Steam-Savvy Victorian - created by pearlie


Steam-Savvy Victorian
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When you simply must add to your wardrobe, accessories and accoutrements. For everything from timepiece devices, tophats and weaponry to goggles and flying caps, airship captain's boots or Victoria Dame short boots, shop at the SSV.

Basic masking, layer styles and blend modes. Corner element is a graphic in Photoshop's shape library. (271 days ago)

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UUV-12 - created by pearlie


UUV-12
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The evolution of future submarines for military use will be driven by the trend to use smaller, autonomous, and unmanned vehicles to perform missions both under and above the sea. (327 days ago)

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Fond Memories - created by pearlie


Fond Memories
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(348 days ago)

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Binford Does BBQ - created by pearlie


Binford Does BBQ
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1950s advertising, but with my 'spin' on it.
The piggy shape is actually a font, found at DaFont, called Farm and Wild Animals (opacity lowered, set on Multiply).
Used some inner shadow on the large text top and bottom. Burned the red outer stroke in some places.
EDITED, per the mods. (1 year and 31 days ago)

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Night Thoughts - created by pearlie


Night Thoughts
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Please see hi-res and sbs for details. Elements used are symbolic, both for this poem, and personally. (1 year and 102 days ago)

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Goldilocks & the Gremlins - created by pearlie


Goldilocks & the Gremlins
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I chose one of the more difficult images just for the challenge. Only the not-so obvious steps are in the sbs, the rest is just painting, masking, basic ps techniques. The leaves that are behind the girl in this final image are the ones from the background image. After the girl's hair was extracted, I did a little retouching on her face as well. (1 year and 133 days ago)

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For Sale! - created by pearlie


For Sale!
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What, nobody brave enough to do this one?! Tale of Two Cities...or, Sale of Two (T******) - Cities (to keep it G-rated). See hi-res. (1 year and 344 days ago)

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Chocolate Decadence - created by pearlie


Chocolate Decadence
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This is a real recipe that I have actually made, for my Dad's birthday a year or two ago. He loves peanutbutter and chocolate (who doesn't?!) and I love to bake cheesecakes. This recipe puts a little twist on the traditional, and everyone was happy to take home a leftover 'personal cheesecake'. It was a big hit!

The photo is mine (original in sbs), complete with the wine stained tablecloth and crumbs! I created the logo based on a phrase my dad taught me to say when I was very young, after he kissed my hand - "Charmed, I'm Sure!" (2 years and 45 days ago)

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Breaking News... - created by pearlie


Breaking News...
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We WILL be able to see this in our lifetime! Finally, our government has gotten smart and legalizes the cultivation, sale, marketing and multi-usage of a PLANT! It will be taxed to the hilt, but those taxes will fund our schools, food and shelter for all who need it, it will repair our infrastructure (roads, etc.), fund our emergency teams around the nation, and for those perhaps without a job but who may enjoy gardening, the cultivation can be a means to their livelihood. The government will undoubtedly come up with plenty of ways to spend that new "gov'ment green".

April 1, 2011 will truly be a day to remember. (2 years and 63 days ago)

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My Lab to Another Dimension - created by pearlie


My Lab to Another Dimension
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Here's a shot of me in my lab during some free time, powering up my backpack equipment for some traveling. I've devised a portal through which I can travel to other times in order to get some flying time in different aircraft.

OK, the truth: this is a composite of two photographs of me taken by my neighbor and friend, Tana, in my 'Amelia Earhart' outfit. I'm wearing a real leather flight helmet, with a pair of Swiss ski goggles - used for size and placement of the locomotive pieces. I found this cool shot of an aviation instruction center, and posed so that I could sit at the table holding the controlling device. See sbs for details. (2 years and 197 days ago)

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Under the Bridge - created by pearlie


Under the Bridge
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This is a project I've wanted to try, something different. Saw it done a few years ago, see sbs.
At first I was thinking that a troll would be interesting to find under the bridge, then came across the statue that seemed to me like a homeless man, and after that I found 'his' dog. (2 years and 228 days ago)

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