January 22: Geometrical Mosaics (Technique)

Original photo:

 

I love, love, love playing with the texture of anything, and mosaic are way too fun! Thank you!!

 

This is amazing! The PSE directions worked great other than my numbers were lower. I liked the smaller pixels. Now that my photo is done, can’t wait to do the layout! This is something I will definitely use again. Thanks

 

Thanks for the challenge. I would never have done it and I like it very much.



Here is the Original Photo

 

Here is mine. My original photo is below. It's the same tree you see on my layout. The tree under the stitching in the photo. Just a photo of the area where that tree is.

 

Original Photo *click to enlarge*

 

I freaked out when I saw this one! But at least your instructions were easy to follow. I don't care for the look, but it was fun trying!


Original Photo:

 

@jk703 oh I can't wait to have some sit down time and have a play with technique!!

 

Oh my, Jenn, am I ever having fun with this!! No housework done today! I have started a folder to put my geometric photos in so I can use them in other layouts. I have used five different blends on this one photo and each blend gives me a totally different look. LOVE it!!! My photo is multiple colors yet when I used the Difference blend, I got this beautiful geometric picture of all different colors of blue. Soooooo pretty!!! Well, I guess I better stop playing and get my layout done.

 

This was so fun, love it, here is my page:



Ok here is the original:

 

LAYOUT:

ORIGINAL IMAGE:


NOTE: The technique was also used on the sun element in the upper right corner of the layout.

 

Much easier technique than dispersion, though neither feel like things I'd do often. The hard part was not making the mosaic, but deciding what to do with it.

In my first effort, I tried blending it into a paper background, but my brush skills are mediocre and I couldn't find a mask that didn't alter the photo too much. Finally I decided to just treat it like an ordinary photo. But I didn't love my page and I had time, so I made a second one (see below) which will be my official submission.


I did every step just as described, using this photo, ending with layers of soft light and linear burn.


I thought I'd like it best as a background filling my page, and I do like this much better than my first. I've seen some other great ideas in the gallery too!

 

My Dad's dock/canal Nov 2006 Florida

 

@jk703 just a note, to add the original photo to the post, it won't let you upload a photo...and the photo is huge. here it is...but it is the same one on the page. Sorry.

 

Yeah! A technique challenge I did not spend all day doing! (my software has a few plugins to do the mosaic part, all I needed to do was blending and find edges, easy peasy!)
and I like the results, so I will do it again I think!

 

I liked making the mosaic, but it was challenging to use it. (The picture for the mosaic is the same as the picture I used. The image is below, too.)

 

I used the orginal photo from me and my boyfriend on the layout ! so the original photo is on top of the moasic one !

 

Fun challenge!! The technique challenges are always my favourite because they force me to try something new!



Here's the image I used (it's also on my page)