Anne's Creative Cornucopia: October 2010

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Sunday, October 31, 2010

"True Blue Valentine" - Postcard

This week’s Theme Thursday challenge was “Blue.”

Saturday, October 30, 2010

"Day of the Dead Collage" – 4x4 diamond

This week’s 4x4 Friday challenge was “Collage." I had been working on the previous week's challenge "Day of the Dead" but didn't finish it, so I made it into a collage. I used a 4x4 diamond shape, instead of a square this time. I made several modifications to the Gimp Fx-Foundry Alpha To Logo Dracula script, including adding the choice to create dripping blood from the alpha to selection of the chosen layer. I bump mapped the result.

Friday, October 29, 2010

"Gate Keeper" - ATC

This is my second entry for this week’s Think Monday – Think ATC challenge “Spooky.”

"Spooky" - ATC

This week’s Think Monday – Think ATC challenge was “Spooky.”

Saturday, October 23, 2010

"Scary Fairie" - Postcard

This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Scary Fairie." This Fairie captivates unsuspecting men, then kills them with her dagger. I was too late and missed the challenge deadline.

Monday, October 18, 2010

"Ex Libris Jester" – Postcard

I created this postcard first, before creating my jester Gothic Arch.

"Ex Libris Jester" – Gothic Arch

This week’s Gothic Arches challenge was “Jester.”

Saturday, October 16, 2010

"Moon Goddess" - Tag

This week’s Tag Tuesday challenge was “Moon.” I ended up making a Moon Goddess, instead of a harvest theme. I modified the GIMP Line Nova script so it would allow an offset center, then used it to create Mucha inspired moon beams radiating outward. I also changed my tag size to be 6 1/4 x 3 1/8 inches in size. This looks better in person. The scans continue to be washed out, even with "enhanced color" selected.

Friday, October 15, 2010

"I'll Be Looking Out" – 4x4

This week’s Three Muses challenge was “Vintage.” I made a collage inspired by the words to the song Meet Me Half Way by the Black Eyed Peas.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Edgar Allan Poe – 4x4

This week’s 4x4 Friday challenge was “Edgar Allan Poe."

Saturday, October 9, 2010

"Celebrate Fall!" - 4x4

This week’s Digital Whisper challenge #20 was “Leaf” where the challenge site provided the leaf image. I replicated the leaf and modified it.

Fall Foliage

I took these pictures in Toth Memorial Park in Easton CT today. We had a very dry summer, so I'm not sure we will have even fall coloring this year. Some trees have already dropped their leaves, while some are still green.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Arch Entryway, Owl, Entwined Snakes, Wrought Iron Doors

These are more pictures that I took at Yale in New Haven CT on Sunday Oct 03, 2010. The architecture was stunning to see.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Gothic Theatre Door

I took these pictures at Yale in New Haven CT on Sunday Oct 03, 2010. There were many beautiful gothic doors there. This one had theatre masks carved into the wall beside it.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Here Stood Kent Chemical Laboratory 1887-1934

I took this picture at Yale in New Haven CT yesterday. The beauty of this door caught my eye first, but then I saw the words. I felt a sense of sadness at the loss of the original lab building.