THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. ANY ENTRIES MADE AFTER 11 pm EST WILL BE DELETED.
Winner was Holly, comment #298!
I love textures. Let me say that again….I love textures. Love them. Love. ♥
The very first textures I ever paid money for were from Florabella. I bought both her sets (that she had available at the time) and was extremely pleased with the purchase. They were unique, gorgeous, addictive. I could not find enough pictures to use the textures on. My sister finally had to say something to the extent of “I’m doing an intervention…Step away from the textures.” 😉
Over time I learned moderation, unwillingly. Still, I love textures. I have textures from many designers and have never been disappointed (yet). I have tried making them, but alas, mine all tend to look the same. So, instead of trying to make them, I will teach others how to use and love them. Shana from Florabella has the gift of making them, and I have the gift of getting others addicted. In other words, she needs me (please don’t burst my bubble).
Alright, let’s get down to the business of me showing you my infatuation with her recent texture set that just came out yesterday. I *heart* them more than I could have imagined. If you can buy only one of her texture sets, get set III. Seriously.
Here is picture I took yesterday of a bush while my kids were at Karate (I’m tired of photographing kids). Seriously drab but had potential, I thought.
To edit, I decide that textures are going to be what I use to enhance this photograph. I did ONE levels adjustment, bringing in the black slider a good bit, and the white just a tad. Then I flattened and brought in THREE textures from Florabella’s texture set III.
I changed the blend modes, trying various ones to see what effect it would have. If you are unsure about blend modes, here are some I enjoy using with textures:
- Multiply
- Color Dodge
- Overlay
- Soft Light
- Hard Light
When adding textures I go through the following process:
- Size it to fit the picture
- Change the blend mode until I find what I am looking for
- Lower the layer opacity to suit the image
- Add a layer mask and use soft, black brush at low opacity and brush texture off some areas
- Add a blur to the texture if I want to keep the hues but lose some of the texture
After adding three textures, playing with blend modes and tweaking as I listed above, here is the resulting image:
If you would like to see a before and after side-by-side, here you go:
Is that not an amazing transformation, just by adding a few texture layers? I love textures (no, I have not said it enough yet).
Oh, hey, did you notice in the post title that I mentioned something about a giveaway? Shana is graciously and very generously allowing me to giveaway a $100 gift card to her shop. Yes, that was $100! What an awesome spending spree someone is going to enjoy! Oh, the actions (drooling over her Luxe sets) and the textures. You really cannot go wrong with anything she offers.
Giveaway Specifics:
To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment telling me how you heard about this giveaway (Facebook, blog reader, Twitter, Clickin Moms, Rock the Shot, etc.).
Extra entries can be earned by doing one or more of the following:
- “Like” Florabella on Facebook
- “Like” Everyday Elements on Facebook
If you are already fans of one or both of those pages, be sure to leave a comment stating such. To recap, you can earn up to three entries: one with your answer, one for Florabella’s page, one for liking Everyday Elements’ page.
Giveaway ends on Friday, February 25th at 11 PM EST. Winner will be chosen via Random.org and will have one week to claim the prize, after which another winner will be chosen.
About Amanda
Heard about the giveway on your facebook page 🙂 I love the textures!!
Hi! I heard about your awesome giveaway on Facebook! Absolutely love Shana and all things Florabella!
Heard about the giveaway on Twitter via @AmandaPadgett, of course. 🙂
I bought some Florabella actions last year & love them. Thanks for the chance to win the gift card!
I like Florabella on Facebook!
I heard about the giveaway on Facebook
I “liked” florabella already
I also like Every Day Elements on Facebook:)
I like Florabella!
Also already”liked” everyday elements!! 🙂
Fan of Florabella on FB.
I like everyday elements
Fan of Everyday Elements on FB.
I LOVE using textures. Unfortunately, I haven’t had much time to play lately. Thanks for the inspiration!
Been following you on FB…I don’t use lightroom, but I love to see what you do and what you offer…and I love fb connecting with other people that do also. Thank you!
I’m already a follower of Everyday Elements. I’ll go check out Florabella now.
Oops. Meant, along with being your follower, that I also “liked” you on FB.
I love keeping up with you on Facebook!
I heard about the giveaway through everyday element’s facebook page!
I found out about the giveaway on fb! 😉 LOVE the photo transformation and YES, you certainly make the textures more appealing!!
Jessica
Of course, I Like you on Facebook:)
I like florabella on facebook already.
Already a fan of Everyday elements. I would love to win this I love love love Florabella:)
I liked Florabella on FB and I downloaded her freebie. I can’t wait to try them out.
Heard about this on Facebook. I already “like” Everyday Elements and Florabella on fb.
I already Like Florabella on Facebook! I would love some of her actions!
I heard about the giveaway on FB. Would LOVE $100 to spend in her shop!! Awesome.
I “like” Everyday Elements on FB!
I heard about it directly from your blog, I subscribe 🙂 Incidentally, I would LOVE if you would make the entirety of your posts available in Google Reader instead of just the first paragraph. It’s so much easier to read the whole thing when it’s all there!!!
I heard about the giveaway on Facebook!
i heard about the giveaway on FB
I like Florabella on FB too! Thanks for doing the giveaway!
i’m a fan on FB
I “like” Everyday Elements on Facebook!
I learned about it on FB!
i’m a fan of florabella on FB also!
I heard about the giveaway on Facebook! OHHHHH PICK MEEEE!!! :)) Thanks so much!
I “like” Florabella on Facebook!
I “liked” you on FB just last night!
I’m an Everyday Elements Facebook Fan (of course!) 🙂
I’m a ‘fan’ of Everyday Elements of Facebook.
I’m the newest Florabella Facebook fan! 🙂
I’m a ‘fan’ of Florabella on Facebook.
I read about the giveaway on Everyday Elements page on Facebook.
OMG! PICK PICK ME! heard about this on FB!
already a fan of Florabella textures on FB!
Already a fan of Everyday Elements on FB!
heard abt your thru facebook – love EE!
already a Florabella fan!
I heard about this giveaway because I’m already a fan of both Everyday Elements and Florabella!
Heard about it on Facebook!
I am a fan of Florabella on FB