So I've been kinda in a weird world of my own for a bit lately.  I'll be completely myself one moment then suddenly get inspired and then *poof!*...off into my own world.  Maybe just in the zone again idk.  But I was sitting with my love the other night and didn't know where I was going with what I was building.  I tried to do some photoshopping but nothing came to me.  For once I was totally uninspired. I had pumped out a few textures to use within SL for decorating before I hit the ground.  For a moment I had ideas but they seemed to slip away.  Then after some cuddling, something in my brain twitched and the following piece was born.  I call this one "Blind".  I don't know why, but I went with that and love it.  

This next one I've titled "The Forgotten".  I was cuddling with my love again last night a bits and started working on it.  After he logged, I was missin' him badly and threw myself completely into this one.  To me it shows a distorted, ghostly figure... a distorted fragment of the past, once loved and remembered.  Over time, memories of her have faded, distorting her and making her a forgotten soul.  I know, silly thoughts.  But they are inspirational ones. :P

I leave for holidays tomorrow morning.  Should be interesting as you can usually find lots of inspiration while on holidays, and lots of time to create.

Sometimes I have odd, mysterious things floatin' around in my head.  That is where this was born *giggles*.  I took a photo of me and went crazy with the brushes on it.  It was so much fun.  I've been pretty quiet with the photoshop stuff lately as I have been trying to catch up on other things.  This one was actually done a week or two ago.  Just finding the time now to post it here. 

This week I hope to get another one done for the unnamed series.  Maybe even finish it this weekend while on holidays.  

I was up and down last night, so this photo is a mix of a dark mood and a light one.  When in that sort of mood, it's hard to decide what to do.  Shopping seemed kind of boring, so I went with photos.  Photography is good, no matter what mood you are in. ^.^

If you are familiar with Photoshop, then you likely know a bit about layers.  I was all over the place with my mood so I went crazy on the layers...*giggles*.

I used various smoke brushes on different layers, to create the dark watery background.  I used different shades of blue, black, white and a touch of indigo.  For the light beam effect, I used a light beams brush with white and made the layers a bit transparent.  I did the same effect in my hand, but copied that layer and used white, then purple, then white.  for the tiny bubble, I used a bubble brush.  I used the blur tool around my avatar, to smooth out lines and soften it a bit.  for the avi's skin color, I played with brightness and contrast and did some color adjustments to give it a cooler tone.  

If you have Photoshop but are a bit overwhelmed, try looking up tutorials online.  There are some excellent tutorials and free brush set out there.  

KiSsEs

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