A snapshot of two of the grands in costume on our recent family outing to Legoland New York.

Process: The colors of the kids' costumes were as different (and as incompatible) as can be, so I selected Artsy Paper #4 because it looked like it would be a good background for an extraction. I extracted the kids using the iPhone extract feature, then converted the image to black and white. I outlined them after placing them in the composition with the “Big Noisy Border” Outer Glow in the Style panel of Photoshop Elements 14.

For embellishment, I selected layers (Urban Threadz, spider, ribbon, spatter, paint) from Multimedia Elements Uncanny #1 and used them in concert with elements from the Artplay Pallette ( I duplicated the pumpkin on color burn mode for a golden color).

I also used a few brushes to expand the “staircase” shape on the artsy paper, to give the raven something to stand on.