Purple Crayon by northy

Purple Crayon

I've been meaning to try this for a while. I think I could do better, but I thought this wasn't too bad for a first go at it. Happy for feedback and suggestions to improve on the technique :)
Oh, this is VERY funky!! I like, very much!! Did it crop the right edge off when you uploaded, though??
March 8th, 2012  
@tabbycat no... i did that on purpose... i thought it looked too "neat" when you could see all the words... not working for you?
March 8th, 2012  
this is really cool! How did you do it?
March 8th, 2012  
@harley84 photoshop elements... in the "guided editing" portion there is a thingy to make a photo look like a pencil drawing... then i went to replace colour and turned as much of it purple as i could... unfortunately, i can't figure out how to turn everything purple...
March 8th, 2012  
@northy oh very cool!! 1st purple is the BEST colour lol!! 2nd I really do need to learn how to use my PSE....let alone knowing how to turn everything purple! Love this !!!
March 8th, 2012  
LOL! Nah, I guess not. It just looks accidentally cut off. I think I know what you're saying about being too neat though..maybe you could cut off the edge of the purple rectangle without sacrificing the actual words...?
March 8th, 2012  
@tabbycat yes i could... however... i'm wondering about this from a technique / photo rule / personal preference standpoint... as i recall, you like to see the whole of something in your shots (you had that line drawing lime green bike shot, right?)... and i generally prefer to cut bits off... i think on the theory that "teasing" is a good thing... but i really don't know... is there a general take on this issue? just curious :)
March 8th, 2012  
I like the bits curbed lol! Great job!
March 8th, 2012  
Yes, the lime bike shot was mine, and I often cut things off too for aesthetic reasons, (like my blue clothesline shot) I'm just not sure it works with words...?? Just personal opinion in the end though, really!
March 8th, 2012  
@tabbycat Fair enough and excellent point! I will bear in mind for the future. Tx so much for looking at my stuff and commenting... All the best on your adventure!
March 8th, 2012  
This is great, I wish I knew how to use PS let alone PSE. Very effective.
March 8th, 2012  
this is so beautiful...
March 8th, 2012  
Purple is my favorite color!
March 8th, 2012  
Very cool pic ... love the colour!
March 8th, 2012  
@sewsharyn @inertie @canonmum @paulavdmerwe why thank you!! this was kind of fun to do... born of the fact that nothing else was working in the photog department last night :)
March 9th, 2012  
Very cool...and good with a mix of grey tones as well. I was following the btr-color tag from someone else's photo...what does it mean?
March 13th, 2012  
@jgoldrup tx Janna! it's a "challenge"... a "breaking the rules" challenge... this thread explains it... http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/11466/breaking-the-rules-color

:)
March 13th, 2012  
Oh, thanks! I remember Paula W explaining that to me during one of the other 'btr' challenges. How soon I forget!
March 15th, 2012  
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