✂challenges-feedback

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[potent mesa]

Whew finally got Discord to open on relatively new macbook .What fun stamps everyone is creating makes you want to start a collection. Because of tech issues Im only as far as welcome day image.

[sterile bane]

Thanks for posting, Holly! Sorry you were having tech issues. I think this shade of yellow works really well on that deep blue - its a great color combo! The font choice is nice as well - it feels classic and fits with the vintage theme. Keep up the great work!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @potent mesa

[sterile bane]

Kim! This is awesome! You've got to let us know what he thinks of it 🙂 My only feedback is that the bottom of the smaller portrait feels a little sharp (it's always tough to make floating heads feel like the person isn't cut in half 😆 . Maybe using a textured brush to brush away the harsh edge at the bottom of the portrait with a layer mask? Thanks for posting!

[tender temple]

When I try to use the brush to remove the background on the elephant and tree in Challenge 3, I get the following message: "The smart object must be rasterized before prodeeding. Edit Contents will no longer be avialalble. Rasterize the smart object?" I'm using the Adobe images that we were provided. In the video this doesn't appear, and the elephant and tree don't seem to be smart objects. What did I do wrong?

[sterile bane]

Loving this color palette! I'm a sucker for a dusty purple. Nice job wrapping the tail around the type. The sharp graphic shadow you have on the text feels great, but it's a little incongruous when placed next to the softer shadow of the actual pangolin critter. I wonder if adding a sharper shadow under the pangolin would help it feel more cohesive? You could use the lasso tool to make a geometric selection and fill it with black to become a new, sharp edged shadow. Thanks for posting!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @stone wolf

[sterile bane]

Hey there! Have you made a layer mask yet? Once you do that, you should be able to remove the background without that issue. Hope that helps

Awesome! I'm digging the simplified outline of the elephant and tree on the flat field of blue. It's a nice composition! I feel like the tree trunk could be blended a little more seamlessly with the texture of the elephant. Maybe if you revealed the tree trunk down to the area of the elephant that gets a little darker? Then I think the trunk would disappear into the darkness a little more naturally. Thank you for posting!

[potent mesa]

Thank you for the encourgement this is first time using photoshop on macbook my 2012 iMac died during the beginning of pandemic and My Apple Store here in Portland was closed down thanks to badly behaved people. Makes endanged animals look much ore civilized

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sterile bane

[prisma stone]

Thanks so much for the feedback @sterile bane ! Believe it or not I did get in there with a mask and back and forth with black and white changing opacity and have an opacity gradient over his little head but it still looks weird. I tried to hide it with the stamp! I'm still trying to age it a little more so will keep trying on that part too. Thanks again-love your classes! You taught my first DCC a year or so ago and got me hooked🙂

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sterile bane

[sterile bane]

Oh, gotcha! and thanks so much! I'm glad you've stuck around so long 😄

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @prisma stone

[hollow yarrow]

Day 3 - Double Exposure

[idle gull]

WOW. This is great! So old time Western

[sterile bane]

Well I'm glad you posted it even if you didn't want to! This is great! I think it strikes the perfect balance of simple composition with big visual payoff (i.e. the bright colors on a simple background). You've done a nice job of placing elements around the design so the eye moves around it naturally. Keep it up! Glad to have you here 😄

[tender temple]

Yeah I did when I did the original removing the background of the elephant using the lasso.

[sterile bane]

Heck yeah! shuffletobflo said it. Everything in this design serves to fortify the theme of the work - great job! I like how light of a touch the postage textures have - they could easily become over bearing but they're a light touch and add some nice movement for the piece. Love it.

[idle gull]

Thank you very much. It took me a while, and to be honest I am not even sure how I go there but I kept watching the chat and what others were posting so I kept trying all sorts of things to get what I thought was a cohesive image.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sterile bane

[sterile bane]

Nice! I'm not seeing a lot of insects or plant life included as endangered critters so I love the creativity here! Nice font choice as well 🙂

[sterile bane]

It worked! Love to hear that you used the chat as inspiration.

I like that you made this your own and didn't feel too constrained by the daily prompt. Love to see that you made your own template as well 🙂

Nice job! Thanks for posting

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @jagged falcon

[sterile bane]

Woohoo, thanks for posting! I like how you faded the background to let the pangolin shine as the main graphic element. The first thing I notice is the symmetry of the design - I'm a little distracted by the fact that there are two pangolins and two "postage" graphics because I'm not sure what to look at first. Maybe you could try a design that features one pangolin prominently and use extra design elements to fill out the rest of the composition? Thank you for posting! Can't wait to see what you make next.

[heavy ruin]

Thanks @coral stone. I am really enjoying the theme of this challenge by @sterile bane

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[zealous minnow]

It's my first challenge and the first time that I show such work, 😬

[idle gull]

who does'nt love parakeets! 😀

!rank

[icy cargo]

shuffletobflo, that command is disabled in this channel.

[stone wigeon]

Thank you Kathleen! 🙂 😃

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sterile bane

[quiet ridge]

Here is my day 3 project

[zealous minnow]

I created this, his name is Savage.

[idle gull]

Love Savage!

[glacial minnow]

Day #3 - Loving this set of challenges

[modern smelt]

Photoshop Daily Creative Challenge - Colorful Gradients by M

[compact musk]

Day 1 challenge! Little behind hehe

[sonic mulch]

Thanks @sterile bane for the advice. I went back and tried to do what you recommend. I think it came out better this time.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sterile bane

[blissful egret]

Here is my day 2 attempt. I am sticking with the sample material so that I don’t get completely lost in the weeds. By trial and error I seem to be picking up some invaluable PS tools. I love seeing all of the different interpretations and levels of skill. I’m highly inspired by the group!😁

This is really nice.👌🏼

Both of these are really nice. I prefer the one on the left as it has a more traditional stamp feel to it.😍

This is my favorite day 2 by far! Nicely done💚

[echo parrot]

Double Exposure Day 3! Let me know what ya think 😉

[eternal mica]

Ps DCC 21-02 03 Double Exposure The Blue Whale is the largest creature on earth. At one time there were estimated to be 300,000 in oceans all around the world. Today there are an estimated 25,000.

[dusky swallow]

Day 3, great double exposure idea! Loved it!

[pure bloom]

My Day 3!

[craggy cedar]

Hello all. I am new to photoshop and challenges. I cannot figure out what to do after the challenge work is copied to my work. I get an email with the challenge, click on the link and it open challenge webpage, on that an option to copy work, then VIEW opens creative cloud and shows me the folder into which challenge stuff got copied. What to do next???

[west plume]

Struggled with the elephant , gave up , here is day 3 fly . I love a saturated palette , but too dark?

I am still using workarounds to do these. Kathleen makes it look so easy... LIAR 🤨

[west plume]

@zealous minnow Love your background on this , looks drawn and the parakeet sits so nicely on it.

I@bleak berry really like everything about this. nice job!

[west plume]

Love the buffalo you really achieved the project and it looks great

[blissful egret]

Yes, the Buffalo stamp is awesome!

[red grotto]

I'm still learning how to mask correctly. Your feedback on this image would be greatly appreciated. This challenge is helping me to feel more confident that I can do compostions.

[tired turret]

I’m thinking the mountains need to be more dramatic...

[true seal]

Day 3. Not going to lie, I struggled with this one more than the first two, but I did learn a lot.

[craggy vapor]

Day 1, 2, & 3. Coming in late and playing catch up. Love the stamp template @sterile bane! I'm one of those in line at the Post Office wanting to see ALL the stamps to choose the prettiest. Even though I totally know the vast majority never look at my envelope and say "WOW! She is killing it with her stamp game." 😁 I love scrolling the Discord and seeing all the creative takes on the same lesson!

[pliant comet]

PSDCC Day 3 with Kathleen Martin - Double Exposure

[bleak fossil]

@worn jackal I like the images within the big O, very nice! The orange and green create a nice color contrast too. It could be interesting to see a version where the O is a bit smaller, and the orangutan's are a bit bigger to see how that affects the focus. Or if it's the same size, even putting a third orangutan hanging into the O from the top left side. Could create a nice visual balance. Just some random thoughts, hah. Nicely done!

@paper laurel Loving the colors! The gradient looks great, and contrasts really nicely against the green background. The sort of pastel colors give the whole thing a soft, friendly look. Kind of makes the fur look like cotton candy too, hah. The slight tilt and halftone texture are a great touch!

@steep marlin Very cool, welcome on in! Glad to have you joining us. I really like the stylization in this. The illustrated look of the cats with the gradient shapes of the background work nicely together. All the shapes have a nice clean read and contrast too. Nice work!

@sweet fern Hah, I love these photos, this is a great choice. Glad to hear these little guys are doing a bit better. Nice job with the text path! For a more natural edge on furry/complex edges it might be worth doing "Select and mask" and using the "Refine Hair" button to see if it can get a more natural edge. And of course the Quick Selection Tool and Refine Edge Brush tool can always be used for a bit of manual clean up after. Great job!

[idle zealot]

Hello All– Day 3 – Double Exposure! I wasn't really sure, what else to add on the background, so did a repeat type to give it a little more love ❤️

[copper pebble]

Here's today's challenge try. Will need to practice this one a little bit more.

[topaz trail]

Day 3 : Hi.. Since I am going with an Indian Earth Colour Palette, hence chose to use an Indian Textile Print for the double exposure... let me know what you think about this. Edited it a bit

[blissful egret]

Beautiful pattern!

[topaz trail]

Thank you 🙂

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @blissful egret

[smoky mural]

Day 3

[lapis roost]

Day 3 - I think I could've masked the trees better, or used an image more closer to the value of the elephant, but would love some feedback nevertheless! 🙂

[onyx field]

hiya ! koala habitat protection, plus that so many of them died in the horrific bushfires last year, has been a real political stoush match down under in NSW

[ruby panther]

Challenge 2. Trashed the first design I made on my stream and changed it up.

[shrewd kettle]

Day1 challenge version 2. I have cleared up the Elephant and changed the design a little bit. I love to have some feedback , please.

[scenic light]

Day 1 ... starting late but gonna work on it more and soon

[shrewd kettle]

First version of my Day2 challenge. I wounder if the image a little bit empty, to much background! Love to have some feedback.

[spare garnet]

Day 3 result 🙂

[ruby panther]

Challenge #3.

[high dagger]

I'm new to this photoshop challenges.
Challenge #3

[hollow yarrow]

Seriously @ruby panther? The Bonobo? Do you know the main characteristic of Bonobos?... I'm sure Yes🤪 . Anyway, great one! Love how you matched tones of Tree and Bonobo and the circle in the background adds a nice touch. Great job!

[ruby panther]

@hollow yarrow I have NO IDEA what you are talking about???🤣 Thanks for you feedback!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[hollow yarrow]

@topaz trail : Love the choise of using indian textile for double exposure! Your design turned out great! Nicely done.

Thanks @west plume @sterile bane and @idle gull for your comments. I really appreciate!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @west plume

[hollow yarrow]

@summer sinew : your elephant double exposure is really awesome! Love the "mix" of trees on the elephant and birds in the sky give an interesting effect. Gradient adds a nice warm african touch. Really nice. Bravo!

[topaz trail]

Thank you Franck ... much appreciated. This is my first time on a DCC and it’s really inspiring to see everyone’s artwork

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[hollow yarrow]

Photoshop Discord is a Great community and best place to share, learn a have feedbacks...So welcome in!

[urban garnet]

Day 3 challenge. I'd highly appreciate feedback for this one!

[whole nest]

I😃 Interesting Charles, using the white on white with the Egret. I like it real clean looking. Don't feel bad, I'm way behind. I haven't even finished the folder we were supposed to store the challenges in, or is it the cover image?? Anyway, I've barely started. Nice work, Charles!

