HultineA-Texture





**While creating my piece I wanted to establish a solid theme. As you can see I have sort of a an All American theme. I used pictures of, a red barn, a headstone(quote), footsteps in the snow, a WWII veteran memorial, and of course an american flag blowing in the winter breeze.**

**I used the crop tool on all of the pictures. I used the barn window as the background to give it a very rustic and country feel. I layered everything else over that using different levels of occupancy. On most of the pictures I adjusted the color to make it stand out more; the red barn, the flag, and the snow. Also on the snow I used the clone stamp to clean up the snow to get rid of leaves and such. On the memorial I used the magic wand to highlight the white snow areas, then I used the background eraser and got rid of the white background. On the barn background I used a Texture filter called texturizer. And on the the quote I used a glow filter. I think the composition was very unique and different. I liked how everything was placed in the windows because windows symbolize vision and being able to look out into the world. I like how the quote layered over the window because it helps visualize the good that can be seen with a positive attitude. My favorite part of the hole piece is the texture from the tombstone. It brings a natural grainy look that helps emphasize the theme of Ol‘ America.**

**I think I did well on keeping a good balance of all the pictures they all work together and don’t really over power one another. I used framing with the window and I feel that is what makes this piece strong. I don’t know what I would to to improve it maybe I could add more texture. But overall I think Idid well using photoshop for the first time. For next time I think I would maybe just try to be more daring. But I am proud of what I was able to accomplish I think it has a strong message.**