Express yourself, don't repress yourself

[thefashionista]

you succeeded better than i did...i can't figure out how to use photoshop layers AHH! so i just did paint

 

[thefashionista]

gahhh damn paint, damn my non-computer literacy!

 

[Spike413]

Wonderful, everyone's work is wonderful!

Another contribution

It's a bit of an ode to glamour (although how I worked a laser into that theme I'm still not sure)........

 

[mirrra]

Cosette very elegant, love the atmosphere
Spike413 'glamour' is the word coming to my head when i see yours,
the colors, the classy variety
adorefaith the the bw piece is fantastic, love the movement and the retro feeling
thefashionista love the pictures you choose, very inspiring
wonderful everyone

...
how do you all make these

love mixing the pictures using different layer modes[multiply, overlay, pin light, screen etc] in photoshop, it changes the picture's looks easy, so much fun

 

[adorefaith]

thankyou mirra....


i think i have to play around with it....just experiment....'pin light', 'screen', 'overlay'.....these are functions i didnt even know existed!...
what version of photoshop do you use?...

 

[mirrra]

i use CS, not sure if they exist since v5 maybe
here at the layers panel:

 

[adorefaith]

i have photoshop elements v2.0.....
it must be a few years old....

i cant find the exact screen you showed me.....but i have found some similar commands....

thankyou!....
i may just have to keep fiddling with it.

 

[Snow-White]

not really my best collage ...

i like this thread.. heres one quuickly made

 

[thefashionista]

love yours, snow white!

 

[mirrra]

...i may just have to keep fiddling with it.

yes, please!i loved the black &white piece you posted!
i've never seen photoshop elements ...
snow white, very nice

 

[travolta]

inspiration board

(the colors are off )

 

[adorefaith]

^^oh wow, travolta....
how is that done.....???....

 

[travolta]

thanks adorefairth!

i photocopied the image of the girl (twiggy) and filled it in w/ colored pencil. then i used fabric and a piece a straw hat (rainbow) and pasted them on top magazine clippings and photographs. finally, i scanned it into photoshop and played around w/ the composition and levels.


this was originally part of an inspiration board for a fashion course i took. the theme was summer camp/ nostalgia

 

[adorefaith]

that is unbelievable...how creative...!!..

really, that is quite mesmerizing....
i cant believe people can do this sort of thing simply from their own initiative!.....

i am not so gifted in that sense....

thankyou for sharing that....
how do you scan it...with a regular scanner?.....doesnt the texture make it difficult?...

 

[travolta]

ok, i corrected the coloring.


you're being really nice! actually, i had to bulk up my portfolio so i redid some of my old projects. i wish i was usually so motivated!


yeah, i used a regular old scanner...and the texture wasn't a problem. collages are fun... you should give it a try.

 

[seasecrets]

here's one i just did. i love collages

 

[adorefaith]

i just might try it....

i used to be so creative......i guess i've lost that, as time goes on....i'm not as experimental.....i don't get in there and get my hands dirty the way i used to with all kinds of crazy materials and textures...

now it intimidates me!....i dont know where to begin...
and i'm usually too concerned with the final product, and whether or not it will be anything presentable, to allow myself to be immersed in the process.....

thats one thing i think children are so good at.....ignoring the pressure of a final product and just being so creative and innovative with the process...
i wish i could regain that!...

thankyou for the inspiration....really....

 

[seasecrets]

you should definitely try it.
i collage a lot actually and it gives me a lot of ideas and it's a lot of fun.

 

[travolta]

your welcome

kids are audacious. we could learn from them.

 

[Cosette]

one I just made (because I was, too, very inspired by the last few!)