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sian · by **sian** on Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:20 pm

Started this in sunshine and noticed it snowing when I'd finished

New background added, painted but not smudged.

http://www.pbase.com/sianp/image/95246307
Showing more detail http://www.pbase.com/sianp/image/95250024

Original image http://www.pbase.com/sianp/image/94965242

palms · by **palms** on Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:19 am

Super Sian

the flower and the background go very well together

Palms

Gale · by **Gale** on Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:38 am

Beautiful
Love the cropped view

MurryG · by **MurryG** on Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:18 pm

Sian this is lovely! I really like your composition with the bloom towering over the golden background. Very nice work!!

Murry

Susie OConnor · by **Susie OConnor** on Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:27 pm

This is really beautiful Sian. It would make a gorgeous print. Creatively done!

Lynn · by **Lynn** on Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:20 pm

Beautiful Sian, I love the composition and the way the background shows the gold spilling out of the daffodil - simply gorgeous!

DianeR · by **DianeR** on Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:00 am

Flowers are my favorite thing to smudge and I think you've done a super job on this daffodil. I love the lighting and the background. I'm a close-up freak so like your cropped version a little better but both are wonderful. Thanks for posting.

RayGuselli · by **RayGuselli** on Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:11 am

beautiful composition....lovely image

Best wishes

Ray

sian · by **sian** on Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:22 pm

for your encouraging comments, much appreciated!

giraffe · by **giraffe** on Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:01 am

Love the composition - you did a great job. I am now just taking Scotts course. Do you mind if I ask how you created the background as I have trouble creating backgrounds - it goes perfect with the flower.

sian · by **sian** on Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:55 pm

giraffe wrote:Love the composition - you did a great job. I am now just taking Scotts course. Do you mind if I ask how you created the background as I have trouble creating backgrounds - it goes perfect with the flower.

Thanks giraffe, appreciate your comments.

Using Photoshop I applied a mask to the daffodil so the background would show through (hope that makes sense!) The background itself started as a new white layer and I used various brushes to texturise it (different colours and opacities on separate layers then played with mode variations). Hope this helps.

Angela · by **Angela** on Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:40 pm

Just stunning Sian! And that background is just amazing, well done!

smudgepainter

Daffodil...

Daffodil...

Signs of spring?

Wonderful Sian

Thanks all...

Wow - great job - love the composition

Re: Wow - great job - love the composition

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