My daughter showed me some neat tricks in Photoshop that I had never tried before (oh, to be young and carefree again). I used a photo of her on a horse and created a grunge-looking book cover. I was really happy with the results. I might add it to my portfolio (perhaps do some more work on it, first), because I really love the imperfections and freedom designers can use on with this type of design. It's usually reserved for fiction, but not always.
I think I've become pigeon-holed in my style and would love to spread my wings a bit, design-wise.
The birds are just the shapes from Photoshop and the flourishes are my own vector creations that I have converted into hi-res Photoshop brushes. I used brushes from Photoshop Resources, as well.
If you look closely to the lower right, you'll see two creases. I got this effect by scanning some pages from a 150-year-old book I own and layering them in so they just barely showed through. That technique also added some of the color and texture you can see.
Nice design. looking great and creative. I am also working on some of the same design
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