224/365: Obviously a Fan

Oh Texture Tuesday, how I love you! I love Kim’s lovely textures and it’s always a bit of fun and challenge to come up with something new. Plus it gives me a reason to experiment! And I do love to experiment when I have the time.

So, the baseball shot was my standard submission. But I had taken a shot earlier in the day of a metal cross I have on my hallway wall. I used an orange gel on my flash and that’s what started the color work. Lots and lots of textures going on here. Kim’s Golden and a distressed canvas provided the base. I also added a layer of color fill (rich oranges and reds) and a new fun texture that provided the paint brush strokes.

But I thought I could do more. I had a flickr contact who made some incredible kaleidoscope-type images and so I borrowed his technique and after lots of flipping, blending, and merging, this is what I ended up with. I love the colors and I love the mandala type effect of all this. Very happy with my afternoon of playing. : )

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