layering it up!!

after a week in

susan tuttle on-line class

the first three lessons have been

all about layers and blending modes

above i used the texture i created

in my encaustic class last week

a photo of a tree, some text and a

grunge frame i found online

i added the tree photo on top of the texture

used the "screen" blending mode

the text was next

using the "multiple" blending mode

at 21% opacity

and finally the grunge frame

set to "hard light" blending mode

after i flattened it

i felt it was a bit too dark so

i duplicated it and

used the "screen" blending mode

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i like taking on-line classes

it forces me to sit and focus

and play!!!!