Skull Garden

skullgarden, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

I saw some skull flowers in another painting and figured I draw my own skull garden.

Queen of Hearts

queenofhearts, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

With the movie, Alice in Wonderland coming up, I decided to draw my version of the queen of hearts.

Spider Gurl

spidergurl, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

I've noticed that I like to draw monsters, superheroes, spiders, spiderwebs, gothic and rockabilly type art....oh and chubbies too.

Bat Gurl

batgurl, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

Since I'm a plus size gal, I'll be drawing alot of my characters chubby :)

MZ Monster

mzmonster, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

This is my second drawing. A rockabilly type of bride of Frankenstein. I'm hoping to recolor this digitally one day.

Zombie Gurl

zombiegurl, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

I've been drawing as of last week. I never considered myself much of a drawer, but I decided to try it out and it was fun! I can't wait to make more creationz.

Create Your Own Font

There's a new font maker on the web and you can easily upload your handwriting and it will turn it into your fonts with nothing to download! You will need a printer and a scanner though. There is a PDF file that you have to print, fill it in with your handwriting then scan it to this site: HERE.


Then you can download it to your pc. It will work on both MAC and PC computers. I can't wait to try this.

Working with Brushes

Lesson3_brushes-B_notofthisworld_19, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

My third lesson in Fire Island was to find and install brushes. I had a little trouble finding some brushes that would install easily. Everyone seems to use Photoshop brushes and I don't know how to convert them yet. I didn't want to waste my time learning that yet, but I did find some that would work. I made the background into a gradient, added some shadow to the tube, made a kaleidoscope frame and added my corner brushes and font. I think I like the frame the best.

Out of frame Tag

FI_Lesson2-B_notofthisworld_1973, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

My next lesson in Fire Island is to create and out of frame tag. I thought I was gonna have some trouble finding tubes and accents, but I stumbled upon a folder full of 50s tubes that I had stored away.

On To Fire Island

FI_Lesson1-B-redo_notofthisworld_19, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

My next set of lessons from PSP-Paradise is listed under their Fire Island Bungalow. The first set of tags I must create is just a simple tag. I chose a skate boarding duck. I added a couple of frames with inner bevel and my signature and watermark.

I graduated from The Welcome Cruise!

I was also given a lovely tag:

Final Tag of The Welcome Cruise

WC_Lesson11-2_Final_notofthisworld_, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

One of the final tags I did for PSP Paradise was with this tube of a chicken chef. I added a 2 color gradient background, a drop shadow, my signature and my watermark.

Misted Tube

mistedtubeA-1_notofthisworld_1973, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

On my 10th lesson in PSP Paradise. I learned how to mist a tube. That's creating that hazy glow around a graphic. Not only did I create that glow but I was able to make the top half and bottom half 2 different colors...wow! See how the water blends into the bottom mist and the sky into the top?

Sweet Dreamz

Here's another restoration I did using Pixlr at work.

Sugar and Spice

The original can be found: HERE







This is my first restoration piece. I'm not happy about the skin color or eyes, but I'll have to practice some more. I found this lovely tutorial here:


Itkupilli also has free backgrounds and other accessories available.

Improving This Blog

I made a new blinkie for this site. You can easily grab the html code on the left side bar.









I also made custom titles for the side bars. It took me awhile to remember how to make transparent images.




I've also installed a chat box in case you want to leave me any nice messages :)

New Header

I've been playing around trying to make a new layout for this site, but all I could come up with for now is a new header.

I hope to be adding more gadgets and info to make this blog more enjoyable :D

Using Text Tool

textVS, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

I really love this font. Its called, Jellyka-Love and Passion. Her website can be found here: http://www.cuttyfruty.com/

I've only done a few lessons in PSP-Paradise and I've learned a few things that I never knew after all these years. I highly recommend them :)

Fun With Text

morefunwithtextVS, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

In PSP-Paradise, one of my first lessons was learning to use the text tool and flood fill the text with color and also add a gradient and pattern.

Just joined PSP-Paradise

So, PSP-Party wasn't for me. I left that group and joined another Yahoo tutorial group, PSP-Paradise. We'll see how that goes. Here's there link:

Geisha Portrait

geishaportraitveronicamsd, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

This is a picture of an art piece. I used the heat map filter to achieve this effect.

