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Title
Sycamore Tree Under A Blue Moon
Artist
Conni Schaftenaar
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Composite From Photographs
Description
Sycamore Tree Under a Blue Moon, Digital Composite by Conni Schaftenaar
Yesterday I saw this almost bare sycamore tree at the edge of a field of soybeans as I was coming home. I passed it, and my mind tickled me, so I turned around and went back and captured some photos of it. It was a beautiful sunny day, so the sky was basically pale blues with some clouds behind it. I had been trying to figure out an image to do as a watercolor batik involving trees - had been thinking of birches. This tree grabbed me and I thought maybe THIS is my batik tree. But then, my brain started playing with "how will I render it as a batik? I don't think I want it to be against a blue sky."
So I brought the photo up in Photoshop. First I isolated the blue sky and deleted it from around the tree and put it on its own layer. Then I darkened that layer. Then I isolated all the fields and ground to the horizon and darkened and manipulated that area. Finally, I got a blue moon image from Unsplash, posted by Chuttersnap, and positioned it between the tree layer and the sky layer. After sizing and brightening the moon, I was done.
My goal at the time was simply to create a reference photo for a batik painting. However, I loved how this turned out as a digital collage, and I have no idea if I will get a batik done or if it will be worthy, so I decided to post this - it will serve me as a reminder to get after that batik!
Update: I DID get a watercolor batik of this done and it's on my gallery.
2nd place finish in the Reconstituted Color and Other Additions to Stuff You . . . contest, December 2022
3rd place tie in the Popular But No Sales contest, February 2023
3rd place tie in the Interpretive Landscape Images contest, April 2023
1st place win in the Freak It Out contest, May 2023
3rd place tie in the Digital Art and AI Art Group August Group Logo contest, July 2023
2nd place win in the New Logo for Digital Dynamic Artists contest, July 2023
1st place tie in the Altered Nature contest, August 2023
3rd place tie in the Digital Landscapes contest, October 2023
3rd place win in the Your Personal Masterpiece in Digital Art or Photography contest, December 2023
2nd place tie in the Repurposed Art contest, January 2024
3rd place tie in the One of Your Own Favorite Images of 2023 contest, January 2024
Featured in:
A Woman's Touch, October 2022
Art - It Is Good For You, October 2022
Lyrical Trees - Vibrant Wavelengths of Color, October 2022
Art District, October 2022
Four Seasons, October 2022
The ARTIST BUZzz, October 2022
The Artists Group, November 2022
Vertical Images, November 2022
The Artistic Aperture, January 2023
The Artistic Aperture Special Showcase and logo for February 2023
Digital Art and AI Art, February 2023
Interpretive Art Images, April 2023
Your Best Work, May 2023
Pretty in Pink Blue Or Purple, May 2023
The Art Workshop, January 2024
Intent of the Artist, January 2024
Glimpses of Autumn, January 2024
Digital Canvas Collective, January 2024
Uploaded
October 28th, 2022
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Sales Sheet
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… NATURE IN AI OR DIGITAL! F/L
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… QUICK RANDOM PHOTO CONTEST! F/L
Zeeland, MI - United States
thanks to the group Digital Canvas Collective for the feature on 1/21/2024!
Zeeland, MI - United States
thanks to all who voted this to a 3rd place tie in the One of Your Own Favorite Images of 2023 contest!
Coeur D Alene, ID - United States
Conni, voted for this beauty in THINGS THAT INVOLVE TREES contest! L/F
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Congratulations on your winning 2nd Place in the contest… REPURPOSED ART! F/L
Zeeland, MI - United States
thanks, Sarah, Hanne, and Allison, and thanks to all who voted this to a 2nd place tie in the Repurposed Art contest!
McCormick, SC - United States
Congratulations, Conni, on your 2nd place win (tie) in the Repurposed Art contest! Voted for this unique and captivating piece! Well deserved win!!
Cambridge, ON - Canada
Congratulations, Conni, on your REPURPOSED ART contest win with this fantastic digital abstract creation! L/F
Martville, NY - United States
Congratulations, Conni, on your Win in the Repurposed Art Contest for this beautiful image. LF
Cambridge, ON - Canada
Congratulations, Conni, on your YOUR PERSONAL MASTERPIECE DIGITAL ART OR PHOTO contest win with this magnificent digital creation! L/F/voted
Zeeland, MI - United States
thanks to all who voted this to a 3rd place win in the Your Personal Masterpiece in Digital Art or Photography contest!
Coeur D Alene, ID - United States
Conni, voted for this beauty in YOUR PERSONAL MASTERPIECE DIGITAL ART OR PHOTOGRAP... contest! L/F/V
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… Night Vision! F/L
Zeeland, MI - United States
thanks to all who voted this to a 3rd place tie in the Digital Landscapes contest!
Danville, KY - United States
Conni, CONGRATULATIONS on your Honorable mention lead in the “MOONLIT MARVELS Contest! YAY! SO WELL DESERVED! You owned this one
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Outstanding Sycamore Tree Under a Blue Moon composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L voted
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