the apprentice becomes the teacher

way back in the '90's (so long ago)

i remember when i got my first computer

what a deal, i went to the ibm warehouse and got a

computer, printer and scanner all for $3500

i had the intention to scan all my photos, crop them in ps

and print them off to make greeting cards

simple right..............

well, after much frustration and wanting to throw

the whole thing out the window

i happened to mention to a then client my problem

lennie, who was someone i always talked about art with,

asked "how can i help?'

long story shorter..... one visit lead to another

and before you knew it i was a scanning, filing, printing machine

eventually our visits turned into classes and a friendship

starting with picture it and then photoshop

thanks to lennie's patience ( lots of patience) and

wonderful teaching skills i got the hang of this whole computer thing!!!

now, my friend ludgera who has been struggling with ps

has been asking me lots of questions

and now i have become the teacher
(now i really appreciate all of lennie's help!!)

ludgera sent me this photo

wanting to know how to make it look grungy

since i love a challenge and to sit and play
i added 6 layers on top of her photo
trying on every blending mode and adjusting
the opacity and erasing here and there
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above, my finished project
a screen shot of my work
lu's original photo and
the six layers i added on top
5 from shadowhouse and some text
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i do remember that there was times when i just thought it was too
hard to learn, overwhelmed thinking that i was never going to"get it"
and struggling with all the "geeky" stuff
plus i'm sure a few tears where shed!
12 years later, here i am...........
still learning, you can never know it all in ps,
thanks to lennie, marie and susan
plus lots of articles and books
i happy to be able to help someone
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keep calm

and

carry on