Home Schooling by Weezilou

Home Schooling

Amazing the discoveries we can make during play time! In my extif I've listed the steps I took to come to this image from a photo of the iris blooming in our yard. I thought I could make a nice image with the Aquarelle PS Action, but it lacked the amount of texture I wanted. I overlaid the photo, and lowered the opacity of Multiply until it looked more textured, but kept some of the watercolor marks. I ran it through ON1 and put it on recycled paper, but shifted the opacity and color a bit, cleaned it some more, and I now have "a card" to share with all my shut-in friends!

Much of this learning experience was an accident, but I confess to being excited about trying these steps again with different flowers!
Beautiful image...love it...
April 1st, 2020  
Exquisite. It really is.
April 1st, 2020  
Beautiful
April 1st, 2020  
Really lovely. I wouldn’t have a clue about the processing involved but it has turned out beautiful
April 1st, 2020  
Beautiful!
April 1st, 2020  
Simply gorgeous! I didn’t understand a word of your processing technique and I bow to your superior knowledge as usual! 😂😂😂 a beautiful result!
April 1st, 2020  
It turned out very nice, well done
April 1st, 2020  
Lovely
April 1st, 2020  
A work of art, Louise - we could all learn off you! fav
April 1st, 2020  
Really, really lovely! I liked your explanation of the steps you took. Very interesting. You are a master!
April 1st, 2020  
lovely
April 1st, 2020  
Oh my - so beautiful! Well worth all of those steps to achieve this look.
April 1st, 2020  
Fav.
April 1st, 2020  
Wonderful edit. It really has the feel of the aquarelle, yet not completely. A character of its own.
April 1st, 2020  
LOVE IT!
April 1st, 2020  
@seattlite @lyndemc @overalvandaan @rosiekind @cocobella @pamknowler @angelikavr @joansmor @maggiemae @pdulis @365karly1 @pyrrhula @domenicododaro A most appreciative *Thank You* for your thoughtful comments...be sure not to miss Pam's..I couldn't stop laughing!!!... I've already begun to use it to create a PS email, sending brief notes to friends... ...to think it was only 3 weeks ago my Lunenburg neighbour was writing to ask what our thoughts were about coming up this summer! Well, didn't THAT all change! To you all, don't let your guard down now...Sending love!
April 1st, 2020  
Oh, I love it and am inspired by your delight in new learning re editing possibilities. Love to you and Ken. Cherish your moments.
April 1st, 2020  
Oh wow what beautiful work Louise!
Lucky shut ins!
April 2nd, 2020  
@ethelperry Truly, thank you Ethel! Your touching words are imprinted on my heart, and believe me, I'm doing a lot of "cherishing"... We've learned from others ♥
April 2nd, 2020  
Oh this is so beautiful! I'll have to try that.
April 2nd, 2020  
Wow! Beautiful. Impressive processing!
April 2nd, 2020  
lovely and I even understood a little of the explanation . I'm struggling through PS Elements
April 2nd, 2020  
Wow, that beautiful!
April 2nd, 2020  
Exquisite in every way. Leave it to you to not just photograph the Iris, but to make it into a work of art.
April 2nd, 2020  
What a stunning painterly image . Fav
April 2nd, 2020  
What a marvellous artist you are Dr D.
April 2nd, 2020  
@golftragic Why thank you, m'am!
April 2nd, 2020  
Really cool design!! Looks like a real postcard :D
April 2nd, 2020  
Absolutely stunning result!
April 2nd, 2020  
this is a beautiful design
April 2nd, 2020  
Good to see you are keeping at this photography thing and still learning new techniques Louise. I'm also glad to see you and Ken are doing well. Stay safe and healthy during these very strange times.
April 2nd, 2020  
Very creative
April 2nd, 2020  
Ooh that's pretty :)
April 2nd, 2020  
Beautiful result Louise and I totally agree with @pamknowler :)
April 2nd, 2020  
I love this edit and yes I can see it making a lovely cheerful card for your loved ones. Fav
April 2nd, 2020  
So many steps but it ended in a beautiful image.
April 2nd, 2020  
@pamknowler Same here Pam! I guess if you are born in May, it is Greek to us! I got lost in translation too! Haha! But it is beautiful Louise and I wish I could still make a postcard! :)
April 4th, 2020  
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