The Crow: While waiting for the laundry to dry and the dishwasher to finish...

Sunday, February 22, 2009

While waiting for the laundry to dry and the dishwasher to finish...

...I'm playing with a free photo editing program I downloaded several weeks ago from Paint.net - just now getting around to exploring its uses. This is the original image I used:

It is a photo of fabric from Africa, one of several hundred design sources I've downloaded over the last several years. Regrettably, I didn't think back then to list the sources for some of those designs, so I cannot give credit where it is due.

I tweaked the hue and saturation of the colors, did a polar inversion and stretched that image out, flipped it horizontally, then pasted the two resulting images together on a separate page.

Here is the image I just finished butchering. Now, what to do with it?

6 comments:

Unknown said...: magnificent blend of colors and designs!
~AM; Sunday, February 22, 2009
KaliDurga said...: Thank you for the tip on Paint.net, Martha. Looks like a very fun progam.; Sunday, February 22, 2009
lisahgolden said...: Hey, I think that's pretty cool. I love dinking around with photo editing when I have time to do it.; Sunday, February 22, 2009
The Crow said...: AirmanMom:

I wish I could take credit for it, but the software did most of the work!

I just pushed buttons.
Thank you, though.
Martha; Sunday, February 22, 2009
The Crow said...: KaliDurga - It is a fun program, and relativly easy to use (which I especially appreciate!)

Hope you have fun with it, too, if you decide to download it.

Martha; Sunday, February 22, 2009
The Crow said...: Lisa! Hello:

Your life is so full, but somehow I can see you adding dinking to your schedule. Loved your post about your boss' comments regarding the reason he'll not let you go!

I hope your life-strife settles down for you and your family soon.; Sunday, February 22, 2009

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