Kim Klassen 2-for-1

I am submitting this image for Kim's "Finding Fences" challenge in the Beyond Layers group and for Texture Tuesday's "Texture X's 2 eDition"

 

Formula --

 

Original photo:

* cropped to 6 x 12, 300 dpi

* levels adjustment

* auto-sharpen

* color balance

* diffuse glow filter (1-1-13)

* watercolor filter (12-0-3

* duplicated image (ctrl or cmd +J); soft light blend mode @ 28%

* brightness/contrast adjustment layer (-24 / -9)

* hue/sat adjustment layer (magenta +2 saturation; cyan -36 saturation; greens -22 saturation; yellows -22 saturation; reds -14 saturation)

* Yesteryear texture (overlay blend mode @ 90%)

* Thursday texture (vivid light @ 48%)

* Thursday texture (soft light @ 76%)

* Landsdowne & CAC Shishoni Brush fonts

* added processed image to clipping mask made with brushes by Anna Aspnes (designerdigitals.com)

* added quote by Alexander Herzen

* added watermark

* re-sized for web

 

Thanks for looking!

Done