Fun with Elle Magazine

When I took Digital Manipulation class at OSU with Brian Ireson as my instructor his most important lesson was that when you wanted to learn something new play.

While trying to keep my Photoshop skills in practice I wanted to get rid of the typeface on the cover of this Elle Magazine cover:

This image used here for visual information reference purposes only Elle magazine maintains the rights to the image.

The only way I could get rid of the typeface that I could think of was to use the smudge tool. I swished the cursor back and forth until the typeface was gone then I played around and created one of my favorite images, I don't like to play favorites but this is one of my favorite pieces.

Thank you to Padma Lakshmi for the wonderful pose and Elle magazine for the magazine cover to play with.

Introduction

Hello and welcome to my blog. My name is Angela Way and I am a self-taught artist that does freelance work. If you like or are interested in any of my pieces feel free to contact me at the e-mail address.

Educational background:
Attended: Ohio State University-Mansfield and earned a Bachelor's of Art in English-2007
Attended: North Central State College and earned an Associate's of Science in Mechanical Engineering-2006
Attended: Mapleton High School and earned High School Diploma-2000

Skills: Freehand sketching, Photoshop proficient, bracelet and necklace jewelry making, quilting, sewing, and more.

Profile image, the Buckeye is a member of the chestnut family but it is toxic therefore, a Poisonus Nut. While attending OSU I took a course called Digital Media in the English Studies where we created documentaries I created the image as a part of one of my documentaries.

P.S. That is an actual buckeye leaf, that I used as a template for the logo, however I did not get the leaf selected well with the Photoshop selection tool and it looks like a different kind of leaf.

I am open to constructive criticism so that I may improve my skills as an artist. Thank you for viewing and enjoy.

More to come as I am still creating.