Photo by Lautaro Andreani on Unsplash

Photo by Ian Espinosa on Unsplash



Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
Thich Nhat Hanh

Supplies

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12x12 Distressed Edge_3 retired** replacement Artist Edge Overlays No 9** [url=https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Artist-Edge-Overlays-No.-9.html]Product Name[/url]

6x6 Artsy Kardz En Route Retired

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Different Strokes No 11_17_6 [url=https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Different-Strokes-No.-11.html]Product Name[/url]



Process

Firstly I created an artsy background using two artsy papers from the Coolth Palette and a photograph from Unsplash that was duplicated and blending modes applied.

Transfers from the palette and Artsy Transfers from the AT_Coolth collection were added and more blending modes applied.

I created a composite then added the composite to a new 12x12 canvas.

Another photograph was added from Unsplash I added an inverted mask and blended the hand back in using a Vivid Light blending mode, duplicated it and added a poster edges filter from the Filter Gallery then duplicated it again.

From there I continued to add brushes, transfers and overlays using blending modes.

Words and quotes were added to complete the layout.

Thanks for looking

Viv