ATCs: December 2008/March 2011

Collage on board. Previously unposted. This All-American gourmet delight looked plenty hellish on its own, but naturally I had to take it a step or two further...

Collage on board, modified in Photoshop on 2/28/11. The texture in the cheezy goo is "Distort: Ocean Ripple." The dish and plate are "Noise: Add Noise." There's also some cut-and-paste and use of Transform.

Collage on board. Previously unposted.

"Hear my testimony, O Holy Chicken, Bringer of Light!" Filter is "Render: Lens Flare." Other minor touch-ups.

Collage on board. Previously unposted.

Three filters at work: "Pixellate: Mezzotint" run in "Saturate" mode on the background. "Smart Blur" for the hearts and type. "Noise: Dust & Scratches" run in "Darken" mode on the faces. Other touch-ups.

Collage and decollage on board. Previously unposted.

Three main filters at work here: "Distort: Polar Coordinates", run at half-strength in the background (using the "Difference" mode). The spheres and fish up front were run through "Artistic: Plastic Wrap" using the "Hard Mix" mode. Other miscellaneous corrections.

Collage on board. Previously unpublished. I was tempted to title it, "You Were Always On My Mind," but compositions shouldn't have titles that are bigger than they are. ;)

The background is "Stylize: Emboss," added on as its own duplicate, medium-opacity layer. The clock faces have a low concentration of "Pixelate: Color Halftone" in Lighten mode. Other minor touch-ups and corrections to the lady and her friends.

Collage and colored pencil on board. Previously unposted. There are thin lines of exposed board between the sections of "paint" in the background. I decided to add the human figure after that, hence the line running down his back.

The four paint sections got a medium amount of the "Artistic: Poster Edges" filter. The "canvas" square has "Sharpen" cranked up high in the "Soft Light" mode. The cake, fork, and figure have a medium amount of the "Artistic: Cutout" filter. Other minor clean-up and adjustments, especially to the type.

Collage on board. Previously uposted.

Background is the "Sketch: Conte Crayon" in black and white, at 50%. The television screen is "Sketch: Halftone Pattern: Lines." Other misc. touch-ups.

Collage on board. Previously unposted.

Cut/Copy/Paste redid the background and made the "family," along with Transform. The main filter is "Sketch: Chrome" in two different percentages and modes. The background also has a very low percentage of "Pixelate: Color Halftone." Plus there's some brushwork around the "kids," and some corrections.

Collage on board. Previously unpublished. I can't remember what the map depicts. (Washington State, maybe?)

Everything in the center of the comp got various settings and modes of the "Artistic: Dry Brush" filter. Except the eyebrow, which has "Artistic: Colored Pencil." The background is brightened up with "Command:U." The borders are "Sketch: Color Halftone" in pink and blue lines with the "Saturation" mode. The forks are the same, except with dots and the "Overlay" mode. The eye and brow were also worked with Free Transform. Other assorted corrections.