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Monday, January 12, 2009

Texture

This is the first time I've tried adding texture to my photos. I thought these Rock Band pictures would be fun to play around with.

These are SOOC...
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And here's the edits...
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I really like that with the texture layer added you can't see my kitchen trash can. :) I think the last one is my fav of these.
It was fun playing around with textures. I don't know why it took me so long to try it out. Thanks for the push peas!

25 comments:

Reds said...

Wow! First time trying?!!! It gives me hope that I can do it!! ;) Great texture!

Kelly said...

First time, wow.. Love the grunge look on these.. Nice job

Anonymous said...

Oh I love that last shot and the texture on it. Very cool!
Cari

Mom2Drew said...

Totally works with those images. Yea for you for doing it!!

janett said...

Great texture!

Rachael said...

I love the look that the texture gives these pictures! Good job trying out textures :)

Lori said...

I love textures! I think my favorite is the 2nd one with the added texture, but they all look great!

Becca said...

Oooh, these are nice. I like the third one best, and would even take it a step further by adding the texture from the second one at a very low opacity. Great job!

Jackie's Shot said...

I just love your texture. Really turns those photos up a notch. I really need to learn how to do that. ~Jackie

Michelle said...

Great job playing with texture. That last shot is definitely my fav. I really like the music notes in there.

Angie Moses said...

Rachel you did an excellent job on these...I think they totally ROCK! (no pun intended)

Margaret said...

You did great with the textures. Love the grungy look it gives these shots! Nice!!!

Mary said...

That's awesome for your first shot! Maybe I even have a shot at it lol!

Anonymous said...

Those look like they could be CD covers (if it was a real guitar) very cool!

Diana said...

i love the textures and how you made them look grungy

Anonymous said...

These are awesome! I think they add so much dimension to the photos.

~*Steffie*~ said...

I really like the texture on the 3rd one. I need to jump in and try this.

Amy B. said...

Nice! Love the last one best!!! You did great. The music texture for these pics was clever.

Joanne Fowler said...

Cool! The second to last is my favorite!

Becky said...

Great choice of textures!

Anonymous said...

Very nice! The last is my fave!

Linnao said...

Incredible! I really hope that one day I'll be able to do that to my photos too, love it!

Mary Ann said...

I love the one with the crackle finish.

Amy said...

These look awesome, great work! :)

Steph said...

Holy crap! That was your first attempt. That is awesome!

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