[whole nest]

🐵 Very nice concept design. Liking it ! Very Cool !

[shrewd kettle]

Day3 challenge first attempt. It was very enjoyable. Thank you for the challenge. I would really appreciate any feedback on it.

[coral fog]

Here is my Day 3 Challenge! Does that text work?

[fathom moon]

@ruby panther - love your Bonobo-Stamp!

[zinc fjord]

As a newbie, a little frustrated with a couple of things. Here's my first draft. Two issues: 1) the 0% color saturation of the elephant does not stick. I drag it to zero and click ok, but the change does not take. And 2), I really want the elephant image to be larger, and decided I want the birds to spill out on both sides of the elephant's head. BUT, I haven't figured out how to select and resize the elephant or the birds. Nothing seems to bring up the sizing drag bars. Really appreciate suggestions on how to navigate these issues. Thanks so much. Hoping to hear from @coral stone - thank you!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[coral stone]

Hey @zinc fjord! Sorry you're having this issues, here are some things that might help.

• When decreasing the saturation, make sure you're with the right layer selected under the layer's panel.
• Also to see if it's really affecting the layer, make sure that there are no color layers at the top, you can toggle the visibility of the gradient layers by clicking on the eye icon.
• To apply the transformations, you'll need to select the layer that you want to resize, press Ctrl+T (or go to Edit > Free Transform)
• If you're not seeing the handles, make sure that extras is enabled under the View menu at the top bar.
  If you have any doubt or still have these issues, feel free to Direct Message me the .PSD file and I can show my share for you. 🙂

[ruby panther]

@whole nest Thanks!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @whole nest

[gleaming cobalt]

Feeling happy about the result. What do you think?

[zinc fjord]

Thank you @coral stone - I did find the Transform lol and will work on the other items. Thanks for your patience with newbie learning the ABC's!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[ruby panther]

Thank you @fathom moon

[coral stone]

My pleasure @zinc fjord, feel free to tag me whenever you need help 🙂

[zinc fjord]

The way the tree and landscape dovetail with the rhino's back is really nice. Love the composition

[fluid wharf]

day2

[median crystal]

I'm a little behind with the challenge, this is from yesterday. What do you guys think?

[fluid wharf]

here Sam I tried to fix the text around cat head

[idle yarrow]

I feel like I don't have a good color composition, the text and the stamp mark looks like they are not doing their job. I also think I kinda did a crabby job mixing the bee and the flowers...

[empty star]

day 2

[simple idol]

Hi friends, happy Friday! Here is my day 2, still catching up!

[shadow ivy]

Hello from Switzerland!

[zinc fjord]

Day 3: 3rd draft - feeling much better about this now! Again, thanks to @coral stone for the great support!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[shadow ivy]

Challenge day 2

And day 3! thank you for your comments always welcome!

[dusky swallow]

I love the pattern, makes it look really indian 😍

[idle yarrow]

I changed a bit. I tried to use the brush like in the video after selecting an outline of in image to make them blend together, but when I used the brush it just colored black instead of erasing. Then I had to use the eraser... can someone tell me why my brush didn't do the job like in the vedeo?

[coral stone]

Happy Friday everyone! So many awesome submissions!

@idle zealot The repeated type worked out great, and also the way you made the text more subtle in the background and kept the consistency with the text from the right made the whole design come together very nicely. I like the dramatic effect that the saturated dark blue gave to the elephant.

@copper pebble very nice work! I like your font choice, it pairs very well with the jungle context. Perhaps a contrast boost would make the images stand out more since they are the main message you want to communicate. You can easily do that by adding a levels adjustment layer clipped to the image and then decrease the distance between the first and third slider. Well done!

@topaz trail Very interesting textures, Ayesha! I like how the typeface matches very nicely the context of the stamp giving a cohesive look to the overall design. Keep it up!

@smoky mural I like the way that the images are blending and the colors you assigned to the stamp and the wolf. This is just an idea that you might try and see if you like, but you might hide the top area of the wolf to make the mountains the real edge, just like Kathleen did with the trees in the Livestream. Let me know if you need any help.

I think that the colors worked out in your design @lapis roost! The levels of contrast give a great hierarchy allowing the elephant to stand out. Keep it up!

@onyx field Nice colors in your stamp! I like the way that you played with the text using the type on a path to communicate the message. I like the fading effect for the Koala, it really creates that context that they are disappearing. Great job!

@ruby panther I loved the 3D style of the stroke, it makes the stamp stand out at the same time as the design looks balanced. The words inside the the shape was an amazing way to catch the attention, building a strong visual interest. Day 3 looks great as well, I loved the combination between the bonobo and the trees. Some branches look like it's his veins, especially on the hand area 😄 Great job with the masking! Keep it up!

@shrewd kettle great textures! I'm digging the colors that you used for the trees, they combine very nicely with the gray from the elephant. The only suggestion I have would be to give a little more space between the elements and the stamp edges, just to give some breathing room. Day 2 and 3 are looking great! The shadow for the turtle really helps to sell the effect. Well done!

@scenic light I like how they blend modes make the elements interact with the background. The bird has a nice amount of contrast against the background which allows it to stand out without making the stamp look busy. Keep it up!

@unborn lintel you got some very cool results with the textures and colors. I loved the gold and silver contrast. My only suggestion would be to fine-tune the position of the word Elephant or maybe work on the contrast a bit, right now it's a little hard to read, especially because it's a display font so the shapes are different from those we're used to. Great work!

@simple mason Loved that you played with some colors to add some irregular edges to the circle. The square look of the font also fits pretty well with the style of the stamp. Well done

@spare garnet I loved the monochromatic tones of your stamp, they help to create a great environment for the assets. Only a minor detail I have would be to position the vertical text from the right a little bit more to the right so it won't be placed on top of the dark areas of the trees, increasing the legibility. Awesome job!

@high dagger I loved how the assets are interacting with each other, the colors and the masking are looking very on point. Great job!

@urban garnet this turned out really amazing! I loved the way you blended the trees with the Rhino especially for the top area. The layer mask for the tree is looking very solid and I like how you managed the contrast of the texts preserving the hierarchy of the whole stamp. Awesome job!

@coral fog the high contrast of the Tiger and the Tree adds a cool dramatic effect to the overall design. The effect on the text adds a cool visual interest, and I like how you kept it readable. Well done!

@gleaming cobalt Very nice approach to the challenge, I like that the silhouettes merged the elephant and trees images, and the gradient also has that nature context. Well done with the textures too.

@fluid wharf great colors going on here! I like the circular text you created, the only suggestion I have would be to brighten those dark areas of the carcal, so the text might that is placed above it might be more readable. You can do that by creating a curves adjustment layer and with the first point from the left click and drag up, just be careful not to lose a lot of contrast. Nicely done! 🙂

This came out amazing, @median crystal I loved how colorful your stamp is, and also how the text is interacting with the background and the P's shadow. The contrast is looking great as well. Excellent work!

@idle yarrow I think the colors are working really well in yout stamp, the bee and the flowers has a nice amount of contrast against the background. If you want to make the stamp and the texts a bit stronger you can use the eyedropper tool to sample some colors from the bee and then testing out on them. It will help them to stand out at the same time as the color will be still consistent.Just saw your update, really cool improvements, about your question, make sure you are painting on the layer mask in order to hide (or reveal) the areas of the image with the brush. Let me know if it worked. Great job!

Oh wow @empty star I love the colorful gradient you applied to the background. The leopard is blending very well with the trees. Very nice job!

[ruby panther]

@coral stone Thank you so much for all the feedback! Have a good weekend!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[coral stone]

Very cool work bringing some illustrations, @elfin thorn. I like how you kept the Rhino's face details still noticeable allowing the viewers to easily identify all the elements. Awesome job with the texture and the type!

[coral stone]

You too 🙂

Loving the overlaps you made @simple idol! It builds a strong visual interest for the stamp. Also, I like the gradient style you applied to the text. This is just a personal preference, but if you want to add an extra touch, you might add some subtle textures to the background, just like you did to the areas outside the stamp. Keep it up!

How cute your stamps are, @shadow ivy! It makes me curious to see the next ones, the Onomatopoeia was a great idea to enhance their identity. Excellent work!

@zinc fjord That's great to hear! I like the new size for the elephant. The colors also creates a nice context to the scene. Well done!

[unborn lintel]

@coral stone Thank you I will work for better

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[smoky mural]

@coral stone Like this? This was my fist try but I thought it was difficult to see which animal it was 🙂

[simple idol]

Thank you so much @coral stone I couldn't figure out how to add that extra texture. I will work on it. Thank you for your feedback!😍

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[empty star]

thanks

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[young karma]

I completed day 1 challenge 🙂

[west plume]

Like the embossed stamp looks like it is floating.

[coral stone]

@young karma You're right. In this case you can preserve his head area and just apply it of the top body, keeping the head the same 🙂

[ruby panther]

@west plume Thanks!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @west plume

[simple idol]

Okay! How is this @coral stone Didn't want to go to overboard.

[coral stone]

Amazing, @simple idol! It helped to unify all the elements, and even made the P and the Pangolin stand out more!

[simple idol]

I appreciate you. Thank you @coral stone

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[coral stone]

Lovely color combinations @young karma! The textures worked out great, and I like that you played with some colors for the texts too. Well done!

[urban garnet]

@coral stone Thank you so much for your feedback!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[high dagger]

thank you for your feedback!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[young karma]

thanks! for your feedback

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[mortal crescent]

Here is my challenge 3

[weary palm]

🐘 Day 3 - Double Exposure 🐘

[young charm]

Finished challenge 1 just now, got inspired from Soviet designs so I went in that direction here.

[shrewd kettle]

Thank you for taking time looking at my challenge images. Thank you for your feedback.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[shrewd kettle]

Thank you for the feedback. I have made some changes to my challenge image, like you suggested it, I cleaned up the elephant.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[scenic light]

Thank you for your feedback 🤩

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[paper laurel]

Thank you Sam for the feedback 😊

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[idle yarrow]

Thank you for the feedback @coral stone! It worked 😀

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[idle yarrow]

3rd version 😅 I'm just having fun!

[wary swan]

Great work I didn't now that the cow was endanger in Switzerland

[shadow ivy]

@wary swan it is a free interpretation of the theme! 🙃 You can learn French Onomatopoeia.

[bold valley]

Day 3 Memories of better days.

[fluid wharf]

day3

[lyric pebble]

Day 3 challenge, I am learning a lot.

[paper laurel]

Day 2 Challenge - I spent more time on this one as I created some tribal patterns for the text and the background by using layer style effects. I also introduced another "flashy mint green" colour into the palette to break it up a bit. What do you think?

[craggy lake]

I spent more than 4 hours 😄 and still can fix soooo many tings .

[sterile bane]

What do you think about the pink? I might try a gradient overlay as well.

[topaz trail]

Thanks a ton !! Very excited to start the next days challenge. You guys are the best

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[tawny badge]

Day 2 Try for the DCC - What you think ?

[lucid plover]

DCC Day 2,Pattern

[tacit condor]

PS DCC #3 Double Exposure

[lucid plover]

Appliance from DCC Day 2...Just for fun

[young karma]

Good suggestions. Yea...some line art on this would make it pop a bit better... I ran out of steam. Anyhow...thanks for your constructive suggestions.

[waxen ledge]

Day 4 edit

[compact pecan]

I've been obsessed with re-doing the double-exposure challenge until I got it right. I think I'm a lot closer now.

[weary palm]

🌈 Day 4 - Design a Kaleidoscope 🌈

[sonic mulch]

Day 4 challenge

[winter tinsel]

Challenge #3 Double Exposure.
I’m not super happy with how this is looking but I’m going to keep going with the next challenge. My elephant image is by Katie Hollamby on Pexels.

[copper moss]

Save nature and animals is great. But people shouldn't be forgotten either. Adobe makes it possible to express more about everything.

