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01/25/2015 - Midnight Rouge

1/25/2015

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The Daily Texture for 01/25/2015
Midnight Rouge

Midnight Rouge Texture
Pair of Finches
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Today's Daily Texture is dark and rich with velvety hues of deep maroon red.  I knew as soon as I finished this one, it would be a perfect compliment for some of my house finches -- specifically the males, as they have a gorgeous reddish/purple color tone which would blend well with the texture.  Placing the bird photo on top of the original texture, I masked out the background behind the birds, revealing the texture underneath.   I very lightly masked away some of the edges of their feathers as well, to bring the texture "into" their body.   I was going to add another layer of the texture on top, but it made the birds too dark, so I scratched that idea.  Instead, I added a gold reflector adjustment {using Topaz Lens Effects} across the top of the image to add a bit more glow.  Afterwards, I brightened the entire photo a bit more to bring out that lovely glow and the glint of light in their little eyes.  Aren't they just sweet?
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Fraida Gutovich link
1/25/2015 06:21:47 am

Thank you so much for making your glorious textures available to us. Each one is a beautiful work of art in itself. Look forward to enhancing my work with your textures!

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Jai Johnson link
1/25/2015 07:46:13 am

You are very welcome! I hope you enjoy working with the textures!

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