PaintCandy Blog: January 2015

Monday, January 26, 2015

SECRET PLACE COMPOSITE

"Secret Place" Composite Contest

This week is a Fan Theme Week. Fairy's are a favorite of mine as well. I hope this week brings more beautiful images. In this package you will have a PSD file with pre-filled stocks from me and a folder with all of my other stock items that would be too much to fit into the psd. I hope I offered more elements for your composites.
My stocks are free to use so no credit back. Only rule is you can not sell them.

Contest Rules:

Not a must but please share photo on Facebook to share this freebie with your peers

Unlimited Submissions for contest
Please post images on the Facebook Timeline not in the comments under photo ad
If you have photography business post like this "Secret Place" I Lilly Photography

If you are using the offered stock links below please state so in your post. If not stated I will remove your images.

Last image should be submitted by Sun Night Feb 1st at 11pm eastern time to be considered for contest

*One winner announced Feb 2nd*
Top Ten will be on the blog

Winner will receive a prize of my choosing

Dos:

Change Colors, brightness,contrast,exposure, etc.

Duplicate layers(examples: you want two jars)
flip image horizontal
move elements around

Watermark images

add people

have fun

liking others images on the FB Fan page

crediting stock owners

Donts:

Adding new elements

replacing layers(example:changing the bottle for a different one)

Good for Photoshop CS 3+ and Elements 6+ Users

Bee stock courtsey of:
http://www.deviantart.com/art/Honey-Bee-stock-png-479437675

tree courtsey of:
http://camelfobia.deviantart.com/art/hollow-tree-trunk-png-343649032

The only Stocks allowed in this Composite are my own or the links below. No other items allowed to keep it fair for everyone participating.

http://www.deviantart.com/art/Blue-faerie-set-432391475

http://www.deviantart.com/art/Honey-Bee-stock-png-479437675

http://www.deviantart.com/art/Multi-Hummingbird-Stock-Pack-85404534

http://www.deviantart.com/art/Dragonfly-Stock-Pack-85131724

http://fairiegoodmother.deviantart.com/art/Butterfly-Stock-Pack-3-85020649

Hair Pieces

http://kbj-77.deviantart.com/art/Pretty-Curls-Red-296566932

http://kbj-77.deviantart.com/art/Poni-Brown-297762308

http://kbj-77.deviantart.com/art/Windswept-Hair-Red-292904239

http://camelfobia.deviantart.com/art/hollow-tree-trunk-png-343649032

NO DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE AFTER CONTEST

Saturday, January 24, 2015

NO TOP TEN

BULLETIN NEWS

Due to my own submission there will be no top ten this week. Even though I think this week was explosive in newbies and veterans pushing there limits in the imagination realm.
I have had everyone collectively making composites with stock images from owners that were not credited. Please remove your images from the Paintcandy Page or you can credit the owners and posting your work to their stock page link below.
If you like your artwork and want to keep it on the board, I am sending links to each stock image use for the journey contest so you can credit the owners. My intentions for these contests were to be fun and to offer prizes.
I did not want to spend hours collecting free stocks for a contest and get anyone of my fans in trouble or moral issue you may have to deal with from me by not crediting the correct owners that do allow you to use them freely. You can follow the links below to show them your work.
So in the new composites coming each week. I will be creating my own stocks and sending links to specific free stock for download & credit( that I choose suitable for that weeks composite).

So for what it is worth, the next composite will be done right ,safe and mostly made by me.
I will also have a video to help new people looking to better their composites.
Any feedback I receive will be respected.

Guest Contributor

In the next coming weeks, I will have a Guest Composite Maker from the fine art area that will host her own composite contest via Paintcandy Blog. So excited for her and her work so stay tuned. If you were interested in forming your own composite contest please inbox me for more info. This could give me a needed break and join in on the fun stuff with you guys.

I really have enjoyed everyone playing with composite ideas and maybe even learning something new each week.

LINKS TO EACH COMPONENT USED:

http://trisstock.deviantart.com/art/Sacrafice-Stock-445094796

http://trisstock.deviantart.com/art/Alone-Stock-446707484


http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/197/f/4/row_boat_by_jinxmim-d57i3su.png

http://www.deviantart.com/art/Clear-Rum-bottle-PNG-410747921


http://www.deviantart.com/art/Giant-Of-The-Deep-PNG-Stock-04-413196828

http://www.deviantart.com/art/Giant-Of-The-Deep-PNG-Stock-04-413196828

"Secret Place "

Fairy Contest will be available sometime this afternoon after finishing up.

Hopefully you guys come back and enjoy this composite.

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Journey Composite Contest

Journey Composite Contest

Layers Included in PSD:

2 backgrounds

Sky Lanterns

Bottle

2 Boats

octopus

Water Splash

fog

rain

Contest Rules:

Not a must but please share photo on Facebook to share this freebie with your peers

Unlimited Submissions for contest
Please post images on the Facebook Timeline not in the comments under photo ad
If you have photography business post like this "Journey Composite" I Lilly Photography

Last image should be submitted by Sat Night Jan 24th at 11pm eastern time to be considered for contest

*One winner announced Jan 25th*
Top Ten will be on the blog

Dos:

Change Colors, brightness,contrast,exposure, etc.