[fallow quest]

Here's what I did for the Day 4 challenge. I don't like how the text gets lost, both with the animal name and the "Forever USA." I wanted to add a different-colored stroke to it, but couldn't figure out how; every time I viewed "Properties" for either text item, I didn't see a stroke option. Anyway, thanks everyone!

[zinc fjord]

Day 4: Kaleidascope Panda - welcoming feedback on color intensity and any other observations. Many thanks!

[fallow quest]

I really like this one a lot! Nice use of cooler colors. Almost reminds me of a photograph negative.

[hushed relic]

Day 3! I feel like it's missing something... open to ideas!

[summer sinew]

Thank you

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[compact pecan]

Day 4: Design a kaleidoscope. I don't want to see a Megabat in real life

[dusky wave]

My design stamp for PS DCC #04 - Design a Kaleiscope

[tight kelp]

This one was really fun!

[coral stone]

@mortal crescent this looks great, Key! I loved the consistency of the colors, and how you masked the top area of the rhino making the mountains to be the edge. The masking is looking very solid and I like the metallic look you applied to the stamp, making it look like a special finishing print. Nicely done!

Wow, @weary palm amazing job with the colors and the textures, together with the assets, they have a strong atmosphere, making me want to see more from this collection. Keep it up!

@young charm I loved the color palette that you used for the background, it suits very well the textures and allows the plane to stand out. Great job!

@bold valley loved the close-up angle that you used to create the double exposure. They help to build a powerful and emotional message. Excellent work!

[pseudo fog]

Results not great but learned a lot. thank you.

[young karma]

This is my first Creative Challenge. I had a lot of fun exploring Adobe Capture for Photoshop and I created this stamp inspired by Jellyfish 🦑

[spare garnet]

Update: text on the right moved away from dark background

[winter tinsel]

Thank you 😊 I guess I was kinda shooting for something different than how it turned out. Happens a lot to me. Lol

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @fallow quest

[normal basalt]

Bird and the Bugs. I tried using an Illustrator file for the pattern repeat in >Library>Add Capture. It worked well and made the bug pattern. I repeated the layer and changed the scale for another layer. Bugs and the bird were courtesy of the free part of Adobe Stock. Thank you, this was a fun challenge. Have a great day, Rick.

[fallow quest]

That's really cool! The jellyfish is such a beautiful creature, and it lends itself really well to abstract designs.

[blissful egret]

I really struggled with this lesson🤦🏻‍♀️. I need lots of practice tweaking the double exposure. It seems like selecting two images that will compliment each other is integral to the process.

[burnt marten]

From yesterday. I struck out with the actual animals, but the panther got me thinking of Black Panther and I'm still mourning the loss of this incredible man. I don't know if it's more of a collage or a double exposure. And I don't know if I like b/w or color better. What do you think?

[prisma stone]

Amazing! I like the color. So nice that he was nominated for awards posthumously this week💖

[simple idol]

Happy Friday! Here is my Day 3 Challenge. Thank you.

[coral fog]

Thanks for the feedback!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[blissful egret]

I love the creativity and homage👏🏼

[vapid venture]

Let me know how you like it. 😀

[young karma]

Thank you very much!😍

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @fallow quest

[empty star]

day 4

[young karma]

I love the pattern from the second one! Good job!

[eternal mica]

Ps DCC 21-02 04 Design a Kaleidoscope

[prisma stone]

This endangered macaw is from Brazil so thought I'd use the Brazilian flag as a sky pattern and palette. Thanks for all of the good stuff this week @sterile bane 😀

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @empty star

[potent mesa]

Playing catch up here is Day 1 "not so green sea turtle"a little more neon. Thought it looked like it was breaking out of the deep sea blue.

[tender temple]

So here's challenge 3. To be honest, as I followed @sterile bane's instructions, it wasn't working for me . I tried inverting when she said to and I was not able to get any results with painting with a black brush with the tree's layer onto of the bird's. So, I sort of improvised. Instead of creating layer masks of the images without the background after I edited them out, I created a new layer mask in a new layer, making a copy making a copy of each image without the background. I then selected the pixels of the bird, and then brought the tree in. I did NOT invert, and only then was I able to paint with black to blend the tree into the bird's feathers. At least that's what I think I did. Let me know what you think.

[burnt marten]

thank you 😄

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @blissful egret

[burnt marten]

Thank you! I'm still so sad there won't be more work from him, but glad his family can see his appreciation

[blissful egret]

Thank you so much.😊It’s a cool element, but I couldn’t figure out how to erase the pattern pixels from the elephant. I think I got lost in too many steps and adjustments.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @lethal beacon

[tropic knoll]

Challenge 4. South China Tiger. The capture pattern is removed (maksed) behind the tiger. Then I added a hint of half-tone. This, too, needed to be masked as it shown through the entire cat. I certainly learned alot. Thank you!!

[summer sinew]

I love this! The colours work really nice together. Very effective

[fervent violet]

I'm a bit behind on my Challenges. Here's Day 1.

[plain sable]

Challenge #3

[spare garnet]

Day 4, the caleidoscope is grass.

[simple mantle]

Challenge 4: This was really fun. I put an oil filter on my panda since I love paintings. My husband says this looks like something that would sell at the zoo.

[young charm]

Thanks for the feedback! 🙌

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[coral stone]

@neat sparrow 😂😂 loved this one, I would definitely use this image as a wallpaper. Great job masking the fur and blending both images!

Using the oil paint was a great idea, @simple mantle, it is a nice touch for the fur. The patterns worked out really well too, and the colors are very consistent. Well done 👍

[forest aspen]

Day 4: Kaleidoscape stamp for Blue whale. Capture made the images too small for my taste, so, used a template from http://www.lloydwphoto.com/downloads.htm.

[deep mango]

Here's my entry for Day 3, probably my 3rd experience in Double exposure 🙂

[idle gull]

There are so many creative people on here.

[simple mantle]

Thank you.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[stone wigeon]

DCC 4! I used a corn image for the background! 😀 🌽

[graceful zinc]

Mickyel's gradient challenge.

[heavy ruin]

These challenges have been so much fun. I really appreciate @sterile bane and the things she has been teaching. Here is my Day 4 challenge.

[tropic knoll]

@graceful zinc your leopard stamp is beautiful! oops, i just noticed the spelling. leopard.

[plain sable]

Challenge #4

[neat sparrow]

☺️ Thank you, @coral stone !

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[buoyant nova]

Day 2 - Compose a Design. I have been luckily enough to go to Borneo and see these beautiful Orangutans

[severe ice]

Day 2 Challenge

[shrewd kettle]

Day4 challenge -Kaleidoscope. Hours of fun! Left lots of space to show of the pattern. Maybe to much space for the pattern? Love to have some feedback.

[runic basin]

Giant Panda Stamp...Kaleidoscope Background. Any Feedback would be appreciated. Thanks

[shrewd kettle]

Sorry to much fan with the Kaleidoscope. I had an another idea. I made a second one. Love to know what do you think of this one.

[blissful egret]

Really nicely done. I love this design😍

[runic basin]

@blissful egret Thank you very much. I'm having a great time doing these challenges...and learning new things everyday. Can hardly wait until Mondays animal...

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @blissful egret

[slow estuary]

Day 2 - Transforming Text. Nothing spectacular, just used fisheye on the VHS to make it look like it was in a CRT.

Day 3 - Double Exposure. This one is a bit subtle. Added a solar clock & a timelapse of moons to the watch.

[burnt marten]

gorgeous! i love the pattern and the panda! did you use a filter on the bear? i love the effect you achieved!

[runic basin]

@burnt marten Thank you. Yes I'm using the cut out filter and/or the posterize adjustment on all the animal photos so they have kind of a silk screen effect...trying to keep all the stamps in the same style.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @burnt marten

[runic basin]

Here are my stamps for week one...would love to see other peoples stamps grouped together like this. Comments are welcomed.

[summer sinew]

Amazing!! These look so cool as a set 😍

[tiny orbit]

I've been to Borneo too... We stayed at the Shangri-la ria rassa resort that had an orangutan sanctuary on site ❤️

[summer sinew]

Here's mine 😁 neat idea - would also love to see other peoples (weekend eye candy) haha

[young karma]

Lovely! The color palette works really well together

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @lethal beacon

[summer sinew]

Thank you 🤗

[buoyant nova]

Such a beautiful country. My Father was born there.

[bleak berry]

I've used capture on my phone before... so neat to be able to use it in photoshop. I used an image of some icebergs for my background. I could use this kaleidoscope feature all day as I had lots of favorite backgrounds to pick from.

[runic basin]

@summer sinew Your stamps are spectacular...I particularly love the Orangutan stamp...I can hardly wait to see the rest of them. Thanks for sharing them.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @summer sinew

[summer sinew]

Omg I love your effect! its such a cool pattern!

[blazing cobalt]

here's my ajolote mexicano! what do you think?

[summer sinew]

The pressure is on now to not disappoint you 😄 I'm off to bed now, pretty late in the UK. Have to say i'm absolutely loving this discord. Fairly new here and after being isolated all this time it's awesome to see so many creative people 😄

[eternal mica]

@fallow quest if you select the text layer, click on the fx icon at the bottom of your layer. Or double click the thumbnail. Either way, the effects menu will pop up. Stroke is there. You can add as many as you'd like.

I'm guessing for the end of this DCC Kathleen is going to have us make a stamp album of all our images. She did that last year with something called a zine. It was very cool.

[coral stone]

This worked out great @buoyant nova! I loved the overlaps and the type on a path added a great visual interest for the stamp. Also, the colors and the contrast makes the whole design feel pleasant to look at. Very well done!

The negative space is excellent in your stamp @severe ice! It adds a great hierarchy for the elements at the same time as the eye has a great reading flow. The colors and textures are very on point too. Nicely done!

Lovely pattern @shrewd kettle! I think the spacing is fine, especially because you made it subtle. Great job!

@runic basin Playing with the filters made you achieve some nice results, especially how you built an environment for the panda and made them come together very well. The assets are very well balanced with the scale, and the text has a nice amount of contrast against the background.

[buoyant nova]

Thanks @coral stone really enjoyed doing this. Thank you for your comments, much appreciated

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[runic basin]

@coral stone Thank you for your input. Having a lot of fun with these challenges. I've been using PhotoShop for a while, but still learning new things everytime I sit down and do a new project. Looking forward to next week.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[empty star]

here's mine

[cloud cobalt]

First post on Discord_I Love this platform of Super Creatives!!!

[winter iris]

I'm a few days behind, but hope to catch up over the weekend. Here's my Day 1 project:

[runic basin]

Those look amazing...It's great to see how all these work together. Hard get the full effect when seeing just one at a time. Great work.

[dusky swallow]

Day 4. Save the Panda Bear

[pure bloom]

My Day 4!

[idle zealot]

@coral stone Thank you for feedback! Much appreciated.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[true seal]

Day 4

[bleak fossil]

@plain sable Looking good, I like the use of the flowers for the pattern and how they’re still identifiable but in a fairly subtle way. The neutral color also gives the center flowers a really nice contrast. Nice job!

@buoyant nova That’s really cool, sounds like a fun experience! Really nice masking on the orangutan, it’s looking really clean. The leaves framing the bottom and the orangutan overlapping the text is a nice touch. Looks good!

@heavy ruin Glad to hear it! This is looking really good. I like the background pattern, it creates a really interesting graphic effect while the white space gives it a light look to really let the panda pop. Nice job with the masking too!

@graceful zinc Very nice, the background gradient is looking good and contrasts the leopard nicely. The background texture adds some nice interest as well. Nice work with the masking around the leopard’s fur!

