LIT- List It Tuesday 11/16!

by Mary Lou 'LuLu' Haynes

Howdy and Welcome,
Here's this week's entry for LIT- List IT Tuesday. See the contents of this list on my Give-A-Way post.

'News Flash!'

Digital

c   mlh1  2010

TECHNIQUE:
This piece started with a scan of one of my original collages - made from a cut up workstation desk blotter. It had lots of random media, colors and organic shapes. Using PSE and DIE, I tweaked saturation, lighting, and added transparent shapes. Finally, I inverted a handwritten list and pasted it on top of 'frame'.

I really enjoy the texture of handwriting used in mixed media pieces. Here I'm going for the texture more than for legibility - although if you look closely, you can make out a few words!

I'd love your comments on this piece. What do you think of all the layers?

Check out all the other neat lists here at LIT.

Thanks for stopping by - and don't forget to check out my Give-A-Way!

Peace,
LuLu

I won the 'Summer Breeze' challenge!

Howdy and Welcome!

Thanks for everyone who voted for my #1 entry to Kimberly's Summer Breeze Challenge.
I won!
 
Thanks for visiting - and hope you come back real soon!
 
Peace,
LuLu

So Artful Challenge - Bouquet

'Les Fleurs - Bouquet'

Digital image

7" x 7"

approx. 20 mins

Here's my entry for a So Artful Challenge for Bouquet. My original photo that I'd played with in Photoshop (PSE) a few months back. Then I added some filters, gradients edges and transparent layers in MS Digital Image Editor (DIE).

This image was quick to make using the default edges in DIE on my flower photo.

What do you think of this one? Email me here

Thanks for stopping by. Would love for you to come back for a visit - often!

Peace,

LuLu

'Summer Breeze' Challenge

"...in every lovely summer's day I'll always think of you - Sarah"

2.5" x 3.5"

Mixed-media - hybrid digital collage, glass, gel pen

'I'll be seeing you in all the familiar places

that this heart of mine embraces...

in a chestnut tree or a wishing well...

in every lovely summer's day

I'll always think of you...

I'll find you...' 

- lyrics of a Sarah Vaughn song

Ingredients:

Kimberly's digital sketch, my scanned original photos,

my scanned vintage ephemera,

my scanned custom flower embellishment,

glitter glue, gel pen, digital software products.

Howdy and welcome.

This is my entry into Kimberly's Summer Breeze challenge. The original line drawing of the lovely lass is done by Kimberly. Then I altered the drawing with my custom digital artwork and scrapbooking embellishments. Altering this image was fun - and challenging!

All the patterns and background are my original creations from my original digital scans of vintage ephemera and from my original photos. (I prefer to work with my own art and not have to worry about copyright issues. Using my own work is so much more fun, too.) I worked back and forth between Microsoft Digital Image Editor and Photoshop Elements (PSE). Many layers, lighting effects, contrast, saturation, gradients and levels of transparency were used.

After I got all the frames, patterns and backgrounds the way I liked, a heart was added. Then lyrics were added from a Sarah Vaughn song I'd been listing to on my iPod while waiting at the car repair shop. Her gaze seemed to echo the song's mood perfectly. That was serendipity.

After printing the digital image on photo paper, I sealed it with soft gel  medium gloss (Golden) and let dry overnight. Next day, I added glitter glue (Stickles)  to her hair, to her bangles and 3 dots on the left, then added dots of red gel pen to the heart and strands of hair.  Then let dry overnight.

Following day, I scanned the embellished image and changed the image size to standard ATC dimensions. Next I created a digital flower brush in PSE using a scan of a flower embellishment I'd constructed ages ago for scrapbooking. I applied the digital flower brush three times on the right, applying a shadow to each of the 3 digital flowers, and applied gradients on each flower, too! 

Signed it and submitted to the challenge. Then I went on vacation!

Later, I may post some step-by-step images of my process.

Don't you just love the pattern in her dress? It's made from a Photoshop brush I whipped up. Have you tried to create any digital brushes? Have you used any store-bought brushes from digital kits? What do you think of these patterns and backgrounds?

Thanks for stopping by - and I'd love for you to come back again!

Peace,

LuLu 

Zabe - Shy Beauty Challenge

'Monsieur, I'm a shy girl - Zabe'

Digitial collage

3.5" x 4"

Here's a lovely fraulein, Zabe, that I created for the So Artful Challenge.

She was created using 2 digital imaging software products - Microsoft Digital Image editor and Photoshop Elements (PSE). The young lady was scanned from a vintage photo found in an antique store. 6 other photos were added using masking, layers, transparencies and playing with contrast and saturation. Approx. 3 hours.

What do you think of her? Have you tried using digital image editing software yet? I LOVE playing on the computer to create digital art! Thanks for visiting - and please stop by again.

Atlas - carrying the weight of the world

"Carrying the weight of The World"

Original Digital Collage

3.5" x 5"

This digital collage was entered in Three Muses challenge. It was created using two image editing software products - Microsoft Digital Image Editor and PSE (Photoshop Elements). Created going back and forth between the 2 programs using 5 images (scans of vintage photo frame, vintage map, sheet music, animation registration grid, an old earring), lots of layers, masking, transparency settings, contrast, saturation, lighting effects, and gradient transparent colors. (approx. 2 hours)

I won the Josephine Baker art challenge!

'Josephine Baker' 

This is the second art challenge in a row that I won from Kimberley's blog  Mosart1

'I won the Diva Challenge!'

Howdy and Welcome,

This was the 1st ever ATC I made and the 1st ever online art contest challenge that I entered. Can't believe I won - dreams DO come true!

'Diva'

Would love for you to comment on this post.

Peace,
LuLu