Grackle Kaleidoscope

gracklekaleidoscopeveronicamsd, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

This was fun. I got a picture of a grackle and put a frame around the picture then colorized the bird and turned it into a kaleidoscope.

Summer Breeze

summerbreezeveronicamsd, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

This was taken in Corpus Christi a couple of summers ago. I used the cross processing filter.

Let Me In

letmein, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

These are my mother's cats. I had to pain the doors and add some more carpet on the floor.

Eye Candy 4000

drip_notofthisworld_1973, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

I installed eye candy 4000, which is a filter with many neato effects that I can apply to my graphics. One of the first effects I tried was drip. It created this melting effect.

Another Arithmetic Project

arithmetic2_notofthisworld_1973, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

This is my second time using the arithmetic technique. Seems like I need to re-do it, I don't like the shading towards the bottom.

Arithmetic

arithmetic_notofthisworld_1973, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

I used two different images and merged them together. This was easier than it looks. I'll be using this more often.

Colorize

mycolorize_notofthisworld_1973, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

This rose use to be dark purple. I used the hue selector to colorize it to this pretty dark red shade.

Photo Frames

photo frame_notofthisworld_1973, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

Here I made 3 different photos fit into the photo frames. The swirlies were added as a background and the hearts were meant to dangle from the ribbon

Still Cloning

clone2_notofthisworld_1973, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

This was my 2nd attempt at cloning. I really like how the border came out.

Clone Tutorial

clone_notofthisworld_1973, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

I got an image, added some borders with inner bevel and cloned the thicker border with scenery from the image.

This was pretty easy

Bracelet

bracelet_notofthisworld_1973, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

Here I use the weaving technique to hook trinkets onto a bracelet. It would look alot better animated.

Weaving

sword_notofthisworld_1973, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

Now I get into weaving letters in and out of objects. Here I used a sword.

My Layer Creation

wow2_notofthisworld_1973, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

Here I followed the last tutorial and came up with my own creation

Adding layers

wow_notofthisworld_1973, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

I had to try this one a few times before I got it right. This piece consisted of layers, adding a gradient to the background, lots of inner bevels and a few borders

Working with Layers

growscrap_notofthisworld_1973, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

Today in PSP_Party, I learned how to use layers in making a signature tag. This was really fun to do and I hope to do some more soon.

Text on a Path

path_notofthisworld_1973, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

This was a little harder because my hand wasn't too steady in following the curved line, therefore, the text came out a little crooked.

Text on a Curve

curve_notofthisworld_1973, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

Here I had to use my name in a curved pattern. Then I just added a tube and a my watermark

Adding Text to Signature Tag

text1_notofthisworld_1973, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

This time I was given a tag and I just had to put whatever text in the space provided. So, I used my name in a cute font.

Blinds Effect

dolphin_notofthisworld_1973, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

I'm still working on the effects tutorial. Here I made this image look like blinds.

Sepia Effect

sepiazombiegirl_notofthisworld_1973, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

Here I used the sepia effect to change the once colorful zombie girl

Photo Manipulation

monsterkitty, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

I haven't been on worth100.com in such a long time. I recently went back and wondered why I stayed away for so long? The work that artists submit there is excellent and funny. I made my own little monster creation to enter into one of their contests. I hope to improve my skills the more I enter.

signature effect

signature effect, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

I really think this font is pretty. I'm gonna have to look up the name again.

misting #3

misting #3, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

Another attempt at misting

misting with watermark

misting with watermark, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

Here, I'm trying my hand at misting. Its a little colored glow around the image. I included my watermark with this creation.

I thought the baby duck was so cute, I also made a psp tube from it.

Another Framed Image

framed image, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

Here's another framed image but with a different frame.

framed art

framed art, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

On to the next lesson. I had to use a image and put a frame around the picture.

tube with background

tube with background, originally uploaded by notofthisworld_1973.

My next lesson is adding a tube to a background. A tube is a graphic or image on a transparent background, saved in PSP format.

They're very easy to work with because there is no background that you have to deal with and you can make them any size, bigger or smaller without losing the quality of the picture.