@stone wigeon Very nice, this design really captures the crow’s love for corn, hah. It’s always really cool to see the patterns that can be made with different images. The black crow contrasts really nicely on the light background too. 👍

@shrewd kettle Really cool patterns! I like the floral look to them, I could definitely see these on a dress or some kind of clothing. It also gives the red panda some really nice color contrast. Nicely done!

@runic basin I like the stylization of the Panda to fit the sort of graphic look of the bamboo as well as the background pattern. The low contrast of the background graphic works really well to let the panda pop, and the pattern works really nicely thematically too. The way the leaves break the frame on the right is a nice touch!

@slow estuary Very nice! The fisheye warp definitely adds to that classic CRT screen look. The color scheme has a nice retro sort of 90s look too. I like the texture contrast the background creates against the graphic elements. The watch design is looking really good too. Nice job!

@severe ice Really nice color scheme on this Day 2 design! The shapes create a nice bold look and there’s a nice visual balance to the whole design. The background texture creates a nice contrast with the graphic shapes too, nicely done!

@deep mango Really liking the texture in this design! The white background creates a nice clean read against the wolf image as well. Looks good!

[burnt marten]

I would like for the lion to be softer against the background. Can anyone give me a tip or two?

Here is my first week collection. It is.....not cohesive, lol. But I think it's helpful to see them altogether. I changed the lion stamp from a way less saturated version to this and I'm happier. Still working on my rhino

[bleak fossil]

@blazing cobalt I like it! The colors have a nice soft feel and the texture in the background adds some nice interest. Was this challenge 4 using the kaleidoscope effect? Both the ajolote and background are quite light in value, I wonder if boosting the contrast of the ajolote to deepen the dark tones a bit might give the whole thing a bit more pop. Nice job!

@cloud cobalt Glad to hear it, welcome in! Very nice work on the pattern, I like the texture and graphic look of it. It could be interesting to try a version with a lighter background too, even something like lowering the opacity of the pattern background with a white layer underneath, just to see if it makes the silhouette of the tree and pandas pop some more. Just an idea of course. Looks good!

@burnt marten Very cool! Great work on all these designs. I suppose it depends on what you mean by "softer" against the background. The edges and masking of the lion look quite good and not too sharp or jagged or anything. The background has some strong areas of contrast that perhaps give the image a sharper look. Perhaps lowering the brightest areas of the background with a levels adjustment layer, but it really just depends what you're going for. The lion and background are also very similar in hues, it could be interesting to shift the hues to be slightly cooler one of them for a bit more contrast, again, depending what you're going for. Really nicely done!

[deep mango]

Thanks @bleak fossil 🙂

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[spare garnet]

The collection so far

[burnt marten]

thank you so much! I'm interested to try the cooler/warmer contrast. Thanks for the feedback!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[trail field]

my challenge Number 4 done sorry if it was a bit late

[burnt marten]

@bleak fossil oh my gosh, I love it! The blue with the orange!!! Yay and thank you!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[bleak fossil]

@burnt marten Ooooh that’s excellent, i really like that edit!

[trail field]

here is a second version

[blissful egret]

Learning to make and use kaleidoscope patterns was my fav of the week. I went with a simple stalk of bamboo to keep it from getting too busy. I made a ton of patterns just for fun, though.😉

[craggy lake]

Day 4

[wary swan]

Stamp tmpl with artboard that I have made this have PD licence enjoy the use

[buoyant nova]

Thanks @bleak fossil The leaves are from the Durian fruit which the Orangutans eat. Apparently the fruit smells really bad. When I have visited hotels in that area, they are banned from being brought into the hotels because of the smell

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[desert forum]

thank you for this cute challenges I'am so happy to be here and I had much fun , I can't wait to do more practice 🙂

[ruby panther]

Challenge #4.

[summer sinew]

These are awesome - my favourite is Day 4 - your colours work so well together!

[vale sentinel]

Day 4, I learned a lot this week

[young karma]

Challenge 3....as time permitted.

Here's the day 2 challenge. Oh! sorry I did a mistake I have written dog in place of duck I will correct it and post it again.

[topaz trail]

So Rhinos are native of Assam, a state in India. Assam is also known for it's Silk. The pattern behind the Rhino is in an Assamese Traditional Garment Embroidery which i used as a pattern. Lemme know... It's earth tones for me...

[winter iris]

I love the color scheme you’ve put together.

[topaz trail]

Yay !! Thanks Jenn 😍

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @winter iris

[gritty lichen]

So - just started today with the challenge - here my first attempt at my "hobby stamp" (geocaching, and my handle is "spacefox")

[queen aspen]

Day 4 - Otter (patterns)

4 stamps for now

[idle yarrow]

day 4

[wary swan]

Variant 2 of Coverfile projekt Endangered Animals.
If I have counting right are there 20 Endangered animals in this stamp, can you finde them all or have they already vanish??? Animal's included Mammals, fishes, birds, reptils and insect's!

[coral stone]

I like the low opacity value of the animals, @wary swan! It helps the stamp to communicate that they are being vanished, creating an awareness message to the viewer. The only suggestion I have is actually a personal preference, the color palette suggests some fun mood with pink and cyan, you might replace them with some colors that might enhance that awareness message like the text in red or orange, and the background with grayscale and white. Just an idea that you might explore finding references too. The typeface choice worked out great!

Beautiful colors, @idle yarrow! I loved the type on a path consistent with the puffin outline. The patterns are looking great as well, and I like the effect that you applied to the word Puffin preserving its contrast against the background. Excellent work!

I'm loving this series, @queen aspen. You kept a great consistent look for all 4 stamps, especially with the text and the way you brought the animals with a context in the background, either with images or textures and patterns. Keep up the great work!

Great colors, @gritty lichen! I loved the effect on the fox, the colors were able to maintain the contrast adding a dramatic effect to the whole stamp. Well done!

[queen aspen]

Thanks, @coral stone

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[graceful zinc]

My Double exposure post. Silverback

[runic basin]

@bleak fossil Thank you for your input...really appreciate your thoughts.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[heavy nebula]

The following are my Day 2️⃣ & 3️⃣ DCC. For #2 I couldn’t get an italic version of the shadow which prevented me from switching the font of the prominent B to the font in the alternative version. As far as 3️⃣ goes I don’t think I meshed them well together, both photos of the toad and jungle trees were not of the same color range which could have made my time difficult in trying to do the double exposure.

[heavy nebula]

As I post this I can see some other things I can add, maybe I’ll do a reupload

[leaden depot]

Really enjoying the challenges, here is my kaleidoscope stamp I'm quite happy with it but may play around more with the colours 😀

[coral stone]

Glad you're enjoying the challenges @leaden depot! I like the way that you flipped the usual contrast applying a higher amount of contrast to the background and a low amount for the wolf, usually, it's the opposite but you made it work amazingly, (Know the rules to break them 😉 ) I think it balances the composition very nicely. Minor detail that I have would be to make the vertical text on the right brighter, it can be the brightest purple hue from the wolf, just to increase the legibility. Great job!

@heavy nebula about the shadow, you can try Edit > Transform > Warp, and warp it to get the direction and distortion that you want. Super cool works, I think the vibrant tones from the background suits the metallic gradient for the text very well, the only suggestion I have would be to work on the contrast a bit more, the price is catching a lot of attention, so you can apply the gradient on it and fade a touch, then brighten the words Golden Toad to make it stand out a little more and add more contrast to the frog. Of course that these are just some ideas. Keep it up!

[plain sable]

Thanks @bleak fossil

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[coral stone]

Loving the double exposure effect in your stamp, @graceful zinc! I like that you kept the Gorilla key areas visible allowing them to be easily identifiable by the viewers and sill added the nature images. Awesome work!

Great colors and textures @unborn lintel! The patterns and the texts have a nice amount of contrast and I like how you made the panda the main focal point. Nicely done!

@young karma # 8185 beautiful stamp! I like the tilted shadow and how the colors are combining very well. The only suggestion I have would be to clip a levels adjustment layer to the pelican layer, then add some contrast by bringing the first and third sliders closer, this way you'll add more depth to it making the shadows and highlights a bit more visible. Well done!

[young karma]

thanks for your feedback

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[fervent violet]

I'm a Photoshop newbie. I working on Feb 3 challenge at 9:10. When I click on the move tool, I don't get that nice transform box around the P. What am I missing? Never mind--found it. It was the show transform controls box.

[bold valley]

@coral stone Thanks for the Day 3 comments.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @summer sinew

[wary swan]

Thanks for jour feedback, was it something like this you meen. Text like a varning and background little sad.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[coral stone]

Great @wary swan! The colors really changed the mood of the stamp making it more dramatic 😀

[vale sentinel]

First week

[wary swan]

Agree now you see the orange text first then the red there after the animals in distress Patone color scale can do wonder! 😃

[bold valley]

Day 4 Playing with patterns.

[young karma]

Me ha encantado este tutorial ,he aprendido cosas nuevas que no sabia,muchas gracias.

[short cedar]

I seemed to make this one quicker than the others. Maybe I'm learning something. 🙂

[lyric pebble]

Day 4, Finally.

[young karma]

Lovely pattern you have at the back! Did you do it with the same drawing of the fish?

[short cedar]

Think I like this version better.

[zinc fjord]

Wonderful pattern - it pulls everything together nicely!

[zinc fjord]

Day 4, 2nd Draft - I like this one better. Welcome feedback - does the realism of the bee clash with the pattern? Any thoughts on how to improve? Thanks - learned so much this week!

[compact pecan]

@zinc fjord I really like the pattern you used on this one. The subtle blue tones are really great!

[wary swan]

Challeng #1 2-2-2021 Colorful Gradients

[compact pecan]

@young karma haha, I see what you did there. Very creative! Have you thought about maybe adding some blurring to the bottle or the elephants?

[tawny badge]

My DCC Day3 Version What you think ?

[zinc fjord]

Thank you, @compact pecan! I'm loving Adobe Capture - this was a fun project

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @compact pecan

[graceful zinc]

My pattern challenge

[young karma]

@compact pecan ello...thanks. I ran out of time and had to put it away until the am. Blurring is a good idea. Maybe even double vision.

[compact pecan]

I came back today with fresh eyes and reworked Day 4's image. I made the pattern from a different image of a bat.

[compact pecan]

double vision would be awesome. Great idea on this one and super-good execution!

[young karma]

Hi Kathleen, can you have a look please. It's my very first Challenge, so had to spend lot's of time to figure something out, and watch the video again, again. NOT EASY

[glacial minnow]

Attempt #2 for Day 3. Sometimes what you think is a mistake can turn out not too bad. What do you think?

[thorn geyser]

Day 4

[median crystal]

Day 3: Playing catchup... 😀

[young karma]

Day2, Hi everyone 😃 , i'm not sure if the Image of the Whale is hidden too much by the text. What do you think?

Day 2, ✋ I felt like making a clean version without too much texture, but it might feel to boring. Also I feel that some Highlight is missing. Have you any further Ideas to increase visiual interest ?👩

[echo parrot]

Day 4 Challenge

[glacial minnow]

Day #4

[west plume]

Day 4 I am seeing SO many great designs. Feeling a little outclasses. You all rock!

[west plume]

Loving the intensity of this . The turtle is going to bite me.

[red grotto]

Challenge #4 - Kaleidoscope...any feedback for improvement is appreciated

[west plume]

Professional Job Love this "duck"

[west plume]

Sooo Good Love the background on the owl .. Night extrordinaire

[west plume]

Puffin is really good , love your palette and the way you 1/2 and 1/2ed the word Puffin.

[idle yarrow]

Thank you! @west plume I had a lot of fun making it!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @west plume

[wet epoch]

Challenge #3 -Double Exposure

[hollow yarrow]

@tawny badge Super! Your caribou stamp looks good! Love the cold gradient. Nicely done!

