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Wanted to submit something different to an upcoming Art Show. Started with a scanned dry leaf with crumpled napkin in the background. Added two different images to that. Printed the image on cardboard, with a different color to represent each season. Ripped the edges of the cardboard (hence why I left some extra space at the bottom), then sprayed w/UV protectant spray, mounted each "season" on heavy cardboard, then mounted these to a mat board and framed it. Will attach post of the finished product, but bear in mind the glass on the frame has some glare and doesn't look as good as in real life.

I like this idea. It is very creative and beautifully put together. I like that you can see the veins of the leaf and a sort of history of the leaf at the same time.

 

Excellent image.

 

Don

You are really pulling out all your creative stops here. I love the finished piece. Hope it does well for you at the show.....

Yes, let us know how it does! I just love the beauty of your creativity, and look forward to seeing what you do next!

How wonderfully creative :) Pray tell how the heck you printed the scanned leaf on cardboard? (I'm thinking, heavy cardboard, maybe I'm wrong).

 

I'm thinking out loud now, bare with me.... :) What was your inspiration? This is such a neat idea. I love the veins in the leaf, they themselves look like a barren tree. Perfect idea! I like that the size fills the image parameters & is a translucent color to allow the tree & background image to be visualized through it. I adore the real torn edge look. I also think the horizontal placement is best, I thought maybe a 2 on 2, but then it wouldn't give the feeling of flowing like 1,2,3,4 does.

 

Did you start with these in B&W & then color-wash in the computer? I truly wish I could see the texture created by the napkin background, bet it adds even more interest. I really like this. One thought I had when I looked at the finished product was about the frame. Wouldn't it be interesting if you could frame it with an old "Arts & Crafts" era type frame with the carved oak leaves. I played in PS, just for fun, to give you a general idea of what I'm thinking. I sure wish I could draw :) My framing rendition is definitely not artistic, but you can get my drift :) I has this weird obsession with frames. I usually like just plain old black, but occassionally I get carried away :)

 

I think you will do very well at the Art Show :) Good Luck!

Thanks for the comments/suggestions, everyone. Jayme, that frame would work if only I could find one just like it!!! I started with the posted image, then just changed the hue-saturation on each print I did to get the "seasons". I used the cardboard that comes with the photo paper - two sheets to protect the paper in each package. I wasn't sure it would even print, but it did. A couple of times the printer didn't want to grab it, but finally did. I had to really boost the saturation, though - the first print was kind of washed out. I liked the way the edges tore. I'm going to get a lot more specialty papers and try printing. I recently got two books on digital art, which is what started the idea to try printing on something other than photo paper.

Excellent Kim, I love the finished piece!

Kim,

 

Incredible work, I love the composition and the tones. The series is absolutely beautiful! I played around with something like this a few years ago, but it did not turn out half as good as this did. It has inspired me to do some more playing next chance I get!

 

I am always excited to see what is next!

 

Thanks for sharing:)

very nice last result Kim,I like the details in what looks tri layers, the tree, the leaf and the crumpled bg.Good luck for your purpose.

Very good result,Kim. I am sure your work will be higly appreciated in the Art Exhibition. It is,indeed, an work of art.

Thanks to all of you. Since these compilations involve a lot of work and some thought behind the concept, it's nice when they are successful.

Kim, the process seems so long and complicated, but the end result is magnificent. . . definitely an image I would hang on the wall.

Un excelente trabajo tecnico , color y belleza, perfecta composicion, maestria en la tecnica, un cordial saludo Kim, y gracias por tus siempre buenos comentarios criticos constructivos,

Kim, fantastic capture by nice light & great details, excellent work with creative idea & very well achieved, so artistic & effective!!! Best regards.

Donna, Julio, Richard - thanks!!

Beautiful work, Kim..... Wish you all the bests at the Art Show!

Thanks, Brad. You can only put three entries in altogether, in any category. They can choose all three, two, one or none! It's a juried show, so I'm hoping I at least get ONE in!

Love this one, too, Kim. It seems the trees blossom out of the leaf in an eternal cycle.

Very original, Kim, cheers Jana

Thanks, Paula and Jana. I love doing compilations. I've started taking shots with doing this in mind.

You really are brilliantly creative! Scanning the leaf was perfect for this. I like the other image, too! The only question that I have for you is about the color that you chose to represent "spring". Why not a more floral color? It seems to me that both your Spring and Fall colors could be Fall.... (That's just an uncreative/jealous person being picky ... it's completely irrelevant what color you used for Spring....) Truly brilliant!

We already knew you had a creative mind, but you're proving it once again. I really like this more natural looking image too. On the PS side, how did you blend the layers so well?

Lucy

Hi Kim, I don't really have anything to say critique wise but I did want to say that this is showing your creativity at its finest. I love the thought that went into this. I hope it does well at the show.

Lou Ann, to me, this represents seasons in S Texas (or rather lack of seasons!). There just isn't a whole lot of difference between any of them, although winter finds the trees somewhat barren. When it came to winter colors for S Texas, I chose blue to represent the cold we "sometimes" get here. If I had been doing seasons for Canada, where I lived most of my life, the color combinations would definitely have been different. Around here, spring finds everything greening up, summer everything dries up and goes yellow and you find some orange colors for autumn, but not much, so I took a little artistic license there!

 

Thanks to all of you for commenting on this one. I'll let you know if it even gets in the show!!!

Compilation of three images - scanned leaf and two landscapes.

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