Kathy Triolo
About the Image(s)
This composite is of a few birds and a sheep that I captured while visiting Death Valley last month. All compositing done in Photoshop.
The goose tried to attack me because I clearly got too close for comfort. The sheep and a water buffalo (not pictured) were in a small pen at the hotel where we were staying.
The background was created first with the hotel front changed into more of a whimsical cartoon look in Topaz 2. I painted the Goose with mixer brushes in PS and added an apron to it. Then placed it in the next layer on top of the background. I added the scene of the floating ducks, the sheep, the chick and the basket of eggs into separate layers on top of the goose. After I merged them all, I made a graphic sun to shine on another layer. After all was merged with (Shift, Control, Alt, E) , I added a final canvas textured look to the entire scene.
This round’s discussion is now closed!
5 comments posted
However the house looks either dilapidated or out of focus. Does not agree with the goose.   Posted: 04/10/2021 17:12:10
I'm fascinated by the way you've combined the stylized sun and house with the more realistic animals. I think it works really well; I'm just trying to figure out why it works so well (in case I want to try doing that sometime). Maybe it's a matter of stylized background and more realistic foreground. In any case, I love looking at it!
The texture works extremely well, balancing out the house and adding interest.
I think the sheep is a great addition; in fact, I would not mind if it was a little bigger. It might be interesting to see it with a bit less contrast, and the blacks not so dark. Maybe even making it a tad less opaque (e.g., 90%). I think the sheep helps draw my eye back around up to the sun, and helps define the eggs. It's just competing with the goose a bit to my eye.
I do apologize for being so late in commenting this month; things are crazy busy for me this spring.   Posted: 04/27/2021 17:09:03