I've been taking an on-line Photoshop painting class with Cynthia Powell, called Advanced Digital Workshop (
http://cynthiapowelldesigns.blogspot.com/). Here are some of the results. The first image is my original digital painting from a photograph, with the rest are just a few examples of various filters and layers added, followed by two types of collages.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3upOyEDM5NQZydvFp4hRhtacEYvYb5uGwhKXtwl1SMRiGA_A2rYWNIiE83_gPfVaGkPgphXKvJPKRtv8m9kzvOr2YREH_RqetPNcDrPFsRq_P32S4h8LeNNY6KngETUV_FVfvw/s400/sm-FACE+-painted+brown.jpg) |
My original digital painting. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLSoEHemnGaAlEApoY0VDo1524DXU3zE0pjH5J2SPzmQT6MENZsqzCyF9U9VhTOOSxFVrgsS2Qb6NSMdkjk0z8YmNWCD14H0TnWtfdnA_gSjG0ZeSUmFBAHhPpKMj6kBMQj4QHQ/s400/sm-face+-purple-vivid+light.jpg) |
A color layer was added here. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7se9s9ptIu5OCGgI-wd3miHXjE268yoTLdbdRGVB6HKFuKW4f0Jbx8591Boj9RlthxMxDrjcww9GB9u4ZezpFfB1IjnSk3xFckPP_PSs7cYzHl8Mc5-8QMhWwhkKrmqrNkCpXrw/s400/sm-FACE+-flower+multiply,+color+dodge.jpg) |
I used a picture of a large flower as an overlay here. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBeg266Vj6bBLSqqSc_SlaDNqU5YIB2V5ntnMm_mx-amnyJBz0hCjSdutdv8dDtC4U64xi7inbxvLJkW1-Hh-YHsZnLZtnfEYu7OKnMlJkDFX63jOLHZvOSi7FGr2J10valA2PA/s400/sm-face+-hardmix.jpg) |
A hard-light filter. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9L4RYNrTyBeC3v_XUDBK8CIVGxmbAXJOT2n6XU4YtW9Bi68oKxNTYERAP74JRdrzCaLYh97cLukWR3rrip6QyUXx5UWU6FNQ6-fNaEGkILgMjdRm_-uXm99WNUdxK3a9jLAg9Q/s400/sm-face+-sea+urchin-vivid+light+w+cybia+colormix+exposure.jpg) |
Another flower overlay. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Sfa_UOJvQF6TIkfBpMEy15fTgjxu558LipJ_f9j9jsxK60tmMlSdjUOhkuOh8dYuiTN-AuHeI8mwXQi9VAdxHC0FoQQ1S2e4bZdl00OMBcsuAceXLZ5J7QbjE7mhd2CleYw-GA/s400/sm-face+-sea+urchin-vivid+light+w+cybia+edgeworks+graphite.jpg) |
Same flower overlay, different filter. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdxAPgOAerJrGYu675pDA6Quv3WkSARtYbvW5pu1iGGoMrug3ERUegZbY3BKobp6OdbHymtHDvKx3Qbozjr-KwTYAVdnVfmmI7wQ8S-rq3lrE-oH9kIYr9p14ZuehRneW07XNVw/s400/sm-Windows+of+the+Soul.jpg) |
the first collage ... not very exciting. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWnAS0Op_vGfe0QBaP_TWAAZiarDlyMCdJ8jot-Ydk6wN10WNXgfEhGWw6zwVTk-hdGuGEcZmKR-0V3Edm2NUKTK9DCK-InGrXLwlpb1PXt9lX_mJPIS1D1_yi8Rgho-Tvl5Qkw/s400/sm-Windows+of+the+Soul+%232.jpg) |
I like this version better. |
Thank you, Cindy, for a fun and very informative workshop! I'll definitely be signing up for more.