corroded by northy

corroded

devoid of any ideas i decided to play with the mundane theme (candles) and the sandbox texture challenge...

http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/24665/new-mundane-challenge-candle-s

http://365project.org/discuss/general/24704/sandbox-365-digital-textures

after experimenting with linen card stock, crumpled paper, the photoshop fiber filter and the crumbling cement wall from yesterday, i eventually went with the corroded bottom of a frying pan...

i have no idea why i am obsessed with making my own textures... i'm not sure i even LIKE textures... i expect i'm using this as a way of avoiding annoying things like real work and cooking dinner...

(best small on white... or y'know... ignored...)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-RVJyNpfDk
Well done, I forgot about candles
January 28th, 2015  
Awesome shot
January 28th, 2015  
There is something mysterious and Elizabeathen in this shot. I dig. Small on white:).
January 28th, 2015  
very very cool!
January 28th, 2015  
Very cool shot. I love it.
January 28th, 2015  
I like it
January 28th, 2015  
This looks great.
January 28th, 2015  
Making textures seems to be a lot harder than I would have thought & I found this tutorial yesterday for making digital texture - or a base to add a photo to?? http://everydayelementsonline.com/2011/01/creating-textures-in-photoshop-elements/
I am now heading off to check the bottom of my frying pan...
January 28th, 2015  
@ltodd hmmm... Interesting... Tx for the link! I kind of want to try that now... I wish I could find a good use for textures because I kind of like the concept... But it doesn't seem to work with the images I like to create...
January 28th, 2015  
This is fabulous.
January 28th, 2015  
Mac
Wonderful results to a most creative combo!
January 28th, 2015  
Very nice!
January 28th, 2015  
Cool.
January 28th, 2015  
@northy I looked at your images & I do understand what you mean about textures not natively working with your style - you would not use them to add complex colour tones, ( !! ) and your images are shot and processed with such strength of tone and contrast, that most grunge texture would fight against your style. April's fine-art style works in B&W ( like http://www.thecoffeeshopblog.com/2013/11/coffeeshop-texture-tutorial-for.html) and wet-plate style, but now I think about it I have rarely used textures on B&W & then mostly to decrease contrast - like http://365project.org/ltodd/365/2012-07-04
January 28th, 2015  
Really cool final product.
January 28th, 2015  
Good final product -- need to better understand this idea of textures but it feels beyond me at the moment.
January 28th, 2015  
I like this. I'm not sure of all the technical talk, but in this case I think your texture compliments the subject well. a fav for me
January 28th, 2015  
Image is pretty cool Northy, I like the subtlety of the textures. Your writing and tags cracked me up.
January 28th, 2015  
Fab on black. It takes me long enough to work on other people's textures, but... do I get out of cooking dinner if I make my own? :) Deal. I also like the twisted base (handle?) holding up the candle. It's lovely.
January 28th, 2015  
Another great image, even better tags--haha!
January 28th, 2015  
Textures are somewhat confusing to me but I will experiment. I like the idea of the frying pan. I think I have a baking tray that would work.
January 28th, 2015  
Excellent image.
January 28th, 2015  
lovely, and I love the texture!
January 28th, 2015  
and I like making textures too!! :)
January 28th, 2015  
Amazing, fav
January 28th, 2015  
I love to play. Nice combination.
January 28th, 2015  
The technicalities are beyond me but the image is very evocative - someone said Elizabethan - Thanks @amandal - That's exactly the way the image feels to me.
January 28th, 2015  
Great composition, light...love the flame
January 28th, 2015  
This is very cool, love it and fav
January 28th, 2015  
Lovely simplicity here. Should be a book cover.
I collect textures all over, and hardly use them. My OH is always laughing at me taking pictures of concrete floors and the like...
January 28th, 2015  
Love the simplicity, beautiful.
January 28th, 2015  
Wow gorgeous processing..............very cool using your frying pan!
Very creative Northy!
January 29th, 2015  
@ltodd yes - i think you are correct... i often look at Rachel's images, or April Milani's and think how much i love what they do with textures, and how they manage the subtleties of tone... but i have come to realize that style doesn't work for me... which is fine... i just hadn't realized how integral texture was to that style...
January 29th, 2015  
@radiogirl tx... pretty sure someone else had the idea before me tho' ;p
January 29th, 2015  
Great processing, love it
January 29th, 2015  
love the creative texture.
January 29th, 2015  
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