@wary swan : Great improvement on your cover. Text have more impact and the overall mood now fits more with the subject. If I can nitpick (maybe you made it on purpose) there is a line on the left (under "Endangered") you could probably erase. (It looks like a layer border)... My eyes are attracted by it😉 ...but everything else is great. Well done!

Your bee stamp looks great @zinc fjord. In my opinion (as you ask) there is no clash between bee and pattern. They even go very well together. I don't know if you applied a sharpen filter or if it's the original image but sharpeness of your bee is awesome! My only suggestion would be to "framed" your design on the stamp leaving a small outline without pattern to mimic a real stamp...Just an idea. Great job!👍

[young junco]

sea turtle challenge 1
I added an underwater pattern in the design background.
Too many options.
I went with what looked nicest to me as if I down there trying to photograph a sea turtle down in the water.
Also tried blend mode options on the text to give an underwater effect. Had to add rectangle box behind the text to make the text more readable.

[west plume]

Your background pattern is fab and the otter looks drawn . Is it? Did you use a photo that looks like that or manipulate it. Kudoo's nice job

[sullen pike]

My version of double exposure. I think I need to find a better flag in my collection.

Trying lesson two with text warping. Double the ellipse and changing the color and size of stroke. I am using pictures from my collection from the zoo.

[glacial minnow]

Having another play with Day #3

[peak sentinel]

made adjustments with levels. hope it looks better

tried out another version but here, added a gradient to the stroke

Day 3

Day 4

[blissful egret]

Just practicing some of the skills I’m picking up with this challenge. I’m so glad I stumbled on this opportunity to learn things I never thought I would...🙌🏼

[topaz trail]

Loving this

[coral fog]

Here is my Day 4 work. Does this pattern on pattern thing work?

[craggy vapor]

Week 1 Photoshop daily challenge

[blissful egret]

I still can’t quite figure out the double exposure, but I keep practicing...

[queen aspen]

Thanks, @west plume. I used a regular photo of the otter. Then I added a gradient map (yellow, red, orange, blue) with blending mode Saturation - the result wasn't expected, but I liked it. The pattern is made from two patterns of the same image with the same scale but different angle (0 and 90 deg)

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @west plume

[blissful egret]

I absolutely love how your double exposure came out!🙌🏼✨

[deep mango]

There's my kaleidoscope entry for Day 4 🙂 I'm not sure if I should make the brown bear and the tree smaller but I think the kaleidoscope background might prevail 🙂 Any suggestions?

[ruby panther]

Thanks! No, I used a photo of coral reef to make the coral pattern.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @lethal beacon

[deep mango]

Here's another version of my bear for Day 4

[young karma]

Here's the day 3 challenge- Double exposure

[heavy nebula]

Super appreciate the response. Unfortunately most of what you suggested isn’t available for PS on the iPad (as of now) so I’m constrained with what I’m able to do.

[wary swan]

Challenge #3 2-4-2021 Duble Exposure

[mortal crescent]

Here is my Challenge 4

[compact pecan]

@blissful egret I think that looks great! You really did a great job marching the hues of the bear to the forest. All you need to do now is do some masking! I might mask the forest in the background and move the bear up a little so that the head is in the sky and the body transitions from the forest. Great job on this one - just one step left!

[wraith sierra]

Here is my orangutan, I hope you like it 🙂

Here is my orangutan, I hope you like it 🙂

[compact pecan]

@wraith sierra I really like that font! Is that in Adobe fonts?

[wraith sierra]

Thanks! Yes it is! https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/hwt-etta

[compact pecan]

@peak sentinel I especially like your polar bears stamp. I’m really liking the colors with the cool blues and your added touch of keeping the snow on the ground really “grounds” the whole image. While I can’t tell what else is in the background image, I wonder if you could mask the top of momma bear so that the scene extends beyond the bears? Fantastic image nonetheless! 👍🏼

@glacial minnow really awesome! I think I would probably mask out the little bit of tree still showing on the elephant’s left ear, but that’s me being picky. 😉

@wraith sierra thank you! I think you picked a really good font to match your overall image and theme.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @wraith sierra

[wraith sierra]

Thank you! I worked tones on selecting the orangutan, I am not sure whether it pays off.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @compact pecan

[young karma]

Here's the day 4 challenge.

[compact pecan]

@young karma I like how you have just the antennae poking through the border of the stamp. I also like how your triangular pattern brings out the more subtle triangular shape of the grasshopper (in the US we call those Preying Mantis; a smaller (and louder) insect is the grasshopper that actually jumps (hops) in the grassy areas where they live). Nice added touch to have the leaf extending from the corner of the stamp. 👏🏽

[young karma]

thanks for your feedback.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @compact pecan

[wraith sierra]

Caleidoscope Panda. I am not sure if PANDA is legible enough...

Version 2

[compact pecan]

I think you did a great job masking out the orangutan's hair. It looks a tiny bit pixilated, but only when I zoom-in on the fine details. That is definitely a challenging cut-out and I think you nailed it!

[hushed spade]

Love the overall effect on your panda stamp. Would be nice if the words were more legible.

[vale sentinel]

Thanks, glad you like it. I enjoyed a lot the last week challenges 📸

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @blissful egret

[white rapids]

NO

[wraith sierra]

Actually I like that version more, but maybe you might help me to understand your choice 🙂

Double exposure

[tawny badge]

My day4 on DCC

[wraith sierra]

Version 2

[bold valley]

@west plume Thanks

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @west plume

[deep quest]

Hi, I decided to take the photoshop callange, How the photo look like?😇

[hushed spade]

Should've used type on a path for "endangered" but wanted to play with warping text. Plus was fed up with trying to adjust the path for "pangolin". Had fun playing with gradients. I hadn't expected to find such beautiful colors in a pangolin's scales! Wow! I did learn a lot though! Had fun with gradients. Photoshop has excellent built-in help. Also love the fact that we have back-up human help here on discord. This is a screenshot since I can't export 😦

[coral stone]

Beautiful work on the double exposure, @wraith sierra! I loved how the top edge of the elephant is hidden helping it to blend with the tree. The only suggestion I have would be to clip a levels adjustment layer to the tree and brighten it a bit more, so the light values will match with the elephant that right now is a touch brighter. Great job!

[hushed spade]

All feedback very welcome!

[coral stone]

Lovely work, @tawny badge! The blur from the pattern definitely helps the dolphin stand out and create a bit of depth. I also like the hexagon shape for the text, the only suggestion I have would be to mask the dolphin area that is outside the stamp, you can easily do that by creating a mask for the dolphin layer > with ctrl-click on the stamp layer thumbnail to load the selection, > invert it with Shift + Ctrl + I > then with your brush and the layer mask selected, paint with black to hide the outside area. Let me know if you have any questions. Keep it up!

[wraith sierra]

Thank you very much! I tried to brighten the tree, but it became gray, maybe my layers are not well organized... I ll try it again!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[hushed spade]

I really like the underwater look. I thought of trying it...I'm glad to see you had so much success. Your idea for the type is very effective.

[coral stone]

Sorry for the export issue, @hushed spade! Try contacting Adobe support or even reinstall Photoshop to see if it fixes. I loved that you added even more movement with the text on a path, I think it combines really well with the pangolin's tail. Well done!

@wraith sierra in this case you can add a Brightness and Contrast layer and increase the contrast a touch as well, or use the third slider from the levels adjustment layer and drag it to the left, which will make the bright pixels brighter. Hope this helps 🙂

[wraith sierra]

Not exactly the same effect, brighter trees.

[gilded flame]

Cover

Day 1 Challenge

[tired turret]

Multiple patterns clip masked together for the background with a filter added to the pandas for contrasting color.

[coral stone]

@wraith sierra I see, so maybe playing with the midtones slider might help. I made a quick edit here and also dragged the middle slider to the left and brought the first and third closer. Sorry for the different colors, Gifs has a limit for the amount of them. 🙂

[urban garnet]

Day 4 challenge. I made another version with slight difference that I will post below

[coral stone]

@gilded flame Great to see you back! Loved the contrast of the colors, they stand out very nicely from the background and has a great neon style. It also creates a super cool effect on the turtle. Awesome job!

Beautiful textures and patterns, @tired turret! I like how they give a nice saturation and luminosity balance. Well done!

Amazing context to the zebra @urban garnet! The muted and subtle colors adds an interesting effect for the whole stamp. Excellent work!

[urban garnet]

Second version

[tired turret]

Thanks!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[urban garnet]

Thank you!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[wraith sierra]

maybe this one?

[coral stone]

@wraith sierra yep. They are matching even more now 🙂 Great job!

[gilded flame]

Thank you @coral stone :), yeah trying catching up with Photoshop challenges ! I miss it a lot ! 😀

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[wraith sierra]

Thank you for helping so much!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[coral stone]

My pleasure 🙂

[gilded flame]

Day 2 Challenge

Day 4 Challenge

[coral fog]

I updated my Day 4 work a little! I wasn't satisfied with the previous one.😅

[zinc fjord]

Thank you @hollow yarrow for your thoughtful feedback. Much appreciated! I wish I could take credit for the sharpness of the bee, but all credit goes to the photographer who posted the bee on Pexels. Made my job easy as the bee was super sharp and on a white background. So even a novice like me could make it work! Second draft fixes the stamp outline - not sure how I lost track of that and it took a bit to get it back. Thank you again.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[quiet ridge]

Thank you for your advice and I will give that a shot again thank you for your help

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[gilded flame]

Day 3 Challenge

[tender temple]

For Challenge 4 I submit Monk Seal & Blue Coral. The kaleidoscope pattern is derived from an image of Blue Coral.

[young junco]

Thank you

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hushed spade

[hushed spade]

Ended up using save as instead. I don't know what changed. My first stamp exported just fine. Software is up to date....

[red grotto]

@idle remnant...thanks for the inspiration to do a stamp in honor of black history month

[wispy fractal]

First ever photoshop project done!

[red grotto]

@idle remnant thanks for the inspiration to do a stamp in honor of black history month...I welcome feedback from everyone. Thanks!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @idle remnant

[runic basin]

So I reworked my double exposure stamp...I like both but didn't think the first one (Asian Elephant) met the challenge. Any input on the new version (African Elephant) and which works better in your opinion...

[red grotto]

I like the second one the but the first one is great too.

[runic basin]

@red grotto Thank you for your feedback. I like the Asian one better too, but wasn't really looking like a double exposure to me. I love the colors in you Cicley Tyson stamp. And she was an incredible woman and actress.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @red grotto

[spare badge]

Day 3 - Double exposure

[west plume]

Made the panda bigger . thoughts?

[compact pecan]

@wispy fractal looks great! Congrats on the first project! I like the colors you chose for the turtle and the background. The turtle stands out nicely without being too bright.

[young junco]

Revised day 1 challenge - Photoshop Daily Creative Challenge - Colorful Gradients
Flag and Special Handling postage mark near the top. Hard to see.

[sweet fern]

DCC Day 4 challenge. The gentle West Indian Manatees are now protected due to declining numbers.

[young karma]

Hi everyone 🙂 Day3 Double exposure. I got confused with the layers, but anyway, here's my best try.

[quiet ridge]

Day 4

[west plume]

@rain hatch Peterson -watched you pro-tip video on Masking. VERY helpful and you speak slowly enough that a beginner like me can follow. Thanks !

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @rain hatch

[dusty pond]

Day 4 Challenge

another version

[blissful egret]

Thank you for the encouragement and great tips. I’m going to need to use a different bear photo. His head is just too light and I can’t get it to look the way I envision. I’m going to try your tips on an Arctic Wolf.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @compact pecan

[quiet ridge]

My latest versions of this last weeks challenge

[burnt marten]

a class act lady. beautiful tribute

[wispy fractal]

Thank you ☺️

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @compact pecan

[glacial minnow]

Thanks @topaz trail

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @topaz trail

[compact pecan]

I'll look forward to seeing your Arctic Wolf image!

