My Table and a Collage

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Here's a photo I took of my table where I do most of my drawing. I love to see lots of pots with pens and pencils and brushes and even if I don't use all of them every day, it's nice to have them there ready for action!
This was a sketch I did this morning, the background was another painting that had been painted with blue acrylic. I scanned both of them into the computer, with the intention of collaging the sketch onto the blue background in Photoshop. You see I know it can be done, but evidently not by me.
Not yet anyway! :/

Comments

Lisa said…
Love the collage and your table. The light looks so pretty coming across.
7 January 2010 at 20:15
Unknown said…
Im envious Jessie... Your table looks tidier than mine!!!
7 January 2010 at 22:00
A mermaid in the attic said…
Keep at it Jessie, you'll get there! It's just a matter of playing around with it, that's how I discover things...can't for the life of me make head or tails of any software manual!
8 January 2010 at 00:58
Jess said…
Thanks Lisa, yes it's lovely in here in the morning when the light floods in :)
Hi Ren, I think it might look tidier through the lens of a camera! ;)
Thanks Christina, me too! Even the 'help' doesn't help me, it just makes things more confusing!
8 January 2010 at 10:31
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