again.

Peace,
LuLu

Ozstuff said...

Lulu - you are a person after my own heart. I love my software (and I have lots of it) and I travel in and out of each one to achieve the result I am looking for.

This is so dramatic with electric colours and a super, creative design.

Wonderful artwork.

LuLu said...

Hi Marie,
Thanks for the visiting and for the great comments.

This one was fun to do!

Please come back to visit often.

Peace,
LuLu

LuLu said...

Howdy Taluula,

Thanks for visiting - and for your comments.

Never heard of ArtRage - but I'll check it out. Thanks for the tip!

Peace,
Lulu

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