a new challenge
I was determined to try and learn something new with time off work this week.
Having been curious about adding textures to photos for a while (inspired by photographers such as my talented friend www.flickr.com/photos/joanatkinson/) I decided that this kestrel (I think!) seen out on a walk, but snapped with my little compact at a distance so not great quality, might be a good starting point.
I don't have access to Photoshop, but managed to find a couple of tutorials for Gimp. After much head scratching I've managed this, but I think I probably need to learn about masking. I used the eraser tool to remove the texture from the kestrel, but it seemed to change the colours too, even at full opacity. I've no idea why as I've only ever cloned and smudged in Gimp before!
If anyone knows of any good materials for learning more (or suggestions for improving this image) I'd love to know!
a new challenge
I was determined to try and learn something new with time off work this week.
Having been curious about adding textures to photos for a while (inspired by photographers such as my talented friend www.flickr.com/photos/joanatkinson/) I decided that this kestrel (I think!) seen out on a walk, but snapped with my little compact at a distance so not great quality, might be a good starting point.
I don't have access to Photoshop, but managed to find a couple of tutorials for Gimp. After much head scratching I've managed this, but I think I probably need to learn about masking. I used the eraser tool to remove the texture from the kestrel, but it seemed to change the colours too, even at full opacity. I've no idea why as I've only ever cloned and smudged in Gimp before!
If anyone knows of any good materials for learning more (or suggestions for improving this image) I'd love to know!