February 2009

Friday Art: Rinoa’s Artwork

February 27, 2009

This week, I made Rinoa a portfolio where all her artworks are kept. And for Friday Art, I thought I would share some of her masterpieces.

The Flower Picker
“This is a picture of me. I am crying because Daddy is trying to pick my flower.” – Rinoa
THE FLOWER PICKER
by Rinoa Redington (June 2008)
Caillou
CAILLOU
by Rinoa Redington (September 2008)
Blue and Mac
BLUE AND MAC from FOSTER’S HOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS
by Rinoa Redington (January 2009)

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Treasure Chest

February 26, 2009

Mica's Treasure Box

I decoupaged this unadorned chest using paper that matches the kraft finish so that I don’t have to cover the whole area. Then I added a few simple embellishments and there you go – a treasure chest that holds some of Mica’s keepsakes. Rinoa has one too.

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High Contrast Rendering

February 25, 2009

I just finished a class by Scott Kelby called “Professional Photo Retouching Techniques” at Kelbytraining.com and one of the tricks I have learned is how to do a high contrast rendering.

Here are some examples of my take on high contrast rendering. These are pictures of Mica taken in our backyard in 2004 when she fell into the “poncho craze” – a fad that died out really fast. If you mouseover the images, you will see what the originals looked like.

In the first picture, I used the same texture that I talked about in my previous blog entry.

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