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I love reading. My genre of interest is sci-fi and fantasy but I will also read other genres if they are interesting. Last year, I did a marathon and read 101 books with most being sci-fi and fantasy. This year, I've lowered my goal to 25 books. I wanted to read without any pressure of... Continue Reading →
It's been raining for a few days now, although, it seems the sun has come up today. The forecast for the week should be more rain and maybe even sleet on Mother's Day. I actually love the rain and gray clouds. It might feel gloomy and depressing but it makes the earth so rich and... Continue Reading →
An old frozen rusty ship matte painting. I followed the Youtube tutorial here. For the skyline, I used this photo I took of the Miami skyline during a family cruise to the Bahamas a couple years ago. Other photos used from a free photo stock site: I began by making a sketch. Then, I layered... Continue Reading →
My daughter really enjoyed this year's dance competition. She said it went by too quickly. What she missed most was the friendship with her dance group...and the choreographers. The photos below were taken by a professional. I'm beyond proud of the hard work she put into the dances. 🙂
This was done in 2013 following a tutorial from ImagineFX magazine. It was my first time matte painting using stock photos and Photoshop brushes. I wasn't very happy with it so I kind of kept it a secret. Screen shots of the steps:
From 2011. Originally, they were made as desktop calendars for my computer. Digital kits were by Lori Davison.
Sometimes I have to wait until the right digital kit/journal cards are released to create my layouts. A couple of months back I downloaded a Monster High kit by Lisete Scrap (at Mscraps) and Brave journal cards by Amber Shaw and Studio Flergs (at Sweet Shoppe) and began to put the layouts together. I am... Continue Reading →
Finally done with January!
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