[glacial minnow]

Title Page

[hushed spade]

Keep meaning to do days 3&4, then keep playing with the pangolin. Any feedback welcome. This has been fun.

oops. sorry.

Just goofin' off with type.

Enough pangolins, I think!

I wanted to make the "NO" sign look like it'd been stamped into the paper. Does anyone know how to do that?

Also I think the pangolin in the last one might benefit from a shadow under him. What do you think?

[compact pecan]

The easier way is to change blending modes. As long as you have texture in the background.

[hushed spade]

Do you have any specifics, or do I just play around with the combinations?

[compact pecan]

For the images above, click on your “no” layer, then change the blending mode to overlay (and also I’d take the drop shadow off)

[hushed spade]

That last one looks kind of flat, doesn't it?

this is what I get

[compact pecan]

Hmmm. Not what I was expecting.

You have the texture now, but now the color is off. See if another blending mode in that group works better

[compact pecan]

I wouldn’t say “flat” - more like “subdued colors. “

[blissful egret]

2nd attempt at the Brown Bear🤷🏻‍♀️. Arctic Wolf came out much better, I think.

[burnt marten]

I really like your bear! They're both lovely, but I like the way the bear blends in with the treeline a lot!

[blissful egret]

Thank you kindly😊. I’m just having a lot of fun learning. Looking forward to the upcoming week...

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @burnt marten

[pliant comet]

PSDCC Day 4 with Kathleen Martin - Kaleidoscope

This red panda is done with my stamp making. Which do you prefer - the color or the black and white?

[pliant comet]

This is the image from which I started.

[heavy ruin]

I like the color one better because it pops out more. The blue type is hard for me to read. I would do a color that has more of a contrast from the background.

[spare badge]

Day 4 - Kaleidoscope

[pliant comet]

Ah yes. I knew I forgot something! Is this better?

[heavy ruin]

I can definitely read it better now.

[pliant comet]

Thanks, @heavy ruin !

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @heavy ruin

[lapis roost]

A little late Day 4 post, would love some feedback as always! 😀

[dusty cloud]

Feedback welcome - I find I get some happy accidents when exploring different techniques, though I did get caught in knots in some of these, especially the double exposure - found it the most complex technically but will keep practicing.

[smoky mural]

Day 4

[onyx field]

really appreciate having the one basis ie the stamp. While the kangaroo is not so endangered ( except when they eat all the pasture and gardens ! ). the background is part of a koala face so it's subtle as 😂

[peak sentinel]

thank you @compact pecan i'll try that out

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @compact pecan

[shrewd kettle]

Thank you for the feedback.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[hollow yarrow]

@pliant comet Nice stamps! Left one is my favorite! Great clean up work to remove branches over your panda. Love the background pattern and how you combined it with a nice gradient. Well done!

[hard cypress]

Practicing dodge and burn and general coloring in photos

would like some feedback, thanks! 🙂

[shrewd kettle]

Thank you for your feedback. 😃

[hollow yarrow]

Your forest Owlet is awesome @spare badge ! Your backgroud pattern is very nice. Love the duotone effect on the Owl and how it fits with text colors. Nicely done!

[half mango]

I'm excited to have resumed doing these .. but now I'm getting 6-8 "Get ready for your Creative Challenge" emails every day. Anyway to put the kibosh on that?

[elfin thorn]

Stamp day 4

[median crystal]

OOh nice! @elfin thorn I did a gorilla too!

[compact pecan]

@blissful egret I’m really, really liking the new Brown Bear! I think it looks like a legit stamp. Very nice!!

[spare badge]

@hollow yarrow Thank you for your feedback! Really appreciate.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[blissful egret]

Thank you for the feedback and tips. Much appreciated😊

[coral stone]

@median crystal I'm digging the textures of your stamp! The colors are looking very cool and I like the amount of contrast that each element has. Great job!

[west plume]

Just love this. Great background pattern. ,typeface is excellent! cheers

[coral stone]

Super cool pattern, @elfin thorn! I like that the bananas creates an abract shape for the background. My only suggestion would be to use the Refine Edge tool, inside the Select & Mask workspace, to adjust the fur at the top edge of the gorilla. I loved the background colors! Well done!

Very cool stamp, @onyx field! I loved how you made the pattern in the background a bit blurred giving a depth of field effect to the image. The text and colors are looking great, the only minor detail would be that you might brighten the kangaroo just a touch, especially in the shadows of the bottom areas making it stand out a touch more. 😉

Loving the colors and the contrast of your day 4, @smoky mural! The turtle is standing out very nicely and I like the distribution of colors among shadows, midtones, and highlights. Excellent work!

Awesome stamps series @dusty cloud! I like the consistent blue hue that you're applying, the double exposure looks very dramatic which helps to build a strong message, both images are blending very well too. Keep it up!

@lapis roost I loved the out of bounds effect, that's a great strategy when you are presenting a layout, it gives the impression that is interacting with the other pieces. The colors and patterns are looking awesome. Great job!

[median crystal]

Thank you so much! 😆

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[lapis roost]

Thank you so much! 😃

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[west plume]

Love this ! The color, pattern and the graphic quality of the tree which looks carved are awesome. I think a dodge tool with white over the face of the panda would make it pop. The face seems a little too pink all over. but awesome!

[hollow yarrow]

Day 2 - Compose a design

[lapis roost]

Thank you for your feedback, I'll take it into consideration and see if it works out! 😄

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @west plume

[hollow yarrow]

Day 4 - Design a Kaleidoscope

[west plume]

Love your Butterfly the background looks painted . How did you do that? Very 3D I like that aspect. sweet

[wheat agate]

Day 3, a bit behind. Two more to go!

[median crystal]

Day 4: Slightly late to the party 😎

[compact pecan]

@median crystal really cool pattern!

[median crystal]

Thank you...

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @compact pecan

[young junco]

Good morning

[median crystal]

Finally caught up! Here's what I've been working on for challenge day 4. Do you think my penguins could stand out more?

[paper laurel]

Challenge Day 3 - A little late with this one as I dedicated more time to it in order to fulfill my "vision". Would love to hear your feedback on it! 😊

[pseudo fog]

Running behind but loved Fridays challenge. Added Ca to my phone and so pattern is the woods today as are the colours used. Robin had to be taken from stock but this is a great tool, thank you. Also dont worry about repeating steps, how ekse does it stay fresh and remebered.

Sorry taxt went before i added image

[sacred loom]

What do you think of this imaginary picture? 😉

[sterile bane]

If y'all watched the livestream, you'll see that I had some trouble getting my composite to sit within my arched BG shape. How would you achieve the desired result? I think a layer mask was the way to go.

[upper meteor]

Don't know if it's the best way but once I had my landscapes set and lined up I turned the group into a Smart Object. That allowed me to use a clipping mask to the shape.

[young karma]

I'm so happy I'm not the only one who sometimes just cant remember how i achieved a result.

[dusty pond]

Hey I'm still learning. Everything about this is an adventure lol

[hollow yarrow]

Definitivly! I think using layer mask on your group (based on pink shape) is the best way... Merging group as a smart object sometimes gives weird results particularly when different blending modes interact in the same group.

[sterile bane]

Ha! Totally.

[south adder]

Todays Challenge 08/02/21 comments welcome

[dusty pond]

Very Nice! @south adder

[tulip surge]

I tried to bee colorful

[upper meteor]

Didn't stray too far from today's challenge. Feedback is welcome.

[dusky wave]

My PS DCC #05 - surreal background with a siberian lynx

[pliant comet]

Thank you, @hollow yarrow

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[tulip surge]

too detailed?

[queen dew]

Trying to catch up with PSDCC, here's my nr 2 Compose a design

[lucid plover]

DCC Day 5,Surreal

[wraith sierra]

I am catching up with the first challenge

[sonic mulch]

day 5 challenge

[fervent violet]

Only a couple of days behind. Here is my Day 2 result.

[waxen ledge]

I find that selectin the layers and clicking on Link Layers is good to move and resize multiple layers

[limber thistle]

Here my welcome day

My 1st challenge

[simple idol]

Finally catching up. Here is my Kaleidoscope pattern with the Panda. Thank you, friends!

[limber thistle]

My 2nd challenge

My 3rd challenge

My 4th challenge

[waxen ledge]

My day 5 edit

[hollow yarrow]

Watercolor texture mixed with a copy of itself on which I applied halftone pattern filter... I always try to add textures on this type of design😉

[copper moss]

Siberian Owl.

[red grotto]

IHi Fery..This is Amelia. Love your work.

[lucid plover]

Thank You @red grotto

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @red grotto

[heavy ruin]

Day 5. I didn't like the way my composition looked inside the arch so I just kept it outside of it.

[queen aspen]

Day 5 - Balkan Lynks. The Lynks - natural colors, gradient adj. layer - yellow, pink; type - Noise (randomize); blending mode - vivid light

[wraith sierra]

Surreal lynx

[onyx field]

😁 Sorry about the brightness.of the ‘roo .. finally worked out the black/white masking ( took me long enough ! ) I’d but a Gaussian blur copy of him behind to try highlight him more didn’t even think of brightening his image ! Tanx 😆

[wraith sierra]

Less surreal lynx

[vale sentinel]

Day 5, fiuuu this was hard

[severe ice]

PS Day 3

[plain sable]

Challenge #5

[prisma stone]

Therapy post: Lifelong Kansas Citian and Chiefs fan since birth. Last night's rout was as surreal a landscape as it gets--UGH--no postmark necessary since the mail never left the station😫

[simple idol]

I feel you!

[prisma stone]

so ugly😒

[bronze bluff]

Working on what else i can do with it.

[bronze bluff]

i like the elephant style design here with the tree background poping out.

[quiet ridge]

Day 5 I think I got it done by making the group a smart object and then with Alt. & hoovering I link them to the pink arch

[queen dew]

#1 Colourful gradients, type perhaps too light, not sure

[fallow quest]

Day 5 challenge

[spare badge]

Day 5 - Surreal Landscape

[thorn geyser]

Day 5 Surreal Landscape

[orchid flame]

really liked it @thorn geyser

[thorn geyser]

Thanks! 🙂

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @orchid flame

[zinc fjord]

Day 5: take 1 - stayed close to the spec for the lynx project so I could understand the process and workflow. Found the smart group worked well to get the layers positioned inside the arch. Feedback on composition and colors? Many thanks

[paper laurel]

Challenge Day 4 - Really enjoyed creating the kaleidoscope effect. 🥰 I also added a green linear gradient for the eucalyptus leaves pattern. Should I revisit it using a different colour palette?

[median crystal]

Wow this is beautiful! 😍

[severe ice]

Challenge Day 4

[thorn geyser]

Thanks 😄

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @median crystal

[paper laurel]

Great work! The composition works perfectly and great choice of colour palette 🥰 It all works so well together!

[coral stone]

Loved the textured words @limber thistle, also great job keeping the consistency of the colors on both days. The text and the elements also have a great amount of contrast. Nicely done!

Lovely work, @simple idol! The blue pattern in the background combines really well with the background color, it can be tricky to combine primary colors but you did it great. Well done!

[thorn geyser]

Thanks! 😊

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @paper laurel

[simple idol]

😍 thank you @coral stone! I appreciate your feedback very much!!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[stone wigeon]

DCC 5! 😀 🦎 🏜️

[coral stone]

@waxen ledge great job with the colors! I loved the textures and how the green combines very well with the red for contrast. The whole stamp came out great! Very nice job!

@copper moss wow loved the monochromatic tones for the background! The masking of the owl looks very precise, I like the way it stands out, and the eyes are a cool focal point. Great work!

Loved the brightness of the yellows and the oranges, @heavy ruin! It gives a cool gold color for the lynx and the rocks. The typeface is looking very on point as well, just like the contrast. Well done!

