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Strolling the Souks
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Strolling the Souks

Ochre Artsy Transfers **new ** https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtsyTransfers-Ochre.html
Also **coming soon**
Paper Textures No. 6
Stains No. 6
Spatters No. 7
Also **new**
Ochre Artplay Palette https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Ochre.html
Multimedia Flowers #6 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/MultiMedia-Flowers-No.-6.html
and also:
Fotoblendz Overlays #11 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/FotoBlendz-Overlays-No.-11.html
FotoInspired Template #85 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/FotoInspired-DoubleTemplate-No.-85.html
Postage Edge Overlays No. 1 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Postage-Edge-Overlays-No.-1.html

Another Morocco page for my newest travel album

Photoshop Elements 14

I used the Fotoblendz Overlay down the left side for my main photo, added the background (Artsy Paper # 1), then slid in the FotoInspired Template, clipping in my photos. I used only the top two-thirds of the template, then covered its edges with another photoI freehand-blended the djellaba on the right edge with multiply and screen blend modes, then layer-masked away unnecessary pixels with an Artsy Brush. I had a lot of raw edges, and that's where the Artsy Transfers saved the day, particularly at the lower left and lower right of the page. I finished up with a few layers from various flowers in the Multimedia Flower pack. At the end, I added a Postage Edge Overlay kind of as a symbol of me setting foot in North AfricaI never thought I would do that.

And...because sometimes I just can't let things go, and because the layout still looked flat to me, at the end I dragged in an array of paper textures and stains/spatters to add texture and transparency to my design (including giving that striped skirt and djellaba some wrinkles with a paper texture).
Poignant is the word that comes to mind! Laura, you truly captured the sense of alley navigation with your photo arrangement! Superb photography and journaling! Mental picture for the day: Graham and Joni scurrying to the gates! Noted: "striped skirt and djellaba some wrinkles with a paper texture"...that kind of detail makes a difference...well done!
 

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