Gratitude eDition - Texture Tuesday

Our challenge this week is "gratitude" and to use two of Kim Klassen's textures.  I'm grateful for so many things in my life, but one thing I've been needing is "solitude", a little alone time to center myself.  I think as mothers, wives, sisters and even friends, we lose ourselves (or I know I do).  I'm grateful for my alone time...my me time.  So this photo of a lone horse reminded me of "Solitude".

I used Kim's Portrait, blending mode Multiply 100% and Canvas Back blending mode Multiply 100%, erased some of the texture from the horse.  I really didn't have a clear idea or image in my head, but I like the way it came out.

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Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday - The Aurora eDition

Our challenge this week is to use Kim Klassen's Aurora texture that she so kindly gave us.

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First I desaturated the image.

Added Aurora texture blending mode Overlay 100%

Duplicated used Aurora Burn 100%

Erasing texture off of just the horse.

Then I added Ruby Blossom's Faraway Land background

blending mode Multiply 100%

Erasing texture off of the horse.

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I've been working on my editing skills and applying textures to some of my photos.  I'll first show you the original and then my edited version.

This was taken during my trip back home to Texas.  We were driving along and I just had to stop and grab this shot.  So my next photo will show my editing and textures.  I was going for an old time photo look with a little grunge to it.

First I added a New Adjustment Layer - using the Hue/Saturation Levels and lowered it to -65.  Then a New Raster layer added         Kim Klassen's textures Just Cause (using Color at 65%) and February Magic (using Dodge at 88%).  I then used my burn tool to darken up some areas and to bring the horse and lone tree out a little more.  As always I copied the original picture to make all my changes.

So what do you think?

Happy Editing!