Mixed Media Artist

Here is an experiment that I did with the new Match Color function in Photoshop CS3 . The basic technique is really easy, deceptively easy…the real work begins after the buttons are pushed, and I’m still tweaking my pictures! 1. Open the image that you want to work on and an image that you’ll use as a color source in Photoshop. Make sure that the image you’re going to doctor up is on top and selected. 2. Click on Image –> Adjustments –> Match Color. Chose the second picture as your source (the drop down box is near the bottom). You’ll be able to see immediately how the palette selection will alter your working image. 3. Play with the luminance, color intensity, and fade sliders until you are satisfied. 4. Now the real work begins! If you really want your image to resemble the artist whose source material you’ve chosen, it’s now time to start working on the style. I began with using the Paint Daubs filter. These pieces aren’t anywhere near finished since they were just for practi...

Below is a little (10 x 8 inch) art quilt that I made from various fabric and paper scraps. I started with all off-white fabrics, and before I started “piecing”, if you can even call it that, I stained them all with tea to even up the tones more than they already were! Working with a monochromatic color scheme forces you to explore other ways of bringing contrast to a piece besides color. I also used some of my favorite things on the quilt - an image transfer, beads, and antique buttons. My Heart Materials & Tools: cutting mat rotary cutter scissors pins fabric glue needles fabrics and papers buttons beads gold thread transfered images (if desired) 1. Instructions for making an image transfer onto fabric can be found in this post: Image Transfers on Fabric . 2. Stain or dye your fabrics in a strong tea solution. 3. Cut a piece of batting to approximately 9 x 7 inches. Lay a piece of tea-stained muslin, slightly larger and with frayed edges, over top of the batting. 4. Begin to ...