A Pirate’s Dream – Photoshop Composite

I’ve been practicing several Photoshop techniques building posters, blending images with textures and adding special effects.  I decided to bring several of these design techniques together into one composite that I named, “A Pirate’s Dream”. As I don’t have access to models or a studio, I used images that I…

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Spiral Galaxy with Custom Brushes

Continuing to build out various space galaxies so I will have elements to use on my Star Wars posters.  This one is a spiral galaxy modeled after an image I saw on the internet.  Here is my painting…  the original image I emulated in below.   Original image   #terributlerphotography,…

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Mixer Brush Cloning Paint Setup

Mixer Brush Cloning Paint Setup

Painting with a Mixer Brush One of the actions that come bundled in Photoshop is a called Mixer Brush Cloning Paint Setup.  If you always wanted to paint from your photographs but didn’t know where to begin, this is a good place to start. I’m not sure when this action…

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Wailua Falls Watercolor

Wailua Falls Watercolor

After a week spent updating my Texas Corvette Association website and getting everything built and staged for our April online car show registration, I really needed a brain break!  So the most relaxing thing that one can do after a week of intense WordPress working is PAINT!.  So I jumped…

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El Toro Rojo – My 1967 Corvette

I’ve been neglecting my website and my blog for the last several months because I had taken on the new job as Webmaster for our local corvette club.  I was already their de facto photographer and when the current Webmaster wanted to step down, I decided to take the task…

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Watercolors in Photoshop

A couple of years ago I took the Creative Live class with Jack Davis on how to paint with Photoshop.  I’ve watched the videos a couple of times and each time I’ve made a commitment to sit down and practice the various techniques until I’ve learned them and can do…

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Texas Wildflowers or Tractors!

Texas Wildflowers or Tractors

The Capture San Antonio Photography group met at 6:45am and headed out to the countryside in search of wildflowers.  It is that time of year when the fields are in bloom and they are gorgeous! But the day was rainy (but warm) and I didn’t really see anything spectacular over…

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