Anna Aspnes
Artplay Palette Behold [url=
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=10012577]Artplay Palette Behold[/url]
Postmarked 1 [url=
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=10012576]Postmarked 1[/url]
FadedWords Travel 1 [url=
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=10012562]FadedWords Travel 1[/url]
Artplay Palette Traveler [url=
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=33167&page=1]Artplay Palette Traveler[/url]
Artplay Palette Go See [url=
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=44009&page=1]Artplay Palette Go See[/url]
Artplay Palette Scientist [url=
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=31191&page=1]Artplay Palette Scientist[/url]
Arrows 1 [url=
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=10012439&page=1]Arrows 1[/url]
Warm Glows 1 [url=
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=10012439&page=1]Warm Glows 1[/url]
Jazzed Up LoopDaLoop 2 [url=
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=33022&page=1]Jazzed Up LoopDaLoop 2 [/url]
Clouds 2 [url=
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=28279&page=4]Clouds 2[/url]
Watercolor FotoBlendz 1 [url=
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=30886&page=1]Watercolor FotoBlendz 1[/url]
Find My Way Brushes 2 [url=
http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=28287&page=1]Find My Way Brushes 2[/url]
The Process
I clipped the photo to a watercolor fotoblendz mask. I then tried several papers from AP Behold and finally selected solid paper 2. Then I changed the watercolor fotoblendz mask to hard light to allow some of the color and stripes to show through. I extracted the balloon, duplicated it (blending mode changed to screen with reduced opacity) and created a custom shadow behind it. A transfer from Scientist was clipped between the layers for texture. A stamp from AP Traveler and Postmarked 1 brushes were added. For the text, I typed the quote so that the words are read from bottom to top, then simplified (rasterized) the type. I used the free transform (perspective) tool to give the type perspective and a vanishing point. I added the clouds with a shadow to create more depth on the page. Elements, faded words, loops, arrows, brushes were layered on to complete the page.
