Pink Dandelions

I originally posted this on my blog for Texture Tuesday, but after reading today's B2 class materials, wanted to post this here. Following the tutorial Kim posted a few days ago on using the gradient with linear light, I used that here. (Can't wait to experiment with radial gradient.) I used a very light , almost white gradient and erased it over the flower buds. This helped tone the blurred background and lightened up the white fluffy seeded bloom. There are a few places where it could be better (just above the flower on the left) but overall I'm pleased with it. I used Sybil to make the frame for this picture. I applied it once at Normal and copied it, changed 2nd layer to Color Burn. I loved how this looked (see what Kim did in the class tutorial) but it wasn't quite right for the frame, so I copied it again and changed it to Multiply. Had I done this after Kim's tutorial, I would have tried the Levels adjustment instead. I think that would be a better way to control how much more color depth is added. I think that the lower left corner would not have been so dark if I had done it that way.

 

I also used Kim's texture Violet with blending modes of Color Burn and Screen over the photograph before applying the frame.

 

 

Done