Sunday, May 27, 2012

Arizona ATC-Cactus Wren


The Arizona card is done! I am quite pleased with it. I got a great picture to work with and the rest of it went well from there. I did quite a bit of freehand work with the mouse. I drew the cactus on the orange background freehand, as well as, much of the text. I still had to use a jpeg text box for the small print of the scientific name. This bird's scientific name, even in small print, is longer than the bird itself. I have never seen a Cactus Wren. It is considerably larger than most wren species. Freehand drawing with a mouse is painstakingly difficult, yet very rewarding once a goal gets accomplished. I also did some of the usual photoshop gimmickry with the colors. I find it necessary to get the photo to blend in more with the background artwork. Now, it's on to California. Here we come!

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  1. Well done, Jon! This is outstanding. Love the colors.... :D

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    1. Thank you! I really appreciate your comments and support.

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