Monthly Archives: December 2006

My cover is finally on Amazon.comand so I am one step closer. There is so much more satisfaction looking myself up on Amazon.com and seeing the cover of my book instead of the “No image available” box. I was beginning … Continue reading →

The Snow shapes are given form with blue violet shadows on a multiply layer in Photoshop. The Snowflakes are added in layers. This is the top layer. I created custom brushes for the snowflakes. Add the second snow flake layer. The … Continue reading →

On a new layer I draw the location of the snow to use as a guide in AI (Adobe Illustrator). I draw snow shapes for the trees and bushes in AI. Each tree and bush is a smart object. I select … Continue reading →

Using the Fall image I removed all of the elements that didn’t pertain to winter and darkened the sky. Now I have a base image to begin the winter illustration. Share this:EmailPrintShareDiggFacebookStumbleUponReddit

Using the smart objects again, I transformed fall into spring. The patterns that I added for the spring leaves are not solid so that the tree branches can be seen. The concept of Smart objects has been confusing for some of … Continue reading →

Today I have been transforming the summer image into a fall image. Because each element is a Photoshop smart object I can double click on it’s layer icon and it opens up in layers. Then I can replace colors or patterns … Continue reading →