..and couldn't find much on TV this afternoon.. I bought these little antique bottles yesterday so I could shoot some still life flower arrangements but haven't got any flowers yet.. So why not play with food coloring in water? Afterward I messed around with different texture images, blend modes, opacity, and layer order to come up with these...
I realize this grungy textured look isn't for everyone but I'd appreciate some C&C.....
Dave Speicher I thought I wanted a career.. turns out I only wanted paychecks.
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chasrich wrote: Tell me more about the grunge textures. Also when is the Ninja going to return your red food coloring?
I wondered where the red went... for some reason the box had a yellow, blue, and 2 greens (1 of them empty).. sounds like Ninja and Photobod collaborated on the switcheroo...
The texture stuff... I've been collecting a series of different texture images - gravel, dirt, rust, bark, peeling paint, graffiti, whatever.. if I see something interesting I shoot it.. I've also downloaded a bunch from various websites - Google "free photoshop textures" and you'll find thousands..
So, what I do is open my base image (in this case the bottle/ink pic).. and then I open 1 or more of the texture images that might look good with it.. You have to pay attention to image size and resolution so they match or can be sized accordingly.. Then I just play with layer order, opacity, and the blend mode of each layer.. there is no right or wrong way and I experiment quite a bit to get what I want.. The top image above uses the following 3 images..
Blend Mode - Multiply, Opacity 100%
Blend Mode - Hard Light, Opacity 60%
Blend Mode - Normal, Opacity 70%
Just re-arranging the layer order and changing blend modes will give entirely different looks.. it's a lot of fun to play with.. I've also worked with layer masks and dodging/burning on some of my stuff.. Get yourself some texture files and have a go...
Dave Speicher I thought I wanted a career.. turns out I only wanted paychecks.
dlspeicher.zenfolio.com
chasrich wrote: Tell me more about the grunge textures. Also when is the Ninja going to return your red food coloring?
I wondered where the red went... for some reason the box had a yellow, blue, and 2 greens (1 of them empty).. sounds like Ninja and Photobod collaborated on the switcheroo...
The texture stuff... I've been collecting a series of different texture images - gravel, dirt, rust, bark, peeling paint, graffiti, whatever.. if I see something interesting I shoot it.. I've also downloaded a bunch from various websites - Google "free photoshop textures" and you'll find thousands..
So, what I do is open my base image (in this case the bottle/ink pic).. and then I open 1 or more of the texture images that might look good with it.. You have to pay attention to image size and resolution so they match or can be sized accordingly.. Then I just play with layer order, opacity, and the blend mode of each layer.. there is no right or wrong way and I experiment quite a bit to get what I want.. The top image above uses the following 3 images..
Blend Mode - Multiply, Opacity 100%
Blend Mode - Hard Light, Opacity 60%
Blend Mode - Normal, Opacity 70%
Just re-arranging the layer order and changing blend modes will give entirely different looks.. it's a lot of fun to play with.. I've also worked with layer masks and dodging/burning on some of my stuff.. Get yourself some texture files and have a go...
Being a "clean" nut, I like the individual textures better than combining them . . .
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