A Christmas ballet... by marlboromaam

A Christmas ballet...

Image created in Photoshop layers with a few brushes.

It's not snowing in South Carolina, but we sure do have the cold temps. Seven mornings in a row coming below freezing with a wind chill of -8 degrees. Brrrr! Power was out due to the winds, so catching up with you now.
Darling little Christmas tree! So clever!
December 23rd, 2022  
A very nice effect.
December 23rd, 2022  
@maggiemae Thanks, Maggiemae.

@wakelys Thanks, Susan.
December 23rd, 2022  
Magical! Hope you didn't have too many problems from the cold.
December 23rd, 2022  
Very creative. Would make a fantastic Christmas card.
December 23rd, 2022  
Bummer that the power was out, welcome back. Very creative edit. Fav
December 23rd, 2022  
super art mags, way ahead of my skills
December 23rd, 2022  
That's gorgeous Mags! Sorry for the cold temperatures. We have tons of snow and subfreezing temperatures coming tonight. But in Vermont it's expected at this time of the year :-)
December 23rd, 2022  
Beautiful
December 23rd, 2022  
@joysabin Thank you. Just power outages and praying the pipes don't freeze. South Carolina is not equipped for long time freezing temps.

@dkellogg Thank you, David.

@larrysphotos Thank you so much, Larry.

@phil_howcroft Thank you, Phil. You could do it easily!

@corinnec Thank you very much, Corinne. A few winter mornings below freezing is normal in South Carolina, but this is new.

@joansmor Thank you, Joan.
December 23rd, 2022  
I'm sorry neither of us got snow - the good thing with that down here is it only lasts a day or two (we're supposed to be high 40's by Sunday) but with the wind chill it was -12 this morning. Love what you did with this!
December 24th, 2022  
Lovely edit.
December 24th, 2022  
@milaniet Just makes sense to have a little snow to make the brutally cold temps seem a little easier. Thank you, Milanie. Stay warm and safe!

@wh2021 Thank you.
December 24th, 2022  
This is lovely
December 24th, 2022  
Well done
December 24th, 2022  
Love this. Very artistic image; would make a beautiful Christmas card.
December 24th, 2022  
@kjarn Thank you, Kathy.

@danette Thanks, Danette.

@amyk Thank you so much, Amy.
December 24th, 2022  
You are so clever at these, a beautiful image.
December 24th, 2022  
This is lovely
December 24th, 2022  
Very creative, I do love your stars.
December 24th, 2022  
@ludwigsdiana Thank you, Diana.

@sugarmuser Thank you very much, Sharon.

@pusspup Thank you, Wylie.
December 24th, 2022  
well done
December 24th, 2022  
@pdulis Thank you so much, Peter.
December 24th, 2022  
Magical.
December 24th, 2022  
Beautiful edit
December 24th, 2022  
@mittens Thank you very much, Marilyn.

@craftymeg Thank you, Margaret.
December 24th, 2022  
That's beautiful Mags!
December 24th, 2022  
@365jgh Thank you so much, Judy.
December 24th, 2022  
Beautifully done. This would be a great Christmas card. I think that you found your niche in your creations in PS with brushes!
December 25th, 2022  
@skipt07 Thank you very much, Skip. Appreciate your comments.
December 25th, 2022  
I like it so much I made it my Facebook cover.
December 26th, 2022  
@skipt07 That's cool and what a compliment, but remember there are at least 10 different people who created those .abr brushes. As long as there is no money changing hands, they're free for personal use. =)
December 26th, 2022  
@marlboromaam who do you get your brushes through?
I have downloaded a few but seldom use them.

I was just sending some people to check out you page. I would never consider selling someone else's work.
If you decide to go that route is up to you.
December 26th, 2022  
@skipt07 Oh, Skip - it's been so long now. Most of my brushes were downloaded over 12 years ago when I was a graphic designer for a church. Lately, I've done several google searches for free ps brushes and there are so many websites with so many splendid brushes it's hard to choose. Just check the copyright on each set and if it says free for personal use, then download! I'm sure you know what "free for personal use" means... can't use them in any way that would cause money to change hands - no use on business cards, or art for sale, etc. I don't mind it being on your FB page. I'm flattered. =)
December 26th, 2022  
@skipt07 One more thing. Most of the newer brushes won't work in my old version of Photoshop. So just be aware that some are for PS 5.
December 26th, 2022  
@marlboromaam - I have PS 2023. It's the same way with fonts. Some are free for personal use. I have thought about installing a harddrive strictly for Photoshop and all of the things that go with it.
December 27th, 2022  
@skipt07 Oh! My PS is much older. Fonts and brushes take up very little space. My photos take up nearly half a terabyte. My apps, movies, and documents take up far less space than the photos. Keep in mind those layered psd files take up gobs of space. Best to delete them when you're done with them after you've saved a jpg file. I need to order a new iMac, but hopefully this one will keep running with my photo apps because I don't like the new way adobe does Photoshop now and I can't afford it now anyway.
December 27th, 2022  
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