[coral stone]

No problem 😉

[bronze bluff]

How did you get that color effect on the panda and on the tree? Looks good.

[fervent violet]

My results for Day 3.

[coral stone]

Nice palette @young karma! The cool tones from the background are combining very well with the yellows from the foreground elements, the only suggestion would be to increase the contrast of the lynx and the rocks, you can use a clipped levels adjustment layer for this, fine-tuning the three sliders. Let me know if you need any help. Great job!

Loved the golden shine tone from the lynx, @queen aspen! It stands out great from the background. The shape also helps to keep everything balanced and consistent. Awesome job!

[urban berry]

Hello everyone, here is my Day 1 challenge, any feedback is welcome.

[wispy compass]

Day 4 - Design a Kaleidoscope

[heavy ruin]

Thank you for the feedback @coral stone!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[coral stone]

I'm digging this solar effect, @wraith sierra! Loved the colors that you used and the way you kept the background flat, avoiding the stamp to look busy. Night version looks very on point! Great job!

[hollow yarrow]

Really nice @thorn geyser! Your polar bear stamp is awesome. I like the use of 'sunset' gradient contrasting with foreground colors. It really makes the bear pop! Impressive work!

[thorn geyser]

Thanks! 😄

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[hollow yarrow]

Nice Koala stamp @paper laurel . Background pattern is really cool and duotone effect on koala makes pop. Love how you used branches add depth coming out the frame. Nicely done!

[coral stone]

@vale sentinel super cool work, I like the saturation contrast between the background and foreground. The texts also worked out nicely, especially because of the subtle stroke that helps to preserve the contrast. Well done!

[jagged falcon]

Day 5. Feedback welcomed. 😁

[graceful zinc]

A great lady. She will be missed.

[wooden bloom]

Challenge Surreal Landscape. I found this difficult and it took me ages to do this but determination wins. An interesting topic. I do love stamps too. I wasn't sure how to get the Group back to show again to make adjustments.

[compact pecan]

Day 5 - Surreal Landscape. @sterile bane the flavor of Pepto Bismol is Teaberry. In my hometown, you can get teaberry frozen custard - it's like frozen Pepto on a cone! YUM!!!!

[runic basin]

Challenge 5...Surreal Landscape. Feedback would be appreciated. Thanks

[runic basin]

These are the original images used.

[blissful egret]

Awesome job!

[stone wigeon]

Thank you! 😊

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @blissful egret

[vale sentinel]

Thanks for your feedback, I really appreciate it 😀

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[blissful egret]

I had fun with this one. Some of the tweaks were confusing, but I continue to learn something new each lesson. I tried to stay true to the style of our example.

[blissful egret]

I love how you rendered the reflection💖

[blissful egret]

Very pretty🙌🏼

[marble peak]

🤔 could i use it? btw yay living on oregon coast where i can take shots at random

[blissful egret]

Thank you so much. I used your advice and came out with a far better result.🙏🏼

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @compact pecan

[compact pecan]

@blissful egret anytime!! I’m glad I could help.

[bleak fossil]

@marble peak Great photo! You can use any photos of yours for these challenges that you want. It's really just a matter of deciding if it fits the idea you want for your design depending upon what you're going for. These challenges are pretty open ended to take them where you want.

[sullen pike]

didn't like my flag cutout on 1st version and cleaned it up in my 2nd version. Trying a patriotic type font for the bald eagle

Warping text and trying something different with the ostrich.

[marble peak]

can we have a smudge war using only a mouse and like 4-7 dots to make an entire image challenge

yes brain is tired so it thinks weird things

[sullen pike]

background pattern was made from peacock feathers.

[urban berry]

Hello everyone, here is my Day 2 Challenge.

[sonic mulch]

thank you

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @blissful egret

[red grotto]

This composite truly defines "surreal". Awesome composite!👏🏾

[lucid plover]

thank you @red grotto

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @red grotto

[ruby heron]

here's my daily challenge. i'm having difficulty with gradients and which layers they affect among others haha. i also have no idea how to integrate the last file - adobestock_27138080_Preview. that is entirely lost on me.

[bleak fossil]

@wooden bloom Glad to hear it worked out! It's always much slower and full of trial and error the first couple times before you get the feel for it. This looks good, I like the color contrast and the clear distinction between shapes. Nice work!

@compact pecan Very nice! I like the way you broke the penguin out of the frame in this one. I think this darker background change contrasts a lot better than the gray. The stylized/painterly filter on the penguin makes for a nice look and style too. Looks good!

@empty star Loving the variations on these designs! I especially like the way you played with color and value contrast on the 3rd one. Just goes to show how much color can change the look and feel of a design. The texture is looking good too!

@jagged falcon Very cool! Definitely a surreal sort of look to this Day 5 design which is really neat. My main suggestion would be that the mask on the panther could be cleaned up a bit. I think the Quick Selection Tool along with the Refine Edge Brush tool and "Refine Hair" button within Select and Mask can do a really nice job of getting natural looking edges. Nice work!

@runic basin Great composite with the lynx and starry sky! Putting it within a lynx head silhouette is also a nice touch. I really like the background pattern you used too, though I wonder if lowering the saturation of the background slightly might make the lynx stand out more and ensure that the highest color contrast is between the orange lynx and blue sky. Might give the image a nice focus. Just a thought, nicely done!

@ruby heron The last file is basically just a stamp texture to add a little more realism. You can do this by cutting out the texture you want and placing it on top of your design. Switching different blending modes will get rid of the white background, leaving only the texture. Multiply would be an easy one, but you can play around with different blending modes for potentially different effects.
As far as gradients go, you're just creating a new layer with a solid gradient fill, then clipping that layer to your cut out/masked pangolin layer below so it only affects the pangolin and no other elements. Hopefully that makes sense.
This is looking really nice by the way! I like the bold blue/orange contrast. It could be nice to shift the gradient a little more towards green for a more teal type color, that might help it pop out from the background more by giving it some hue contrast. Nice work!

[idle yarrow]

day 5... Is it normal to spend more time looking for photos than working on them?

[tawny badge]

DCC Day4

[tawny badge]

Absolutely Yes

[little spoke]

Late to the game! Day 1...

[bleak fossil]

@wispy compass Ooh, I like the sort of abstract look to the background of the Day 4 challenge. The only suggestion I might have would be to maybe play with the contrast of the background to give the bird a stronger focus. You could do this a variety of ways, for example, give the background a slight blur, shift the hue, desaturate the background slightly, or either darken or brighten it a bit. Just something so both elements are the same value, color, saturation, or sharpness. But overall this is looking great, very nice work!

@urban berry This is working very nicely! The gradient against the dark blue background creates some nice contrast to focus the image on the turtle. If I had any suggestion it might be to shift the gradient color around the turtle's head to be a more teal color, as in a bit more towards the green range. Currently the highest point of contrast is the neon green around the back of the turtle and that might balance it out a bit and pull more focus towards the head. Nice job!

[runic basin]

@bleak fossil Thank you for you input on the Lynx Stamp...I'm assuming you are referring to the Saturation of the Mountan Range?...I agree that it is a bit dark...I'll lighten it up a bit...if I can...LOL. Trying to get the look of mountains at night. I'll give it a shot and see what I looks like. Thanks again.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[bleak fossil]

@fervent violet Great colors, the elephant contrasts nicely against the darker background. I really like the high key colors of your double exposure effect, it gives it a very hot, fiery look, almost like it's glowing. Very cool!

@stone wigeon Ooh, great colors on this! It certainly pushes that surreal look. Perhaps shifting the color/hue on the right to something a little different could further push the contrast of the lizard? Though it really depends on what you're going for, at the moment it almost kind of gives the lizard a camouflaged look which is kind of cool too. Nice work!

@severe ice Very nice pattern on your Day 4 challenge! I like the way you used color to really make the Panda stand out against the background too. This is sort of a nitpick, but perhaps masking out the triangle of negative space above the panda's head between the tree and the branch might help clean up the tree while also creating a bit more contrast near the panda's face. Looks good!

[onyx field]

that was one bizarre mistake - when putting on the live shape mask half of the stamp disappeared and ended up on another file !!! talk about ... 😂

[little spoke]

That's beautiful!

[little spoke]

Day 2

[red grotto]

Challenge 5 - Surreal...Feedback is appreciated...It was challenge to remove the hard edge on the boulders image with regards to the sky line. To compensate, I elected to emboss the image to deflect from the line.

[bleak fossil]

@paper laurel I think this is working really well, though it could also be cool to see different color variations if you had them in mind. I like how clearly the color creates readability between all the different elements, and the background pattern adds a lot of interest without being too bold as to be distracting from the koala. Very nicely done!

@blissful egret That's good to hear! The subdued values of the background makes for a really interesting, sort of aged storybook/illustrated type of look, while the more intense contrast of the lynx gives it some nice pop and focus. Nice work!

@marble peak Great photo! You can use any photos of yours for these challenges that you want. It's really just a matter of deciding if it fits the idea you want for your design depending upon what you're going for. These challenges are pretty open ended to take them where you want.

@zinc fjord That's a good idea, after a while if you feel comfortable enough with any given challenge you can always push it as far as you like. I like it! The color being excluded to the lynx and sky only definitely makes those two shapes pop out more than any other. Typically you want the landscape further back to have less contrast to mimic the effect of atmospheric perspective, so flipping the contrast of the two landscape layers could help, but if this is a surreal image then that might be what you want, hah. Nicely done!

@urban berry Nice job Cindy, the text arch is looking good! The color of the orangutan and background also have a nice clear contrast. It might be nice to give the text a message rather than repeating the word. Maybe something like the region of the world that particular orangutan is from, or something about protecting/helping the orangutan population or endangered animals, etc. Just an idea, nice work!

[dusky swallow]

So cute!!! I really like the way nature melts into the background and you can still feel the shape. 😍

[bleak fossil]

@tawny badge Ooh, I love that smooth gradient! It makes for some really nice color contrast, and the pattern on the whale adds some nice interest. I like the blurred background pattern too, nice job!

[dusky swallow]

Day 5- I made a layer mask with the shape of the arch co place in the background images, so that it allows the blending mode to do the job.

[idle zealot]

Sharing my Day 4-Kaleidoscope 🙂

[eternal mica]

Ps DCC 21-02 05 Surreal Landscape

[warm hamlet]

Hi Guys! I wanted to post something. Not my favorite, but wanted to still post it. Computer crashed while saving, but thankfully photoshop held on to a recovery version for me! I guess its a 'sign' to take a break 🙂

[bleak fossil]

@idle yarrow Hah, I think you're definitely not alone in that. This is looking good! I like the way you masked the background into the jungle image. The way the frog breaks the frame works really well to add some depth and also adds a nice pop of color. Looks good!

@eternal mica Really cool patterns and textures on this surreal design! The green and red make for a nice strong contrast. The images are blended together nicely as well, nice job!

@warm hamlet Ooh, that's always scary, glad it worked out. I like the background texture you got in this design. The color contrast of the lemur works nicely to give the image some focus too, well done!

[inner plaza]

Challenge #2 - Compose a Design

[runic basin]

@bleak fossil So I made some adjustments per your suggestiions and I think it does look a bit better...what do you think. Version 1 was before and Version 2 is the adjusted stamp. Thanks again for your input.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[queen aspen]

Thank you for your feedback, @coral stone

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[copper pebble]

Tried to copy from Kathleen's with a few changes. This was fund to do!

Needed to add more elements, but getting things to blend was my hope here. At least I'm caught up on my challenges

[wraith sierra]

Thank you so much, I really liked playing with the effects, great DCC!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[idle zealot]

Hello Everyone! Here is my Day 5-Surreal Landscape. Appreciate any feedback!