Duplicate layers(examples: you want two bottles)
flip image horizontal
move elements around

Watermark images

add people

have fun

liking others images on the FB Fan page

Donts:

Adding new elements( examples: adding a new animal)

replacing layers(example:changing the bottle for a different one)

Good for Photoshop CS 3+ and Elements 6+ Users

NO DOWNLOAD

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Genie CompositeTop Ten & Winner

I think everyone had fun this week with the Genie Composite. I did run into copyright issues but I did clear that up with everyone. I am looking forward to the next Composite delivery sometime tonight for you guys. I hope you guys continue to have fun with the composites as a group. Thanks to everyone that participated.

Congratulations to the Top Ten.

1st Christy Elias Photography

Whimsical Wonderland Photography

Linda Toman Photography

Karen Roberts

Amanda Estep

Kara Taylor

Cathleen Turner

Sheena Rae Passwater

Beth Johnson Photography

Leonie Jaeschke

Congratulations to Christy Elias you

have won a $20 Ecard from Walmart!

Please inbox your email address

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Genie Composite Contest

LAYERS INCLUDED IN THIS PHOTOSHOP COMPOSITE:

2 Daytime Backgrounds

2 Nighttime Background

1free ground alone layer

2 gold coins layers

magic carpet and shadow layer

aladdin Genie

2 Genie lamp Layers

Genie Smoke

Fog

Wind Storm

Elephant

Tiger

Treasure Box

Luggage

Pyramid

2 Camel layers

Sunflare

Stars

I adore and Robin Williams so I had to make him as my genie but you free to create and add your own genie!

Contest Rules:

Not a must but please share photo on Facebook to share this freebie with your peers

Unlimited Submissions for contest
Please post images on the Facebook Timeline not in the comments under photo ad
If you have photography business post like this "Genie Composite" I Lilly Photography

Last image should be submitted by Fri Night Jan 17th at 11pm eastern time to be considered for contest

*One winner announced Jan 18th*
Top Ten will be on the blog

Dos:

Change Colors, brightness,contrast,exposure, etc.

Duplicate layers(examples: you want two tigers)
flip image horizontal
move elements around

Watermark images

add people or pets
have fun

liking others images on the FB Fan page

Donts:

Adding new elements( examples: adding a new animal)

replacing layers(example:changing the lion for a different one)

Good for Photoshop CS 3+ and Elements 6+ Users

NO DOWNLOAD

Tornado Composite Top 10 and Winner!

This week was Freedom Week. Everyone showed their creative side and explored some much needed freedom on the Composites this week. I enjoyed every single composite that flooded the Timeline. Thank you guys sooooo much for participating in these freebies. It makes up the two days that it takes to come up with and create them for you. So to see you use them is wonderful!

It was extremely HARD this week to choice my TOP TEN.

Please visit their Links to see their other work on Facebook. <3

Congratulations to Everyone!

1st Jennifer Harper Photography

2nd Whimsical Wonderland Photography

3rd Bonnie Betts Photography

4th Christy Elias Photography Art and Soul

5th Picture Perfect Photography

6th Karen Roberts

7th Jolie Mae Photography

8th Château Rabe Studio

9th Dani.D Photography

10th Olar Digital Photography

Jennifer Harper has won a Sterling Silver Camera charm/pendant <3

plz inbox your mailing address

FOR ALL THE PAST WINNERS IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PACKAGE BY NEXT WEEK PLEASE INBOX ME

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Sunday, January 4, 2015

Tornado Composite Contest

CONTEST

" Tornado Composite "

This week will be interesting! With many more people participating, the challenges will get harder & harder each week. Once a month I will do a Freedom Week Challenge.

Freedom Week- freedom to do what you want with the composite.

Contest Rules:

Not a must but please share photo on Facebook to share this freebie with your peers

Unlimited Submissions for contest
Please post images on the Facebook Timeline not in the comments under photo
If you have photography business post like this "Into the Woods" I Lilly Photography

Last image should be submitted by Sat Night Jan 10th at 11pm eastern time to be considered for contest

Rules this week: You can change the exposure, color of the skies or ground but don't replace them.

Free to add any new layers you like

Composite PSD includes:

Tornado Layer

3 backgrounds

elephant Layer

fog Layer

tree Layer

Good for Photoshop CS 3+ and Elements 6+ Users

NO DOWNLOAD

Enter Contest on the Facebook Fanpage.

Winner will win

? Mystery Prize ?

Top Ten Announced Next Sunday Jan 11th Along with the New Composite Contest

Saturday, January 3, 2015

"Into The Woods" Composite Winners

"Into The Woods" Composite

Man did we all have fun this week. I notice a few newcomers that are having fun with the composites as well. The Fun part of this week was watching you guys comment on each others photographs. Everyone is very supportive of the next person , I LOVE THAT> After choosing the winner and Top Ten, I had to link everyone business page and after checking you guys out. Wow all of you are very Talented. I have seen some photos I haven't seen before. There are a lot of you that need to get your images in the internet world, people would go crazy about them. Very Artistic and different.

Dont Forget every Sunday we will start a new Composite.
So watch out for tomorrow new Composite.

Thank you for everyone that participated , I enjoyed watching a new edit or ideas of the composite each day.

Congrats to the Winner!

Below is the Top Ten this Week.

Christy Elias Photography Art and Soul