Please share your fall images so all of us can enjoy! :-)

Here are a few from me, and be forewarned that some may be a little too weird for your personal taste. HOWEVER, maybe they will bring some 'play' or a smile to a few members at the FTF.

A couple of years ago (or so) I stumbled across a website that contained adorable pumpkins which looked like kids....and they held a 3-D effect. If I'm remembering correctly, the 'artist/photographer' had offered a class on the technique - therefore my interest. BUT, I was unable to locate that website, so I got to thinking....maybe I could try my luck. Well, I'm no Rockwell, but maybe this idea is something that someone here can use that may have better pp skills than I. And I was thinking....this technique would work well on Christmas ornaments and so forth. Would make a unique, personalized gift. (or not....)

A few examples with one side blended (the other side requires blending but I wanted to illustrate):

http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu21/The_Eastwitch_Gallery/pumpk-2.jpg

http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu21/The_Eastwitch_Gallery/pumpk-32.jpg

http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu21/The_Eastwitch_Gallery/vine-2.jpg

What I did was.....I took two photos. One was this one:

http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu21/The_Eastwitch_Gallery/DSC01639.jpg

And the other was from clipart (I did one using a photo of my son, but he'd kill me if I shared that one). If you'd like to know more details on what I did, please ask. I would hate to sit here and type uselessly. :-)

Fake light can also be added:
http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu21/The_Eastwitch_Gallery/lit.jpg

And the image can be stretched for another effect:
http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu21/The_Eastwitch_Gallery/unlit.jpg

And carvings can be added:
http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu21/The_Eastwitch_Gallery/pum.jpg

http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu21/The_Eastwitch_Gallery/p2.jpg

Or stamped images:
http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu21/The_Eastwitch_Gallery/p3.jpg

Or, different textures can be applied to the original image:
http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu21/The_Eastwitch_Gallery/DSC01639-25.jpg

http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu21/The_Eastwitch_Gallery/DSC01639-2-1.jpg

http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu21/The_Eastwitch_Gallery/vine.jpg

Or to the end result:
http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu21/The_Eastwitch_Gallery/vine-3.jpg

So many different ways to go! And really, really simple. The Overlay function among others was part of the key - at least to me.

I did ask for help in locating the website with the adorable pumpkin kids, but the Retouch Forum appears to be in the middle of a crisis right now with one of their beloved members on a ban. I'm so glad that we don't fight and cuss at the FTF, aren't you?

I might share these with them....or....not.

BUT, please do share your fall images with us! :-)

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Jada