[tired tangle]

Hey everyone! This was my attempt at today's challenge! Would love feedback! 🙂

[pliant comet]

PSDCC Day 5 with Kathleen Martin - Surreal Landscape

I would make a cat joke, but the fact that such beautiful animals are almost gone makes me sad.
Fun fact: Big cats in captivity like to sit in boxes just like domesticated cats.

[pliant comet]

@runic basin I love your color choices and the cutout in the shape of a lynx is brilliant. Really lovely job.

[glacial minnow]

Day #5

[topaz trail]

Day 5 : Tried to do a summary of all 5 days... do lemme know what you feel !!

[simple mason]

Realistic composite, or how to improve?

[spare garnet]

Day 5, I'll stay inside Europe 😉

[ruby panther]

Challenge 5.

[paper laurel]

Great job with the stamp! Colours blend reallt well together and give it a vintage feel to it. I also like how part of the rock is coming out of the frame. Well done!

[wary swan]

Challenge #4 2-4-2021 Design a Kaleidoscope

[ruby panther]

@paper laurel Thank you!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @paper laurel

[wary swan]

Challenge #4 2-4-2021 Design a Kaleidoscope variant 2

[young karma]

Here's the day 5 challenge

[steep fjord]

I'm running late a bit (here are days 2, 3 and 4 yet), but I'm super excited about the research this challenge inspires me to do! Thank you @sterile bane

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sterile bane

[paper laurel]

Thank you so much Sam! I'll try a different colour palette and share it later today 😊

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[paper laurel]

Great work! I love the compositions and how shapes and colours make the animals stand out! 😊 Also, great presentation with the textured background.

[trail field]

Here is challenge number 4

[elfin thorn]

Day-5

[zinc fjord]

Thank you for your thoughtful feedback, Sam. Great observations - I need to remember use of dark and light to achieve better perspective. Here's draft 1 and draft 2, with 2 flipping the contrast. I do think it works better! Thank you

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[coral fog]

Here is my Day 5 Challenge. I used three different photos, the tree, the mountain and the leopard.

[wary swan]

Challenge #2 2-3-2021 - Compose a Design

[median crystal]

Challenge day 5 surreal landscape. I have to say I found this the most challenging so far! Could I have some feedback on these please? Which one do you think has more 'pop'? 😁

[wispy fractal]

Still working on days 2-4, but here's day 5 😃

[mortal crescent]

Challenge 5

[icy cargo]

Charles, that command is disabled in this channel.

[urban berry]

@bleak fossil Thanks for the feedback, I will tried the suggestion.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[runic basin]

@pliant comet Thank you very much. I'm having a lot of fun doing these challenges. Nice to have something to do during this Pandemic and I'm learning things about PhotoShop that I forgot about or never knew.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @pliant comet

[median crystal]

Day 5 Challenge...

[buoyant nova]

Day 3 - Double Exposure

[coral stone]

Great job with the colors and the masking, @buoyant nova! I like how natural the trees' edges look and the consistent tones between them and the elephant. Nice font choice as well!

[buoyant nova]

Thanks @coral stone The font is called Elephant lol

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[coral stone]

@median crystal lovely work! I like the consistent purple color that you chose for the stamp. The only suggestion I have would be to reduce the contrast of the background rocks just a touch, so the lynx might be able to stand out a little bit more. 🙂

Hey @young junco, when I click on the link, it says that I don't have permission. Maybe uploading the png here will help 🙂

[raw coyote]

DCC-3- Double Exposure Ps Version-1

[coral stone]

Great job with the out of bounds effects, I also like the consistent orange tones you added to the whole stamp, and the pattern gives a great context as well. Nicely done!

[raw coyote]

DCC-3- Double Exposure Ps Version-2

DCC-3- Double Exposure Version-3

[coral stone]

Super cool work! Loved the high contrast from the elephant and the trees. The subtle background worked out great in both versions. Great job!

[weary palm]

🎑 Day 5 - Surreal Landscape 🏝️

[raw coyote]

Thanks @coral stone for your review.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[steady oyster]

Day 5 - Surreal Landscape (I got so many but here's a favourite)

[queen dew]

#5 Surreal landscape, might change the background and use not only blue.

[little spoke]

Gorgeous!

[runic basin]

@little spoke Thank you very much...sitting here waiting for them to open up Challenge 6. These challenges are becoming my new obsession. LOL.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @little spoke

[little spoke]

I know! I'm new to the challenges and Discord. It's been so stimulating for me. Where I live we have an 8pm curfew due to COVID, so the challenges have filled up my nights.

[runic basin]

@little spoke Yes...I'm a freelance Designer and my work flow has been very slow for the past year...These keep me busy and I'm learning things or re-learning things everyday.

@little spoke They just opened it up..."POP Art"...This is going to be a lot of fun.

[wraith notch]

Im a little behind

[wispy compass]

Great suggestions @bleak fossil I will give it a try! 😁

@bleak fossil thank you!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[west plume]

This is hard having trouble ugg

[west plume]

Wow both of these are awesome!

[west plume]

Live this Key great use of actual giraffe and stylized . Background pattern is excellent

[little spoke]

I hope things pick up for you!

[abstract talon]

Few days late but here my daily challenges! What do you think of the color patterns? Any feedback is welcome, thanks!

[bold valley]

Day 5 What do you think?

[sacred loom]

This is Amazing Classic Car 😉

[sterile bane]

How do we feel about the color palette? I might make it more monochromatic.

[dusky wave]

Here is my Pop art project for today

[sturdy stratus]

Hi all! Just getting started. Here's my Day 1.

[limber thistle]

Which one is the best ? I can't make a choice. Any help. Please.

The 1st one or the 2nd one. Thank you.

[sturdy stratus]

I like the 2nd one best, with the light on top of the elephant's back 🙂

[limber thistle]

Thank you.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sturdy stratus

[mortal crescent]

Thanks @west plume 😀

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @west plume

[wheat agate]

Thank you Kathleen for the great lessons! I follow you as closely as possible. With this one I lost something on the way, so it turned out a bit different. Still, very happy with the result. I'm really learning a lot!

[dusty cloud]

When I'm creating a layer mask having a bit of a struggle with going back and touching up the unwanted elements it has brought with it. Help and feedback always welcome - Day 6 challenge - The Macaw.

[lucid plover]

DCC Day 6,Pop Art

[eternal flower]

I am amateur in photoshop, and I am learning this creativity😄

[sonic mulch]

Here's my Macaw.

[tame shadow]

Here's my macaw for this challenge 🦜

[bold valley]

Day6 Fun with this one.

[hollow yarrow]

@weary palm : wow! you r day 5 is really awesome! Love the colors, halftone texture and plastic wrap effect is great. Special mention for the offset effect. Great Job!

[echo parrot]

Challenge 5 😅

[echo parrot]

Looks amazing! I love the color difference between the bird and the background. It makes it pop!

[lucid plover]

Thank You @echo parrot

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @echo parrot

[young karma]

Question - I couldn't add a gradient layer, I could only do a gradient map... what am I doing wrong? Also, definitely didn't take it to the next level with the postage lines...

[echo parrot]

This looks amazing! You blended the layers together beautifully. 🥰

[zinc fjord]

Day 6: Here's my pop art Macaw. How do the colors and blend modes look? Still learning how to wrangle the polygonal lasso tool! Learning so much from these challenges...

[queen dew]

#3 Double exposure

[hollow yarrow]

Your blend mode Looks Really good... Nicely done

[upper meteor]

Day 6

[summer sinew]

Love this, the contrast really makes it eye catching. Twit Twoo

[fallow quest]

Really beautiful!

Day 6 of the challenge. (I guess I didn't venture out too much on my own on this one.)

[silk hatch]

Flower stamp, flower from my kitchen

[blissful egret]

I failed miserably trying to paint the Macaw so I went back to surreal landscaping🤷🏻‍♀️ Can anyone give me a tip as to why I can never preserve the outer white stamp edge?

[upper meteor]

Thanks, new to all of this so its an adventure each day lol 😅

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @fallow quest

[young karma]

Hi everyone -this one is Day5 - Actually the live-form shoud be a 5-edged Polygon but Photoshop would not let me fill the form with a color , so I copied the liveform square of the document and rounded the edges.😔

[young karma]

Hi @blissful egret , i love your polarbear! Wow, everything perfekt, colours match so fine! and the Filters are so nice.
As you are asking for the white outline of the stamp. There should be a liveform at the bottom of your layers, which is white. if you clip evesthing to the liveform you would preserve the outline.

[warm hamlet]

Hi! Hope you like! Do you think it needs more color? ?

[young karma]

@sick iris

[echo parrot]

Challenge 6: Pop Art What do ya think?

[blissful egret]

Thank you so much for the tip. That has really been frustrating me. Also, I appreciate the compliments on my polar bear🙏🏼

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @pine surge

[blissful egret]

Brilliant🙌🏼

[young karma]

hi @warm hamlet, I like it the way it is - it has a llots of contrast 😍

[heavy ruin]

Day 6 of current challenge. Feedback welcome.

[gilded flame]

Day 6 Challenge

[heavy ruin]

It looks like you don't have the Design background later on top of the stamp layer and your design is directly on the stamp.

[blissful egret]

So much better. Thanks again @echo parrot and @young karma !! I was clipping to the wrong layer and then not “unclipping”. Of course, now I should probably move the bear to the right a bit to compensate🤦🏻‍♀️

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @echo parrot

[thorn geyser]

Day 6 Pop Art

[sweet fern]

Day 5 Challenge.

[tacit fiber]

is that custom typography or is that a font

[sweet fern]

Day 6 Challenge. The California Condor is making a comeback from near extinction due to a captive breeding program.

[paper laurel]

Challenge Day 5 - Surreal landscape inspired by a painting by Amy Guidry about climate change. What do you think?

[silver falcon]

Day 3 Challenge - Im a lil behind but here it is. Kind of a moon light theme.

[queen aspen]

Day 6 - My work - it was somehow difficult... this colorizing

[wary swan]

thanks for the feedback, the line have I try to get rid of but I have not found a way to do that, it is a content aware fill how not will work.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[idle yarrow]

day 6

[copper moss]

Siberian Owl

[blissful egret]

Yes, I seem to struggle with the order of layers and when/where to clip. Thank you for helping.😊

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @heavy ruin

[blissful egret]

Love this💖

[median crystal]

This so cute!! ☺️

[median crystal]

I love this! Super funky 🤩

[forest aspen]

Day 5 and day 6 Stamps - I'm still sticking with somewhat realistic colors. I really enjoyed texturing on the seal

[bold valley]

@summer sinew Thanks, Leah.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @summer sinew

[thorn geyser]

Thanks!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @median crystal

[tawny badge]

My Day5 of DCC

[old jetty]

Day 4: Late but I did 😅

[idle yarrow]

day 6 version 2... I didn't like the background in the previse one. is this one better? what else can I do to improve it?

[wraith sierra]

This challenge helped me to start liking Photoshop! Thank you!

[compact pecan]

Day 6 - Pop Art

[warm hamlet]

thanks! @median crystal Ducks are just adorable 🙂

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @median crystal

[warm hamlet]

Hi @young karma thanks for your thoughts on it.

[wispy compass]

Day 5 - Surreal Landscape

[quiet ridge]

After looking at all the other images from today's challenge I might have to go back to the coloring books

[simple mantle]

I like this color orange. It's pretty.

[coral stone]

Great colors @simple mantle! the stamps also has a nice sense of depth with the subtle shadows. Textures and patterns are looking very on point as well. 🙂

[pure bloom]

was a little late on my day 5 and 6 but here they are! i really like how the zebra turned out i hope it looks cool 😅

[coral stone]

You can always stick to the work you're pleased with. If you like it, then it's great! I love the blue tints you added to the background, making the solar effect from the bird grab all the attention. The pattern was a nice detail as well.