Digital ATC Challenge : Challenge 1

The First Challenge

1st August - 12th August

No pulling punches here, let’s go for gold and all other trite  metaphors, and just do it all. If you only manage half of this, you should be pleased as punch, lol.

The Theme (interpret as you wish) : Punched Souls

Some Blurb Offerings : Punch: punch it out, pinch and a punch for the 1st of the month, punching bag, punch and judy, hole punch, punch drunk, alcoholic punch, pleased as punch… Soul: lost souls, my soul, god’s soul, save our souls, quiet soul, soul music, lonely soul, good soul, spirit soul, beauty of the soul, soul of the foot…

Combine both, mix with a bit of artistry, and show us what you’ve got.

Style: Digital Collage - layer those backgrounds, images, fade them out, use your layer blend styles (PSP) or Actions (PS). Don’t forget to add your own signature / logo if you got around to creating it. And if you’re really wanting to lay it on thick, technique-wise, then consider using some tools to cut out one of your images form the background.

Upload: High resolution 300ppi to a image server somewhere, which we can download from. Low resolution for the web copy to UKScrappers. Both links go on your thread. Remember, if you’re using anyone’s digital backgrounds or images, give credit for these.

And here’s mine… (3 different images - one cut out, one downloaded from the internet, and the other two from my digital image collection) - all blended into a montage. Some very minor typography work, a signature brush, and a border treatment). I apologise if you’re not into skeletons or the symbolism I’ve used- I tend to move to the dark side occasionally. But I promise that I will also use nice angelic images, retro and victorian lovelies in future ATCs also.

Credits : Background Image -downloaded from internet; Angel with clock image and Skeleton Image : Artella clipart - available for members; Border treatment - Terry Merucca, Border Frames, available from Scrapbook-Elements

For the actual Download File, I have created a file directory on my own website to hold all of my ATC downloads - which you can browse to, or you can download it immediately from this link here. The file is entitled ATC1 PacificBlue Aug 2005.jpg, and is 382kb in size.

Update on Thursday, July 28, 2005 at 10:38AM by Michelle@Scrapability

This challenge was put up on UKScrappers today, as I will be occupied in some decision making over the next few days.

For my own reference - the link to the low resolution image in my galleries at UKscrappers is here (and I had to delete all my other files to get it on there, as the new 3000kb member size is pretty limiting)

Comments

[swampangel]

Wow, it looks like one of those holograms, you know the ones you move side to side and it looks like it's moving. The colors are so real and 3d looking. Great piece of Art.

[Lupus-Lou]

I love this one, you are sooooooo talented.

I had my first venture into PSelements yesterday, and created a minor work of art, all thanks to you.

Kym